lol. "Well, if we'd known she was one of those 'rich blacks' we wouldn't have discriminated." |
Everyone automatically assumes that the shop girl is lying because Oprah is black. I've watched her "making the show" on OWN and I noticed that Oprah has a tendency to be a huge diva and stretch things and this is with great editing. |
The sales clerk is lying. the Swiss are incredibly racist, esp against russians, gypsies, Arabs and blacks. I know bc I am from a neighboring country and it is the same there. And don't get me started on what the EU countries think about one another, it's terrible. sure, an interracial couple won't get too many stares and it is more accepted in Western Europe than in the US. However, it is very ironic that when doing business they are incredibly backwards in how they think.
Didn't this happen to Oprah and Gail at Hermes in Paris a few years ago? I am incredibly surprised that there are people who don't recognize Oprah! Even other customers didnt recognize her? |
A diva with bank! |
Shop girl is lying. |
Yes. A friend used to work closely with her and said she is a hugely self-righteous bitch. |
I thought Europe was supposed to be more accepting of blacks than the US. Isn't that why Josephine Baker lived there? And why Tina Turner also lives there. |
...And it's not racist to make a generalized statement about a group of people like you did? Oprah is lying. The Hermes incident was ridiculous - she was asked to leave AFTER THE STORE HAD CLOSED, because they had a private event scheduled. They apologized because they needed to for PR sake. Now she has trumped this up. The clerk did not speak English as a first language, and was suggesting another bag just like that one, perhaps because the one Oprah wanted to see was not as nice as the cheaper one. Based on the picture of the hideous bag, at least, that would be my guess. |
lol. They are more accepting of black women that they find fit into their stereotype of highly sexualized primitives, yes. |
Do you honestly think that the owners of these wealthy stores would present themselves to the world in apology? The Swiss government apologizing? I think you need to step outside of your bubble. |
"Nipping out" is my new favorite term learned on DCUM |
Tina Turner and Josephine Baker unlikely didn't hang with shop girls. Their personal circle of friends and associates is/was accepting of who they are/were and social peers. |
Yes! I agree with this. First - I'm so sick of Oprah making these "woe is me" statements. She's a complete bitch with katrillions of dollars that demands everyone cater to her. And really, whether the salesgirl suggested another bag or a cheaper bag, why does Oprah have to make it such a big PR issue. In her "down time" she dresses awful. Like a bum. So honestly, it probably wasn't even related to race at all - but more "you look like shit wearing your baggy sweats - let me show you something cheaper" and Oprah - who is trying like hell to be relevant again - starts pulling out the race card. Ridiculous. |
What does that mean? Is that like busting out? |
I assume you feel the same way about Donald Trump. |