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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

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.

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Where did u read that Oprah made a big deal out of it?
I don't know if Oprah is a huge Beyotch or not...
But last I saw the only people talking about this incident were:

1) the shopkeeper
2) the salesgirl
3)various media outlets
4) heffas on blogs and message boards like DCUM

Did Oprah hold a press conference and I missed it?[/quote]

everyone you listed (#1-4) are RESPONDING to Oprah's announcement of this happening.  She's the one that talked about it to the media outlet.  You think the shopkeeper nad salesgirl would come up with these statements if Oprah hadn't said anything?  [/quote]
Ugh....I am not some Big Oprah-ite but let's get the facts straight
She did not make an announcement, this is what happened (this from the New York Times)

During an interview with “Entertainment Tonight” this week that included a discussion about how she had experienced racism in her life, some of it subtle, sometimes more overt, she said she tried several times to see the bag.

“No, it’s too expensive,” Ms. Winfrey said the shopkeeper told her.

“One more time, I tried,” Ms. Winfrey said. “I said, ‘But I really do just want to see that one,’ and she said, ‘Oh, I don’t want to hurt your feelings,’ and I said: ‘O.K., thank you so much. You’re probably right, I can’t afford it.’ And I walked out of the store,” Oprah recounted. “Now why did she do that?”

“It still exists,” said Nancy O’Dell, the interviewer, speaking about racism.

“Of course it does,” Ms. Winfrey replied.

She did not mention the name of the store in that interview, but the story has attracted international media coverage that has broadened discussion of the event to overall problems with racism in Switzerland. It also has prompted Swiss tourism officials to apologize.

The Swiss-German language newspaper Blick did a video interview with Trudie Goetz, the owner of the store, which was called Trois Pommes and is on Zurich’s exclusive shopping street Bahnhofstrasse. Reuters reported that it also interviewed the owner on Friday.[/quote]

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