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People are missing the point - it isn't whether they recognized her as a celebrity. It is the fact that the salesclerk decided for a customer based on their looks alone whether they could afford an item they were selling. That is proof positive that she was racially profiled. I doubt Oprah was tooling around Switzerland to attend Tina Turner's wedding dressed like a scallywag.
You must be thinking of the Hermes incident in which Oprah and her posse were indignant about not being let in the store after hours. Of course, "not wanting to make a big deal about it,"Oprah ran straight to CNN as in her most recent case.Another omnipresent comment in her "they're racists" attacks is that they didn't (gasp!) recognize her, along with reminding us (as if we need to be reminded) that she could buy the store if she wanted to.
Despite her money, she's stuck on racism and has yet another sure-to-be-nominated film in the works about...you guessed it....another black victim of racism. Moreover, she's made a number of comments in the past about how she can now lord it over whites and has sniffed that "now they work for me." Oprah has her feet firmly planted in the Jamie Foxx brand of victimhood.
Just who is the racist?
Oprah, despite all her money and fame, will forever be a victim. She doesn't know how to be anything else. No matter WHAT happens, she turns it around that she is a victim of racism.
Remember when she and her friend, Gayle King, were on their cross-country road trip that they were filming? Well, they had some kind of camera gear bolted on top of their car with a tripod and everything else. It actually looked like a military machine gun was propped up on the car. Anyway, when the cops stopped them and made everyone get out of the car, Oprah (of course) immediately said it was becuase they were black (nevermind that most of her film crew is white).
This incident was completely HER fault. First of all, if you're going to be going through a town filming for any show, you're supposed to make the town officials aware of what you're doing. In this day and age, you don't drive around with some crazy-looking apparatus on top of your car and not expect the cops to stop you and find out exactly what's going on.
Of course, Oprah took to the airwaves complaining that the whole incident was racist and they were ONLY stopped because they were black. Victim, victim, victim.
Oprah is about as racist as they come. Again, a person like her doesn't know how to be anything else.
It's a real shame because with all her money, fame, and power, she could do so much good for the world.
[quote=DontH8Me;30910723]People are missing the point - it isn't whether they recognized her as a celebrity. It is the fact that the salesclerk decided for a customer based on their looks alone whether they could afford an item they were selling. That is proof positive that she was racially profiled. I doubt Oprah was tooling around Switzerland to attend Tina Turner's wedding dressed like a scallywag.[/quote]
Happens all the time ---- to Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Asians, etc etc etc. EVERYONE is judged on how they look.
The same kind of thing happened to me and a friend of mine when we were teenagers and both of us are White. We went into a boutique clothing shop and were looking around and trying to decide what to buy. The saleswoman asked if she could help us (very snobby). We said no and we're just looking and trying to decide. She then got all huffy and said "I really don't think we have anything here for you girls. This store isn't for you". We asked if it was a maternity store? She said "no, but it's VERY expensive and you just can't afford it". My friend and I looked at one another and just busted out laughing. We both had more than enough money to buy darn near everything in the store! We just continued laughing and left. Ridiculous.
Who knows what the real story is? If Oprah went into that store lookin' all 'undone' I would question her as well. Not everyone knows who she is...or cares. With all the aside...the fact that she was even looking at a handbag that costs $83,000.00 is obscene, I don't care who she is.
Koale
Who knows what the real story is? If Oprah went into that store lookin' all 'undone' I would question her as well. Not everyone knows who she is...or cares. With all the aside...the fact that she was even looking at a handbag that costs $83,000.00 is obscene, I don't care who she is.
Koale
And she looks ROUGH when she is not done up w/makeup, weaves, wigs, etc. VERY rough. Ouch.
The thing is, Oprah is changing her story as she's going along and it gets better all the time. First, it was the salesgirl said the bag is very expensive and to perhaps look at some other, less expensive items. Then, it was she wouldn't show her the bag because she's black. Ridiculous.
You know, if I owned a store and had a $38K Tom Ford handbag for sale, I wouldn't want people pawing all over it, either, unless I knew for a fact they could afford to purchase it. The oils and dirt on your hands can slowly destroy an item (regardless of its cost) and to have everyone come in and put their mitts on something that expensive is a huge no-no. Even at Louis Vuitton, they keep certain items locked in showcases behind the counter so people aren't picking them up, touching them, etc,
Who knows what the real story is? If Oprah went into that store lookin' all 'undone' I would question her as well. Not everyone knows who she is...or cares. With all the aside...the fact that she was even looking at a handbag that costs $83,000.00 is obscene, I don't care who she is.
Koale
You got that backwards...$38,000. And it is a bit much but when you're rich, it doesn't matter. If they want it, they will buy it.
Who knows what the real story is? If Oprah went into that store lookin' all 'undone' I would question her as well. Not everyone knows who she is...or cares. With all the aside...the fact that she was even looking at a handbag that costs $83,000.00 is obscene, I don't care who she is.
Koale
love it Koale.. it is obscene... my take on this is that the handbag was maybe in a glass case or shelf with protection and maybe the salegirl had been told not to allow them at that price tag to be handled.. who knows but the racist tag wasnt on that handbag...
People are missing the point - it isn't whether they recognized her as a celebrity. It is the fact that the salesclerk decided for a customer based on their looks alone whether they could afford an item they were selling. That is proof positive that she was racially profiled. I doubt Oprah was tooling around Switzerland to attend Tina Turner's wedding dressed like a scallywag.
I have no doubt she was profiled, However I doubt it was RACIALLY PROFILED. Id bet it was 'wealth profiled'
How many people do you think come in there with enough money and inclination to buy something equal to many people's yearly incomes?
1%?
Was I racially profiled when I went to went an apartment in my ratty old jeep? (I'm white BTW) and they 'talked down to me'
No. It was their suspicions of my income.
When I came back to drop off the paperwork on my BMW motorcycle I about laughed out loud at the change in their attitude!
And as has been said, SHE is the one who is screaming for attention!
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Oprah ran straight to CNN as in her most recent case. Another omnipresent comment in her "they're racists" attacks is that they didn't (gasp!) recognize her, along with reminding us (as if we need to be reminded) that she could buy the store if she wanted to.
who knows...
