Oprah Winfrey victim of racism apparently...

remsburgsgirl · 09-08-2013 06:15PM #1

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/swiss-apologise-to-oprah-winfrey-for-racism-incident-1.1489529

I can;t stand this woman on the best of days....

...but anyway, how does she put everything down to bloody racism?

If I, a white female, walked into that shop & requested to look at that handbag, I too would be refused...so what's her f*ckin problem????

padd b1975 · 09-08-2013 06:18PM

She thinks snobbery is racism, that's her problem.

remsburgsgirl · 09-08-2013 06:20PM

...granted, on this visit I wouldn't be wearing my "little Donna Karen skirt" or my "little sandals"...

09-08-2013 06:21PM

She says she was dressed in Donna Karan. I'm no expert, but if a middle aged white woman dressed in expensive designer clothes asked to see the handbag, I'm guessing she wouldn't have been told it was too expensive for her.

bizmark · 09-08-2013 06:22PM

Every things racism when your victim complex gets you a free ride or free publicity

Honestly these days you might as well just not bothered your damned no matter what.

Hande hoche! · 09-08-2013 06:23PM

If you're making €57m a year, then buy the shop and make the staff paint your toenails.

remsburgsgirl · 09-08-2013 06:27PM

bizmark wrote: »

Every things racism when your victim complex gets you a free ride or free publicity

Honestly these days you might as well just not bothered your damned no matter what.

She's bloody loaded...must get me some of that 'victim complex'

remsburgsgirl · 09-08-2013 06:28PM

Hande hoche! wrote: »

If you're making €57m a year, then buy the shop and make the staff paint your toenails.

and you know she'd probably only employ white people to do that

Topper Harley · 09-08-2013 06:31PM

Maybe the shop assistant meant that it was too expensive to be mauled by anyone, not just her.

And then her reaction seems a bit like 'how dare they not know who I am,' which is really annoying.

But the worst is the Swiss tourism office's pathetic groveling apology: “this person [shop assistant] acted terribly wrong”. I wonder did they even ask the shop assistant for her side of the story.

Yellow121 · 09-08-2013 06:32PM

"I didn’t have my eyelashes on, but I was in full Oprah Winfrey gear. I had my little Donna Karan skirt and my little sandals."
Don't you know who I am?

Karl Stein · 09-08-2013 06:32PM

It's seems pretty obvious that the shop assistant saw a black woman and immediately stereotyped her as being too poor to buy an item.

In what alternate reality is that not racism?

Jester252 · 09-08-2013 06:33PM

Maybe the handbag was some sort of one of piece that by too expensive she mean priceless and that why she didn't want to hand it to Oprah. I also like her shock at not being recognised

bizmark · 09-08-2013 06:34PM

Topper Harley wrote: »

Maybe the shop assistant meant that it was too expensive to be mauled by anyone, not just her.

And then her reaction seems a bit like 'how dare they not know who I am,' which is really annoying.

But the worst is the Swiss tourism office's pathetic groveling apology: “this person [shop assistant] acted terribly wrong”. I wonder did they even ask the shop assistant for her side of the story.

Thats the pathetic reply pritty much anytime anyone utters the racism word i wonder how much longer that will go on for till no one with any sence gives 2 ****s about the latest whine fest on a non issue for a rich women

09-08-2013 06:36PM

bizmark wrote: »

Every things racism when your victim complex gets you a free ride or free publicity

Honestly these days you might as well just not bothered your damned no matter what.

Ms Winfrey, whom I find personally irritating, commands my huge respect for coming from a desperately impoverished and difficult background and overcoming huge personal challenges to become a self made billionaire, on the back of nothing but her own hard work and eye for opportunity.

In a world where the Paris Hiltons and Kardashians gets more recognition and approval, despite having no appreciable talent or apparent work ethic, Ms Winfrey is to be congratulated and admired, not because she is black, not because I'm a fan, but because she is a great success story.

She's no dope, and she's no 'victim'.

Christ the Redeemer · 09-08-2013 06:38PM

Cathal Cloch wrote: »

It's seems pretty obvious that the shop assistant saw a black woman and immediately stereotyped her as being too poor to buy an item.

In what alternate reality is that not racism?

The reality where most people answering this thread are victims of political correctness and oppressed white folk.

bizmark · 09-08-2013 06:39PM

Candie wrote: »

She's no dope, and she's no 'victim'.

Maybe she shouldn't sound like a self important knob looking for an excuse to cause a fuss then ? cause this sounds like she has a victim complex when it suits her

remsburgsgirl · 09-08-2013 06:39PM

Cathal Cloch wrote: »

It's seems pretty obvious that the shop assistant saw a black woman and immediately stereotyped her as being too poor to buy an item.

In what alternate reality is that not racism?

The shop assistant could have judged her on anything...it could have been because she was black but the shop assistant never said "because you are black"...Oprah has jumped to the conclusion that it is because of her race, as usual

Red Nissan · 09-08-2013 06:39PM

Is it just me, or has she got even darker?

I'd have asked her for cash upfront too, she, IMO, does not look like herself, if that makes sense.

Topper Harley · 09-08-2013 06:39PM

Candie wrote: »

She's no 'victim'.

No, but she's obviously not shy of playing one to get a bit of attention.

Hande hoche! · 09-08-2013 06:40PM

Candie wrote: »

Ms Winfrey, whom I find personally irritating, commands my huge respect for coming from a desperately impoverished and difficult background and overcoming huge personal challenges to become a self made billionaire, on the back of nothing but her own hard work and eye for opportunity.

In a world where the Paris Hiltons and Kardashians gets more recognition and approval, despite having no appreciable talent or apparent work ethic, Ms Winfrey is to be congratulated and admired, not because she is black, not because I'm a fan, but because she is a great success story.

She's no dope, and she's no 'victim'.

She is pretty much a classic rags to riches story.

Christ the Redeemer · 09-08-2013 06:41PM

remsburgsgirl wrote: »

The shop assistant could have judged her on anything...it could have been because she was black but the shop assistant never said "because you are black"...Oprah has jumped to the conclusion that it is because of her race, as usual

Like what? her 10 grand dress? her security team?

DEFTLEFTHAND · 09-08-2013 06:42PM

Howard Stern will get a good kick out of this.

09-08-2013 06:43PM

bizmark wrote: »

Maybe she shouldn't sound like a self important knob looking for an excuse to cause a fuss then ? cause this sounds like she has a victim complex when it suits her

So she's not allowed complain about anything?

I daresay that a worldly black woman who's not exactly stupid (she didn't make billions by being thick) knows when there are racist undertones to certain encounters. Familiarity and all that.

Alternatively, we could take the (likely) white boy on the internets word for it that she was just imagining it, because she fancied a bit of a whinge.

Hmmm.

bizmark · 09-08-2013 06:44PM

Maybe you shouldnt bring up my race there id hate you to be sterotypeing me based on my color candie then again thats fine cause im likely white

remsburgsgirl · 09-08-2013 06:45PM

Christ the Redeemer wrote: »

Like what? her 10 grand dress? her security team?

I read in another news report she 'went out alone'...so she would have been without her entourage it seems

09-08-2013 06:45PM

“She refused to get it ... she said, ‘ I don’t want to hurt your feelings and I said, ‘Okay, thank you so much, you’re probably right I can’t afford it. Now why does she do that?”

“I could have had the big blow up thing and thrown down the black card but why do that,” Winfrey told ‘E.T.’s’ Nancy O’Dell.

Instead she decides to report it to the press instead..

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/oprah-winfrey-brush-racism-sparks-international-incident-article-1.1422325#ixzz2bUkubGRY

09-08-2013 06:46PM

bizmark wrote: »

Maybe you shouldnt bring up my race there id hate you to be sterotypeing me based on my color candie then again thats fine cause im likely white

I know.

White people face such oppression.

I don't know how you cope.

Christ the Redeemer · 09-08-2013 06:47PM

remsburgsgirl wrote: »

I read in another news report she 'went out alone'...so she would have been without her entourage it seems

Right, so her 10 grand dress.

remsburgsgirl · 09-08-2013 06:47PM

bizmark wrote: »

Maybe you shouldnt bring up my race there id hate you to be sterotypeing me based on my color candie then again thats fine cause im likely white

sure as long as you're not black you can't complain about being stereotyped...surely??

bizmark · 09-08-2013 06:48PM

Candie wrote: »

I know.

White people face such oppression.

I don't know how you cope.

I dont know how a billionare copes either with the oppression she has faced on her jaunt to Switzerland where she had to make the decision to wear a 10k dress and leave her security team or walk with the plebs.

:rolleyes:

Marsden · 09-08-2013 06:50PM

Rich black woman has assumption made about her spending power, me heart fookin bleeds.

Oprah Winfrey victim of racism apparently...

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