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AURAPTOR

Saturday, August 10, 2013 3:29 AM

Usually, it's b-list celebs who break out that line, when they feel they've been jilted , or deserve better treatment from plebeians who make up the rest of the world.

But this time, it was ... Oprah ?

Really?

Oprah Winfrey's brush with racism in Swiss boutique sparks international uproar after employee refused to show her $38K bag

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/oprah-winfrey-brush-ra
cism-sparks-international-incident-article-1.1422325#ixzz2bX4Z2cJE

Never mind the price tag ( $ 38 K ), Oprah is claiming ( are you ready ? ) RACISM !!

Yes. Ms Trayvon-is-the-modern-day-Emmett-Till herself is claiming that she was denied the RIGHT to buy a $ 38K FREAKING HAND BAG No, Oprah wasn't denied service, nor was she shown the door ( ala lunch counter incidents which occurred in the South, circa the 1950's ) , she was just told ( allegedly ) by the clerk that the bag she was interested in was too expensive for her to even look at, up close.

Did Oprah 'fight for her right ' ?

Nope. She claims she just took what the clerk told her, and then left.

Atta girl, Oprah! Rosa Parks would be proud !!

Fight the power ! ( or not. and just whine about it later )

BYTEMITE

Saturday, August 10, 2013 5:30 AM

Why would anyone want to buy anything from a place that treats potential costumers like that?

That would be like Julia Robert's character in Pretty Women insisting she buy from the store that kicked her out because they thought she was trashy before her makeover, instead of her rubbing it in their faces that they lost some serious business from her.

Store also probably lost business from people who hear this story. Oprah will have made a serious impact on the business for their practices without making a scene in public that the tabloids would spin in the worst possible way. Sounds classy to me.

AGENTROUKA

Saturday, August 10, 2013 7:46 AM

I can't judge whether it was racism or just plain classist rudeness, but that sort of thing is just not okay. I think she handled it well. Why WOULD she demand service from a place that would treat her so condescendingly? Leaving and talking about her experience is much more effective. And it avoids the very scene your thread title wants to imply.

Racism and xenophobia are problems in Switzerland. Auraptor, I see you're doing the same thing here that you do with the subject of sexism in the Western world. Try to silence it. By comparing it to something worse in an entirely different place, geographically or historically. Why do you always do that?

KWICKO

Saturday, August 10, 2013 8:27 AM

When you tell a billionaire that she can't look at a handbag, what other reasons could you cite besides her race?

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero

"I was wrong" - Hero, 2012

Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"

Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."

MAGONSDAUGHTER

Saturday, August 10, 2013 9:18 AM

Ha ha. Stupid store. I bet they're kicking themselves now.

As Eddy would say 'you can drop the attitude, you only work in a shop'

AURAPTOR

Saturday, August 10, 2013 11:02 AM

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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:

Store also probably lost business from people who hear this story. Oprah will have made a serious impact on the business for their practices without making a scene in public that the tabloids would spin in the worst possible way. Sounds classy to me.

And that's what kinda irks me. IF this incident took place as she claimed, she should have just nipped it in the bud, and told the lady, indeed, who she was! She didn't need to make a scene, but just inform the lady, in an oh-by-the-way manner, that she could have bought that store, several times over, and that clerk just talked herself out of a huge sale.

I'm a bit skeptical that the event took place as recalled by Oprah, though. Might be true, I just can't say.

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Racism and xenophobia are problems in Switzerland. Auraptor, I see you're doing the same thing here that you do with the subject of sexism in the Western world. Try to silence it. By comparing it to something worse in an entirely different place, geographically or historically. Why do you always do that?

First of all, I do no such thing as you describe w/ regards to sexism. No idea where you're getting that from.

Second of all, MANY on there make exaggerated examples to make their point, and yet some how you only see it when I allegedly do that ? I bring up Emmett Till because Oprah has indeed claimed that Trayvon Martin is virtually the same thing. It's no where near the same, and to even TRY to compare the 2 incidents is to make a mockery of the memory of Emmett Till, as well as to display colossal ignorance on her part, of both cases.

Why do I always do that ? Because someone has to.

MD - Ab Fab reference, huh? Nicely done.

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AGENTROUKA

Saturday, August 10, 2013 3:27 PM

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Racism and xenophobia are problems in Switzerland. Auraptor, I see you're doing the same thing here that you do with the subject of sexism in the Western world. Try to silence it. By comparing it to something worse in an entirely different place, geographically or historically. Why do you always do that?

First of all, I do no such thing as you describe w/ regards to sexism. No idea where you're getting that from.

I get that from, for example, your derailment into FGM in the "colluding with violence toward women" thread which was about sexism in Western culture. You always bring up oppression of women in muslim cultures when issues in Western culture are discussed.

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Second of all, MANY on there make exaggerated examples to make their point, and yet some how you only see it when I allegedly do that ?

I didn't say that only you do it. But you did it here, so I brought it up.

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I bring up Emmett Till because Oprah has indeed claimed that Trayvon Martin is virtually the same thing. It's no where near the same, and to even TRY to compare the 2 incidents is to make a mockery of the memory of Emmett Till, as well as to display colossal ignorance on her part, of both cases.

Why do I always do that ? Because someone has to.

Yet neither incident has a bearing on what happened in that store in Switzerland.

From your initial post:

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No, Oprah wasn't denied service, nor was she shown the door ( ala lunch counter incidents which occurred in the South, circa the 1950's ) , she was just told ( allegedly ) by the clerk that the bag she was interested in was too expensive for her to even look at, up close.

Clearly, you're trying to silence her accusation of racism by contrasting it to worse racism from another time and place. Because nothing can be bad unless it's a full-on catastrophe. Nothing should be addressed if anything else, elsewhere or long ago, was ever worse. At least that is how it reads to me. I can't imagine why else you would make that comparison.

AURAPTOR

Saturday, August 10, 2013 5:32 PM

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Racism and xenophobia are problems in Switzerland. Auraptor, I see you're doing the same thing here that you do with the subject of sexism in the Western world. Try to silence it. By comparing it to something worse in an entirely different place, geographically or historically. Why do you always do that?

First of all, I do no such thing as you describe w/ regards to sexism. No idea where you're getting that from.

I get that from, for example, your derailment into FGM in the "colluding with violence toward women" thread which was about sexism in Western culture. You always bring up oppression of women in muslim cultures when issues in Western culture are discussed.

Yeah. Sorry about that. Women are women, anywhere on the globe. Violence in the form of forced mutilation is pretty gorram bad. Period. Not only had I addressed the thread issue in my primary post, but I also missed the part that specified WESTERN culture. I'll look to that, and try NOT to care so much about folks who live far away from me.

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Second of all, MANY on there make exaggerated examples to make their point, and yet some how you only see it when I allegedly do that ?

I didn't say that only you do it. But you did it here, so I brought it up.

Selectively calling me out on what others do, as much if not more. Got it.

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I bring up Emmett Till because Oprah has indeed claimed that Trayvon Martin is virtually the same thing. It's no where near the same, and to even TRY to compare the 2 incidents is to make a mockery of the memory of Emmett Till, as well as to display colossal ignorance on her part, of both cases.

Why do I always do that ? Because someone has to.

Yet neither incident has a bearing on what happened in that store in Switzerland.

That's your opinion. I brought it up as a commentary on " racism ", which is what Oprah was talking about.

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From your initial post:
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No, Oprah wasn't denied service, nor was she shown the door ( ala lunch counter incidents which occurred in the South, circa the 1950's ) , she was just told ( allegedly ) by the clerk that the bag she was interested in was too expensive for her to even look at, up close.

Clearly, you're trying to silence her accusation of racism by contrasting it to worse racism from another time and place. Because nothing can be bad unless it's a full-on catastrophe. Nothing should be addressed if anything else, elsewhere or long ago, was ever worse. At least that is how it reads to me. I can't imagine why else you would make that comparison.

Clearly? Well again, that's YOUR opinion. If she wants to drudge up Emmett Till to discuss Trayvon Martin, I'll do the same to her w/ regards to lunch counters in the 50's and $38 K handbags in Switzerland.

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BYTEMITE

Saturday, August 10, 2013 5:51 PM

Ah.

AuRaptor: Mad about comments about Trayvon Martin, lolz about unable to buy ridiculously expensive handbag that no one would ever need to spend that much money on.

Fair enough.

I speculate that the urge to buy such an expensive bag must be related to the status symbol aspect of being able to plunk that much money down - perhaps because of treatment like this. Vicious cycle?

AURAPTOR

Saturday, August 10, 2013 9:09 PM

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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
Ah.

AuRaptor: Mad about comments about Trayvon Martin, lolz about unable to buy ridiculously expensive handbag that no one would ever need to spend that much money on.

Fair enough.

Now, I never brought NEED into the equation. Her money, she should be able to spend it as she sees fit, as is the case with all of us. ( On things legal, that is. A handbag made from baby black rhinos, or an elephant's foot waste basket, then we're in different territory. )

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I speculate that the urge to buy such an expensive bag must be related to the status symbol aspect of being able to plunk that much money down - perhaps because of treatment like this. Vicious cycle?

Discrimination took place, no doubt. But as to whether it was in how she was dressed, or how much light her skin reflected, isn't known for certain. Would a punked out, blonde haired, blue eyed Miley Cyrus have been treated likewise ?

Dunno.

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