Swiss shop clerk says Oprah Winfrey is lying. “This is absurd. I would never say something like that to a customer. Really, never… I don’t know why she is making these accusations. She is so powerful and I am just a shop girl.” Poor girl doesn’t understand racial politics in the U.S. – where even the wealthy and powerful still want to pretend they’re victims.
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For liberals that are supposed to be culturally sensitive, why didn't she figure that the incident could have been due to a Swiss custom she is ignorant of?
I'm wondering that if she thinks that her experience in Switzerland was so bad, if she will move whatever money she has in Swiss banks elsewhere? You gotta think she's got a few bucks hidden there. You know? Just in case.
Now the store's owner is riled up, saying the sales clerk did everything correctly and Oprah is being over-sensitive: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2391880/Oprahs-racist-handbag-Swiss-store-owner-brands-star-sensitive.html
And TMZ is calling her out too? TMZ?
http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/13/oprah-switzerland-purse-story-apology-racism/
I think this Ugly American incident is a result of her own ignorance and inability to communicate with a non-English speaker.
I think so too. I have this feeling that she probably gave the impression of "I want to see a purse LIKE that" and not "THAT purse exactly". So many things here... it is very unfortunate but the timing and the BS just screams fake ass to me.
I'm getting pushed toward the idea that we white people should start living up to our reputation. Don't see the downside as we are called the most vile things with no proof.
Maybe this is what the racist 0bama regime wants is for us to finally start shooting random blacks and beat the shit out of any non-whtie (even white hispanics) when they come in our neighborhoods like the blacks do to whites in their hoods.
Like the respect that the muslims get, I got a hundred that says all of a sudden this 10 times black on white crime would calm right down.
No. I don't think that we need to give up. Can you imagine if I were to live at the expectations of racists or liberals? Be a baby mama or be a ghetto queen or some sh*t like that? It is best to be our best . Jesus said it right those of us that persevere to the end will be saved. It is an arduous task but it is what it is and if we want to have our country back or die with our heads held high we need to persevere and do and be our best. I don't give a crap what Obama wants I want the exact opposite and I will live that.
Sadly, Kimmy you are in a minority of the black community. Come out on Twitter and say something like that and you will be called very vile things by not just blacks but prominent blacks. Until the race games quits paying or whites start making people scared like the muslims do things will only get worse.
The first black president has set race relations back a minimum of 40 years. Take the rodeo clown thing. A real president would have come out and put a stop to the growing hysteria. But NO. He says nothing and let's his race baiters yell and scream RACISM because they know they have his approval.
If I am going to be constantly called a racist for disagreeing with policy then I'm not going to give a shit about any minority's feelings. That is human nature and the backlash is going to be bad.
racist h-word (rhymes w/wonky) cracker, g-word (en espanol en sap, rhymes w/dringo).
also, barry's kenyan, ergo, not POTUS.
in my most humble opinion... HA who'm i kidding, every facet of barry's White House Squattertitudiocity needs to be refuted with the same, neigh, grater, enthusiasm than the tingle-headed sycophants display in worshipping their god.
Well let's try our best to not get caught up in the backlash. We need new leaders but G-d also needs to be re-introduced into this country. My hope is that we will have one more chance.
No kidding. KQ is very enlightened. I admire her.
Thank you I appreciate that. G-d and Conservatism have done their job lol
That and you're cerebral. You think through things logically.
TY you are too kind. I try.
She gets the best of both worlds...female...black. Talk about a one-two knock out punch. I had a Percheron mare who was really dark brown and had such a wide ass I used to joke about her being able to saddle up a couch...I called her Oprah.
Once a victim, always a victim I suppose.
Could be Orca was just pissed because this girl didn't know who she was. Nothing upsets a narcissistic "famous" person more. Just like the political scum bags with the old "do you know who I am?" Answer, "I'm sorry. I can call for help for you if you don't seem to know who you are. Does this happen often?"
Most "famous" people are assholes and the idiots who fawn over them are morons.
Most “famous” people are assholes and the idiots who fawn over them are morons.
If only people knew this. Whenever someone asks me, "What famous person would you like to have lunch with?" I answer, "None. I don't ever want to meet someone whose music or books I like. I don't want to find out what stuck-up creeps they are."
No problem for me. All the authors, actors, sports stars, anyone famous I wouldn't mind having lunch with are dead.
In my line of work, I occasionally run across Hollywood types. I treat them exactly the same as I treat everyone else, and the results are telling. Many of them WANT very much to be just regular people, but the public won't allow it. Others INSIST that they are some sort of gift to mankind, and must be treated as such.
From what I've read of Oprah, I would assume that she would be in the latter category, and I would treat her like the peon she would treat me like.
Was kinda what I was thinking, you'd think she'd be jumping up and down that she could go out and about without the mobs of people recognizing her and just be a tourist for a change.
No, not Oprah. She's not one of those that wants to be treated like everyone else. She's one of those that thinks they're actually better than everyone else.
One of the coolest I've met was Richard Moll, who played "Bull" on Night Court quite a few years back. I was actually giving his kids a ride on Vlad, when I looked back over my shoulder and though, "Hey, that guy sure looks like Bull from Night Court."
Sure enough, it was. I tried to get him to go for a ride, but he wasn't going for it. I told him "They sell courage right over there," pointing to the Ale Stand. He got a good laugh out of it.
Awww man, I am so jealous. I always liked Richard Moll, one of the few living actors I would actually LIKE to have a beer with.
She should have added that the clerk also threw a banana at her!
Oprah is just a lying n-word ( narcissit )
she's a niggler.
It is a legitimate word that white racists can use to get away with using the n-word. I want to believe that you don't mean the n-word and are using the legitimate meaning. I think that in order to avoid misunderstandings you can delete that or something.
Hey Red, why don't you take off, you're probably late for your Klan rally. Oh, feel free to go fuck yourself while you're at it.
Feel free to use a dictionary before you step in while you're at it.
I know what it means. I'm also certain of why he chose niggler instead of whiner, nitpicker or another variation of the word. I'd like to think IHTM is better than that.
I'm glad you're certain, psychic now are we? For a site that celebrates terrible puns and plays on words, it fits not only the comment it follows but also the topic. Tacky? Maybe, I guess that would depend on ones sensitivity setting.
He's been coming here longer than I have and while certainly capable of being an asshole, I've never known him to be racist. In fact, if memory serves (and it usually does) he's come to KQueen's defense against bigots more than once, leading to one of those posters eventual ban.
So tell me, please, how it is that this time you just know it was meant to be hateful.
You're probably right. I guess the direction the first two posts were headed was all in my head. I admit that I'm unfamiliar with Red, so my first impression was that he was trolling.
So Red, feel free to un-fuck yourself. Miss K, I guess that uncomfortable feeling we had was nothing more than psychic noise. I turned the sensitivity knob down on my crystal ball and it went away.
Yeah like I stated I know it is a legitimate word and I figured that it was a joke, it was a bit uncomfortable perhaps, because I do know of white racists that do use the word in a racist undertone, however I tried to assume that the best was implied here, because I don't know the poster very well and I have no reason to assume that he meant anything bad by it. It is a very touchy situation and we really need to move on as I stated earlier, we have to start somewhere.
And I've been known to go the a$$hol route a time or two too. Here, have one of these (_)3, is too early for a beer?
"I’ve been known to go the a$$hol route a time or two too"
ya big fairy.
;)
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Prolly be big news to ♪alllll the girrlllls I've loved before ♫
'tis never too early for beer. :D
thanks for stickin' up for me Ghostie. Some ppl are just offensensitive.
one wonders whatever happ'd to:
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But words will never harm me.
it will be a shame if i have to dumb down further comments, just so the ignorant can get in on the fun of my delightful wit.
AFRO-K
Cheers ;)
Yeah. I got to say that it is a bit of a wise guy thing, but I will not deny that I feel uncomfortable.
It is a legitimate word. I don't know the poster very well so I am assuming the best here. It is like the word niggardly (sp?).
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I spelled it right. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/niggardly When a guy used that word in front of a Black audience they assumed he was being racist and that wasn't the case. So all I am saying is that I am assuming or trying to assume the best here.