Oprah "victim" of racism?

[Chris Cuilla]

Is everyone so thin-skinned, or is it merely "oppressed" minorities (like billionaire African-American women celebrities)?

Oprah experienced "one of the most humiliating moments of her life" according to this (http://www.channeloklahoma.com/news/4645541/detail.html) article.

Key facts from the article:

"Oprah showed up at the store after hours wanting to buy a gift. Employees refused to reopen for her."

and...

"it was closed for a public relations event and couldn't reopen"

But, of course...

"Winfrey sees it as a racial incident."

[groverat]

Oprah is going to have to dig real deep to find someone treating her poorly in the last 15 years.

[segovius]

Originally posted by Chris Cuilla
Is everyone so thin-skinned, or is it merely "oppressed" minorities (like billionaire African-American women celebrities)?

Oprah experienced "one of the most humiliating moments of her life" according to this (http://www.channeloklahoma.com/news/4645541/detail.html) article.

Key facts from the article:

"Oprah showed up at the store after hours wanting to buy a gift. Employees refused to reopen for her."

and...

"it was closed for a public relations event and couldn't reopen"

But, of course...

"Winfrey sees it as a racial incident."

Imo, it is not just 'anti' attitudes which are racist but 'pro' attitudes can be racist also.

Any discrimination, whether 'positive' or 'negative' is racist when used as a basis for judgement on racial or ethnic grounds.

I would say that it is possible that Oprah was reacting in a racist manner (if these are indeed the facts) but apparently that is impossible so it can't be true.

[audiopollution]

Oprah can spin around twice and shove her collection of Hermes bags up her ass.

It was only humiliating because Oprah's friends saw her shutdown by a store employee. A lowly store employee. How embarrassing, for Oprah, that her piles of cash couldn't place her above someone else this time.

She must feel awful.

[BuonRotto]

From my observations, the French don't have nearly the problem with African/black skin racism that we do in the US. Their race issues generally seem to have more to do with Muslims and, on a few occasions, Jews. This person might have as much against Oprah for being American as being black.

[hardeeharhar]

I agree with audiopollutions sentiments...

Too bad her money didn't get her the treatment she feels she deserves with all that money of hers and stuff...

[JimDreamworx]

Maybe she'll sell one of the two FLOORS she owns of Chicago's best condo and buy the store, and fire the sorry ass of that employee!