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Deneen Borelli
Feelings Front-and-Center In Race-Based Claims
The Burning Truth writes well on the recent indecent, and brings us into Blaze’s commentary afterword:
…I’m no fan of Oprah, never have been. Mostly because I know who she really is as a person.
I’ve watched her get away with misleading her audience on a whole host of issues, pretending to be outraged when guests turned out to be frauds, giving away free cars and saddling winners (who had not entered to win) with huge tax bills, refusing to marry because she didn’t want ‘a man’ to get her money, etc., etc.
Now this latest Oprah racism flap has awaken some to what really lies beneath the Harpo. Others are ceasing upon the story to highlight that even rich black people face racism. Of course, there is absolutely no evidence of racism in this story, but that hasn’t stopped the race-baiters (Oprah included) from fanning the flames of hate.
Before we continue, you should know that the person accused of being racist has vehemently denied Oprah’s accusations, and Oprah has apologized.
Certainly, it is possible for a wealthy, famous person to encounter racism. My doubt in this story comes from a distinct lack of anything racial supposedly being said to or about Oprah. So right of the get go, I’m assuming she’s race-baiting.
There is, however, a history of Oprah frivolously crying racism when she doesn’t get her way. You see, Oprah is an elitist, and she’s never hid that from anyone. Her fans were simply ignoring it. She’s a wealthy, famous person who believes her turds don’t stink, and she thinks people should bend over backwards for her. When they don’t … RACISM!
In 2005, Oprah also levied the charge of racism. Why? Because Hermes would let her in the store when they were closed for business. How dare they not give her special treatment!
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey believes she was refused entry to the Hermes shop in Paris, France because she is black, and she is planning to discuss the incident when her TV show resumes later this year.
Here is the commentary by the Blaze’s:
In 2005, Oprah Winfrey accused luxury store Hermes in Paris of turning her away when she stopped in to purchase an expensive watch for singer Tina Turner. A spokesperson for the TV personality later referred to the incident as her “crash moment.”
“Crash” was a 2004 film that centered around the damaging effects of racism. The phrase “crash moment” refers to “situations where a party feels discriminated against on the basis of skin color,” CNN reported in 2005.
The claim is extremely similar to Oprah’s recent claim of discrimination she supposedly experienced at a high-end boutique in Zurich, Switzerland. In that case, she says a sales assistant refused to show her a $38,000 handbag because it was too expensive for her. The sales assistant and the store manager have both strongly denied the allegations.
As it turned out, Oprah and her team arrived at Hermes at around 6:45 p.m. on June 14, 2005, which was about 15 minutes after the store had closed and was setting up a private PR event. A store spokesperson said a security guard informed the star that the store was closed. Oprah was given a card and told to come back the next day.
Surveillance footage of the exchange backed up the store’s account. Oprah apparently wanted the store to allow her to make a quick purchase, but was denied.
The New York Post, citing various sources close to Oprah, reported she was turned away because the store had been “having a problem with North Africans lately.”
A Hermes spokesperson vehemently denied the allegation.
“There was never any discussion of North Africans,” she said. “The story is not true.”
However, Hermes still ended up apologizing to Winfrey for the misunderstanding.
