Oprah Victim of Racism In leftist France

NY Daily News ^

[America First Libertarian]

I'll be interested to see the hate America leftist sentiment, after all isn't france where the races run through fields of white roses, while America is evil?

[Josh in PA]

France and Italy are two of the most racist countries on the planet, barnone.

[Aggie Mama]

I think places like Hermes treat everyone poorly.

[PresbyRev]

Amusing that this is called Oprah's 'Crash' moment based on a movie about 'race in America' - when this little incident occurred in friggin France.

[evolved_rage]

isn't france where the races run through fields of white roses

Yes, but each race has its own field! Kind of like San Francisco, where tolerance is king queen, but you are expected to stick to neighborhoods of your own color.

[marktwain]

The left will have a problem with this, torn between the need to build up the race card, and the desire to protect France. They may say that it wasn't because she was black, it was because she was American, and that is understandable, after all.

You see, it was really Bush's fault!

[Waco]

"At closing time" Now there's a clue if I ever saw one. How bout that, Monica?

[Guillermo]

I was about to say...they wouldn't have let ANYONE it at closing time.

They are not necessarily racist, and, I don't blame them for not wanting North Africans in their store either.

[mass55th]

Security folk will tell you that closing time is one of the easiest times for shop lifters to do their work. I'm no fan of the French, but the store owners obviously have a policy about letting people in at closing time, whether it's Oprah or not. And if they're profiling specific ethnic groups because they have a known history of causing trouble, more power to them. We can't even get our own country to profile the group that murdered 3000 of our people.

In actuality, having her in the store at that time would in itself have been a security problem. While everyone was flaunting over Oprah, a thief could have had a field day. I have no problem with the store refusing her entry. What I do have a problem with is Oprah thinking that she can waltz into a store anytime she wants. If she wanted the watch so bad, she should have gotten her butt over there at a normal time. What's the matter Oprah, can't mingle with the common folk?

[Bulldog1967]

Didn't they hear? She's NOT North African, she's a ZULU!

[chilepepper]

count on the french to always do exactly the wrong thing at the wrong time...

[Textide]

Don't know how popular this store is to the Oprah rank and file, but I'll bet the store is going to regret this.

[rod1]

If Hermes is publicly traded, it might be time to short the stock or just bail out if you happen to hold it. This one is gonna hurt.

[Guillermo]

No way...more free publicity.

Even "too exclusive" for Oprah.

This is a coup for the store.

And, I'm certain it's not the first time they don't let in a celebrity after closing time.

[Guillermo]

You think people are going to stop shopping there because they didn't let in Oprah after hours?

No way, this is going to increase sales, for sure.

[L98Fiero]

I don't much care for Oprah but if she wanted to come in my store at closing, I would be more than willing to accomodate her. Maybe that's just me. Then again, my town is 70% black and I'm not "frightened" by black people.

[HamiltonJay]

Oh I don't know... I think if any american celebrity showed up at closing time Hermes would turn them away... after all THEIR FRENCH! Politeness is not in their character.

[OB1kNOb]

Poor widdle queen Oprah.

[cicero's_son]

Though Oprah hasn't accused the Gauls of racism, her friend suggests, "If it had been Celine Dion or Britney Spears or Barbra Streisand, there is no way they would not be let in that store."

Ummmm...what if it had been just some anonymous Joe Blow of any race? Could he have expected to be "carried in on a litter" after the store was closed?

You've just got to love the total narcisism and myopia of these celebrities.

[kittymyrib]

Oprah's cult following shops at Walmart and Target, not Hermes. And they buy her magazine and pump up her TV ratings so she can gross $225,000,000 for telling them that she understands their pain. Her fans are that gullible.