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Originally posted by robustpuppy
It seems crazy that the clerk would have made the N. Africans comment to a black woman to whom s/he was denying entry, even if s/he didn't recognize her. But then again, the world is a stupid place and people who are inclined to make racist comments are not exactly judicious about it.
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I really don't think Oprah experiences racism anymore, ever. I don't think the clerk would have said that to her face, but last time I was in France, I, my white friend and a dark-skinned N. African who was staying in our hotel were turned away from some club. When my white friend went back to find out if he could jedi-mind-trick his way in, he was told that he and I could come in, but the N. African could not. I was not mistaken for a N. African, though and it wasn't Club Hermes that turned us away.
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Originally posted by robustpuppy
It also seems crazy that the clerk wouldn't recognize her, but if s/he didn't, woo-hoo!
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Agreed, unless she was turned away because she was an average black woman.
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If Hermes kisses ass just b/c Oprah pitched a hissy, that would be sickening. Do you really think U.S. sales would drop precipitously as a result of this if the facts don't bear out the racism thing?
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I do. The people who watch her show are fucking cattle. How the fuck else do you explain Dr. Phil's and Suze Orman's success? Jesus Christ.
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