Pulled away? Another glory hole episode? Thats ballsy... those are nasty critters.

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Yeah, yeah, whatever you say, Frenchie.

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I thought they already had apologized etc - I wouldn't be surprised if they offer her lots of stuff to make up for it.

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A few things.

1. This was in the story on CNN:

'The New York Post, in its Monday Page Six gossip column, reported she was turned away because the store had been "having a problem with North Africans lately."

In comments to CNN, an Hermes spokeswoman categorically denied that allegation.

"There was never any discussion of North Africans," she said. "The story is not true."'

I don't think that's true, but until we hear the exact words she was told when turned away, I won't go jumping to any conclusions.

If race was part of the decision, then it is a newsworthy item.

The fact that she is waiting to talk about it until her show airs, if there was any racism or not, is disgusting.

2. Hermes is insane. If they don't want their US sales to fall off the face of the Earth, they better start kissing some big Oprah ass fast.

3. If no racism was involved, Oprah needs to be smacked around with an Hermes Platinum and diamond covered mace.

TM

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Moi? I'm an American of German descent. The French hate me. Seriously, the last time I was in Hermes in Paris the clerks treated me so rudely. I wanted to say "Do you have any idea how much my boyfriend's Nikes fucking cost him? Don't think I can't afford this shit, bitch. I just don' t like scarves and crocodile is so environmentally irresponsible."

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There's an Hermes in a mall near me and its situated just across from an Orange Julius-type place and a sugared pretzel store. I imagine an anthrologist could have a field day sitting in the bench between them.

I'd like to see them go to war and burn each other down. Nothing uspets me more than orange Julius (they put eggs in that shit), sugared pretzels and Hermes ties.

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Because when Oprah sports an Hermes watch on her show, every single brain dead housewife in this country saves up to buy one.

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next time I'm in Philly, I'm going to beat you senseless and force you to wear underwear.

TM

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Why do Americans buy en masse what celebrities wear?

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Why the fuck would someone pay $450 for a beach towel?

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I know just enough about myself to know I cannot settle for one of those simplifications which indignant people seize upon to make understandable a world too complex for their comprehension. Astrology, health food, flag waving, bible thumping, Zen, nudism, nihilism -- all of these are grotesque simplifications which small dreary people adopt in the hope of thereby finding The Answer, because the very concept that maybe there is no answer, never has been, never will be, terrifies them.

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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.

It also seems crazy that the clerk wouldn't recognize her, but if s/he didn't, woo-hoo!

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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oh great. Greatest(s)hit(s)ebby?

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Did you know that penguins are our rulers?

TM

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I am wary of the whole dreary deadening structured mess we have built into such a glittering top-heavy structure that there is nothing left to see but the glitter, and the brute routiness of maintaining it.

..I am also wary of all earnestness.