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In reply to the discussion: I'm still trying to wrap my head around Oprah's purse. [View all]Bandit
(21,475 posts)166. Another racist rant
Oprah did not buy anything let alone a $38,000. dollar purse. she was not even allowed to look at it. wopuldn't you be curious what such an expensive purse might look like? No you are too hung up on a black woman complaining about racist treatment and saying boo fucking hoo.
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I am not losing any sleep over an obscenely wealthy woman being insulted by a snooty shop asst.
MotherPetrie
Aug 2013
#1
Switzerland is the most xenophobic place in Europe. Machine guns at every entry point confirm this.
onehandle
Aug 2013
#2
Wow, so just because you are rich, you aren't allowed to speak out against racist treatment?
phleshdef
Aug 2013
#95
It is about racism, but isn't it a legitimate side issue that a family could live happily for a
Squinch
Aug 2013
#35
Exactly...The point is, if even a very wealthy & well know celebrity can experience racism,
whathehell
Aug 2013
#63
What happened to Oprah is illustrative of what happens to blacks every day.
lumberjack_jeff
Aug 2013
#76
She wanted to look at it. She didn't do anything PETA could object to. If she had bought it
Squinch
Aug 2013
#36
I just bought a $68.00 handbag a couple of weeks ago, and it was a an ENORMOUS amount of money
FourScore
Aug 2013
#7
The clerk and owner of the store maintain that it was a miscommunication.
Democracyinkind
Aug 2013
#22
Nah. I think they didn't let her see it because she was black, and they assumed she was
Squinch
Aug 2013
#37
exactly... it is a sick part of our society. The question is-- where does the money go?
NoMoreWarNow
Aug 2013
#57
no one earns it. no one. that is something folks like yourself can't seem to understand.
HiPointDem
Aug 2013
#126
Why don't we get a law passed to take rich people's money. Obviously they don't need it.
bluestate10
Aug 2013
#121
If we had such a law, we'd all be surprised at how quickly the poverty level
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2013
#158
It's the lavishness of the celebrity culture. That's why I find celebrities repulsive if they are...
Safetykitten
Aug 2013
#15
one time in vegas, I was looking at judith leiber purses--absolutely beautiful little works of art.
niyad
Aug 2013
#56
Whoever said that Capitalism was efficient in distributing and consuming resources?
AZ Progressive
Aug 2013
#17
I agree with the point you're making. I am also unsurprised by the point missers pissing on your
Stinky The Clown
Aug 2013
#28
yes, vivian and edward go to a number of different shops. when vivian is finished shopping, loaded
niyad
Aug 2013
#79
when I was in college, back before the earth's crust cooled, most of the students looked and dressed
niyad
Aug 2013
#164
I live in an affluent area and since I work out at the gym with some really rich people,
Cleita
Aug 2013
#103
Is there a similar chart for accumulated wealth? I think that would make more telling.
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#117
I can't even deal with anyone, including Oprah, who would spend $38,000 on a purse
kelliekat44
Aug 2013
#41
At least she was circulating the money. The $38,000. (likely over)paid a bunch of people, who
magical thyme
Aug 2013
#47
advocating how? who is listening? what changes are you actually effecting.
magical thyme
Aug 2013
#150
Yes -- Too bad so many here can NOT separate it to see the bigger picture. n/t
whathehell
Aug 2013
#66
Her attempt to make herself into the Rosa Parks of the top thousandth of the top one percent
duffyduff
Aug 2013
#75
So when do you people plan on attacking the First Lady for wearing Tom Ford?
name not needed
Aug 2013
#65
Those in the pampered elite class aren't going to pay their fair share of taxes as long as
indepat
Aug 2013
#99
I have to admit, I've never seen an "Oprah isn't paying her fair share of taxes" thread before. n/t
hughee99
Aug 2013
#105
What is their fair share? Tax rates should be progressive and loopholes that the rich use mostly
bluestate10
Aug 2013
#124
Like most people that go from being everyday to being super rich, Oprah has jumped the tracks.
bluestate10
Aug 2013
#118
This whole thing smacks of a publicity stunt, done usually when celebs have a new movie or book.
reformist2
Aug 2013
#130
I've never been to Zurich, but I was reading comments from people who lived there
Beacool
Aug 2013
#134
There are people out there dying of diseases that could be treated for the price of
Marr
Aug 2013
#138
Two wrongs don't make a right. Whether racism or class snobbery, the shopkeeper...
Moonwalk
Aug 2013
#144
I think it's odd how Americans tend to project their own local ideas of racism onto
Marr
Aug 2013
#161
Melissa Harris Perry, an African American woman dismissed the claim of racism and
Cleita
Aug 2013
#163