That’s why I love you, man. You can really sling it. Props.
** Zoe** knows why I’m laughing at this.
I’m not an Oprah fan, but that rocks.
I also remember an incident when Oprah was hosting a show from Forsythe County, an all-white county in Georgia that was in the news for fighting integration attempts. One drawling local hoped to make a point about the use of “black people” v. the use of the word “nigger”. She starts out with “When a Southerner says nigger, we aren’t meaning it as a slur against all black people… it’s a particular type of person. A nigger can be any color… there are niggers in this room other than Oprah…”
The look on Oprah’s face was priceless, at once reading “You poor stupid cracker…” and “Oh. good. God.” and “Prosecution rests.”. At that particular moment I think I was in love with her. (And for what it’s worth, I grew up in the rural south and while it’s true that there are people who use the N word only to describe particularly sorry black people there are also many who use it interchangably with “black” and I have never once heard it used to refer to a white person.)
I still think the likelihood of a store that sells $16,000 handbags turning away a billionaire due to racism is ludicrous.
I’m wondering what their cheapest item is–I’d like to buy me a lil somethin’.
I actually think this story has legs because it allows us to talk about racism, and it involves entitlement, celebrity and money.
I doubt Hermes did anything wrong; I doubt Oprah did anything but pout.
But it’s the issues that need discussing–Oprah and Hermes provide the premise.
Just my two cents(which won’t get me close to Hermes’ door!).
In the other thread, there was some debate over Oprah’s claims to be a Zulu. Well, looks like the Zulus rejected her.
snort
They do not appear to sell purses onlline, but I found an ashtray for only $450.
They have coffee mugs for just $95 and ties beginning at $145.
Their handbags are all handmade and most require waiting periods (some of up to two years). I think the Lucy Liu episode of Sex in the City was inspired by their handbag wait.
I shudder to think how bellicose Belowjob 1.0 was…
I am not fucking calling them “Oprah fries.” “Freedom fries” was pretty asinine, but “Oprah fries” is just beyond the pale.
How about okra fries?
It’s a good thing I wasn’t eating when I clicked that link. :::shudder:::
TYM -
Ashtray for $450?! I would need to at least smoke, no? Lord-pick up an expensive habit and then pay a premium to hold the detritus!
I could wrap my head around a $95 coffe mug, I suppose–I would never want to use it for fear of losing my investment…
OK-here is my question. IF THE FREAKIN’ HANDBAGS HAVE TO BE CUSTOM MADE, WHY WAS OPRAH TRYING TO GET ONE AFTER HOURS FOR MS. TURNER?
Just askin’.
She didn’t want a handbag, she wanted a watch or something like that.
Actually, they’re quite nice looking. You could use it as an object d’art for your coffee table. Dunno if you’d want to let your guests take it out on the patio though. 
Is zombie Oprah back for a sequel?
The celeb would or would have a “personal assistant” call ahead and arrange things with management. I’ve had to do this sort of treatment for celebrities before.
OK, this is confusing. Did a spammer revive this or something?
I’m sure the thread CPR is due to this recent incident. (Again involving a handbag and Tina Turner. Go figure.)
OK, thanks. Haven’t heard of that, but I’m not a big Oprah follower anyway. Never watched the show.