Equality? Oprah is talking about equality? She expected a store to stay open late to accomodate her - to allow her to shop *after hours* to make the employees stay, after their normal closing time *for her*. She shows up unannounced and she expects everyone to drop everything *for her*. Did she give any consideration to the fact that maybe these people have lives and they have places to go and families that are waiting for them? She's rude and arrogant in her assumption that she and her entourage should be let in to shop and she complains that it's racism. Yeah, well, in a way it is, but it's not about color, it's about rich people thinking they can do whatever they want and the less fortunate have to snap to. Sometimes I think the rich in this country, regardless of color, are turning into their own race.
I've always thought Oprah was a giving and kind person to thos ethat have less than she does, but not in this case.
Posted by Mickey at June 28, 2005 5:01 PMGlad you blogged about it. I thought it was a pretty good example with an out of touch rich person.
Posted by: Ith on June 28, 2005 6:00 PMIt annoyed me the other day when I read it, but I shrugged it off, But, today I was reading about how others are rallying behind her and "Oh, the injustice!" Please.
Posted by: Mickey on June 28, 2005 7:00 PMShe's quite out of touch when it comes to her support of Palestinian suicide bombers as well.
Posted by: Mark on June 29, 2005 11:13 PM