Oprah gets apology for racist encounter
AP: Talk show host Oprah Winfrey says she encountered racism while shopping in Switzerland — and the national tourism office agrees.
The media mogul, who is one of the world’s richest women, told the U.S. program “Entertainment Tonight” that a shop assistant in Zurich refused to show her a handbag because it was “too expensive” for her.
Forbes magazine estimates that Winfrey earned $77 million in the year ending in June.
Photo: Oprah Winfrey is seen, July 31, 2013, in New York City. (Jackson Lee/Getty Images)
I read a fanfic recently in which Sherlock hated the the Swiss because he said they were up to no good. It would appear he was right. No, but seriously I can’t believe this shit still goes on these days. I deal with it, of course, and it’s always funny to pull out the card and pay for that crazy expensive item like it’s nothing. But for Oprah to go through it? ridiculous. Some people I do declare…
