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In reply to the discussion: Oprah Winfrey 'was victim of racism' in Switzerland [View all]Blasphemer
(3,624 posts)They don't say how much the other items cost. They may have shown her some cheaper items but balked at showing her this particular bag due to the cost and racist attitudes. Oprah was likely just shopping as she normally does, taking her time before making a decision on what to buy, if anything, but they likely made a judgment about what she could afford to buy and/or the likelihood of something criminal being in the works based on her race. Oprah has always been very open about racism she still confronts and about how her socioeconomic class, fame and power makes it such that she doesn't have to deal with it in certain situations where in the past she would have. I don't see any reason to doubt Oprah's version. The store, on the other hand, has good reason to want to portray things differently.