Stylist Sues Oprah's "Color," Claims It's Too White

61. SO NOW OPRAH IS RACIST...COME ON PEOPLE! THAT CARD IS GETTING REALLY WORN OUT!

Posted at 3:42PM on May 18th 2007 by JENNIFER

62. OK - jennifer is a common name - but I just want to clarify that comment #68 is not me. I think I am going to change my signed name to something less common. lol

While obviously you can't lump a race of people all together as all being this and all being that - I do agree with the fact that there is a lot of black people in our country that complain but don't take action. They want change to come about by the work of others. It's not hurting non-black people that this happens. Black people are hurting themselves when they complain and don't take any real action to better their situation.

Black people are not the only discriminated fraction in our country - but they are the first and the loudest to complain about it. Complain - that's about where it begins and ends. There are other races just as descriminated against - if not more so, but they take steps to better their lives instead of sitting around wondering why others aren't doing it for them.

I think that because people like MLK and Malcom X died too soon that there was nobody around to take the movement to the next step. They demanded that the american system be set up in a more fair fashion. But they did not live long enough to lead black americans into how to deal with these rights that were won once they had them. So now black americans only know to complain but don't know how to take it to the next level. Stuck in a vicious cycle where they are their own worst enemy.

Obviously there is a whole fraction of black americans that ARE doing the right thing, they ARE working hard and even if they do complain they also back it up WITH ACTION. It's unfortunate that the majority that are doing the right thing have to deal with getting a bad rap as a result of people like Al Sharpton and Ms. Hill. But it's the destructive fraction that gets the media attention and largely effects the public image of black americans. It's a hame.

Posted at 4:00PM on May 18th 2007 by THE REAL Jennifer

63. Woohoo!! Thank you HAHA #47 I thought I was the only one who thought Oprah was getting a little bit of a big head about herself!!

Posted at 4:07PM on May 18th 2007 by Karen Walker

64. just another example of "give me " culture fostered and bastardized by Sharpton,and
Jackson.They are turning on rich blacks now.Eating their own.

Posted at 4:27PM on May 18th 2007 by obama

65. Some posters need to do some further reading on affirmative action..the group that beniffited most were WHITE WOMEN and it didnt mean they were not well prepared for the positions they were employed for....Those who were against affirmative action did hire unprepared individuals just to prove a point, which should not have been so.

Wow,sure was shocked affirmative action beneffited white women most. I retired after 26
yrs. working in the Los Angeles County school district . I worked in administration and
this is the first time i remember anyone advancing that theory...

Posted at 4:27PM on May 18th 2007 by cleveland1

66. It sounds like the sister and girlfriend thing was taken totally out of context. I really don't understand why that would be considered racist. Those terms are used in the English language period, for women in general, not just black women.

I don't see what grounds she has for suing. What if very few black people interviewed? Sorry if I sound ignorant but I doubt they were being discriminatory when the resume with the name Shawnique showed up. . .

Posted at 5:56PM on May 18th 2007 by Es

67. I guess if you can proclaim your knowledge of why and how something is racist, and hold it up as a beacon of truth to show tolerance for people of all color, then using the word "cracker" to describe white people is okay. Am I missing something with some of these responses?

Posted at 1:34PM on May 21st 2007 by Billy

68. I'm black immigrant and i have to say that I agrre that american black people really need to stop nobody like me becuz i'm black american stories .

Posted at 11:47PM on May 18th 2007 by y

69. offended cuz she was addressed as girlfriend, sister.........

sounds like someone should have just said I rather you not refer to me as your sister or girlfriend. These two adjectives are not derogatory!!!!!!!

Someone is really buggin.

Posted at 6:52PM on May 18th 2007 by memchee

70. To Ms. Shawnigue Hill. Since you be offended by "sister" or "girlfriend" by a well meaning "white" woman, how beez it you wanna be addressed. Do youze prefer how your "brothers"
be addressin' you ze, you know "n----r" or "wh--r". Be dammned woman people can't be
showin' you no damn respect what not your bitchin, bitch. Dammed goods ya bi gon.

Posted at 8:11PM on May 18th 2007 by duckman

71. Hey Bill. (No. 76) That racist bitch who still uses "cracker" to indetify with white people
has a low I.Q. and understanding of "Can we all get along?" class 101. She must be
out makin' biscuits and gravy and beeze left behind with her type common folk.

Posted at 8:11PM on May 18th 2007 by duckman

72. Hey Pissed-Off:
Go back and read what you just wrote. YOU are the problem. Let's see... you get mad at white folks who act like racism doesn't happen, but you also get mad at white folks who have the audacity to utter the word "racism"? We should "watch our step" because of the anger blacks STILL feel toward white people? How old are you? Were you, your parents or even your grandparents, slaves? Specifically, what have white people done to YOU, to make you hate them so much? YOU are the definition of racism x 10! Who are you to tell white people they have no right to speak about this subject or any subject they feel like talking about? I would not hesitate to say any of this to your face, as I am unafraid of ignorant bullies who only believe what other ignorant people have told them to believe. By the way, it is not the WHITE people who are doing the whining, it's... well, just look in the mirror! Your answer to this problem - violence.... makes me understand why half the black population is behind bars!! It's now the answer and never will be.
Also, PISSED OFF - it is not the white people you should be angry or even afraid of... based on statistics you will probably be taken out by one of your very own.

Posted at 7:59PM on May 18th 2007 by Mystic

73. ^ "not" instead of now. argh!
Guess the moderator didn't like what "Pissed Off" had to say either... and they deleted her ass! Poof! You're gone!
Ah, to have THAT kind of power.....

Posted at 8:08PM on May 18th 2007 by Mystic

74. Who gives a crap. Another race card player. I am so sick of this chit

Posted at 1:29AM on May 19th 2007 by Auntie B

75. Firstly - Even as a producer, Oprah wouldn't have anything to do with hiring/firing dressers on the show. Lower management would be responsible for hiring/firing technical crew. Secondly - Ms. Hill belongs to the same union that all Broadway dressers do. The union and management of Broadway shows have a collective bargaining agreement (contract) that states guidelines for hiring/firing of the dressers for all Broadway shows. The management would be well-versed in these guidelines, and fire workers only under the conditions stated in the contract, because they have had to fire other workers before. Incidentally, Broadway shows don't have "stylists," so she would have only been a "dresser" on the show. Thirdly - I doubt that her direct supervisor would call her "girlfriend" and "sister" derisively, and most likely would have refrained if asked. Fourthly - There is no rule or canon that a Broadway show with an African-American cast should have an African-American technical staff backstage. The technical staff is hired to perform specific jobs related to specific skill sets - which means that if you can do the job well, you get hired - period. If you can't do the job well, you get fired - period. Fifthly - technical staff is fired only after shortcomings are documented because of the contract between union and management. Management knows that they can't just fire someone because they "complain." I suspect that Ms. Hill didn't do the job well and was bitter that she was let go - I hope she loses the case. If you were wondering, I have worked on Broadway before - and I had not ever worked with anyone who would persist in using names like "sister" or "girlfriend" had they been asked to stop. I had met, on the other hand, bitter technicians who thought that they were entitled when they weren't, especially after they had been let go for not doing the job they had been hired to perform.

Posted at 6:26AM on May 19th 2007 by Morgan