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Oprah recalls racist backlash when she appeared on 'Ellen's' coming out

posted 13 years ago by TMC-4
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oprah-winfrey-ellen-degeneres-n- word-coming-out-gay-364529

"I got all of the, 'N—–, go back to Africa. Who do you think you are?'" she says.

[–] Zuider_Zee 11 years ago

I would take anything Oprah says with a grain of salt. She lied about the racism in the purse incident. She lied about racism when not permitted to shop in an exclusive store after hours. The woman cries racism much like the little boy who cried wolf.