Post subject: Re: 50 years ago today - how far have we come?
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:17 am
El Barbudo
In The Arms of 13 Angels
Joined: Feb 26 2002 Posts: 14522 Location: Online
Ferocious Aardvark wrote:Whatever the true facts of what happened, Winfrey has jumped to a totally unwarranted conclusion, that the only reason anyone would think she wouldn't be interested in a £30K handbag must be coz she's black innit.
If I worked in such a shop, to me the worse thing would be to get the 30K bag to show someone, they examine it and really like it, but are then humiliated when asking the price since it is way out of their league, as it would be for 99% of the population.
Why couldn't the conversation go "Can i see that bag?" I don't think you could afford it" "Yes, I could, actually" "Really? Well, if you're sure. I didn't want to embarrass you."
I might continue:
" Honestly you're the first person I ever met who is so crassly dumb and insensitive as to even consider trashing such an unconscionable amount of good money on a piece of pretentious crap just because they can. "
Why couldn't the conversation just go "Can I see that bag?" "Certainly"
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Post subject: Re: 50 years ago today - how far have we come?
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:38 am
EHW
Club Owner
Joined: Nov 02 2003 Posts: 8627
El Barbudo wrote:Why couldn't the conversation just go "Can I see that bag?" "Certainly"
Presumably, part of the the sales assistant's role is to stop time wasters handling the £30k bag, and as such they have to make sure that the person can actually afford it before they man-handle it.
I guess the conversation actually started:
"Can I see that bag?" "Are you sure you can afford it, it is £30k?"
Throw in a bit of cross-lingual confusion, and results in Oprah storming off in a huff, probably with a "don't you know who I am"
Post subject: Re: 50 years ago today - how far have we come?
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:47 am
Chris28
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Joined: Oct 19 2003 Posts: 17898 Location: Packed like sardines, in a tin
Ferocious Aardvark wrote:I might continue:
" Honestly you're the first person I ever met who is so crassly dumb and insensitive as to even consider trashing such an unconscionable amount of good money on a piece of pretentious crap just because they can. "
Post subject: Re: 50 years ago today - how far have we come?
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:49 am
Lord God Jose Mourinho
Player Coach
Joined: Jan 10 2009 Posts: 4697
EHW wrote:Presumably, part of the the sales assistant's role is to stop time wasters handling the £30k bag, and as such they have to make sure that the person can actually afford it before they man-handle it.
My wife was very upset at the look the shop assistant gave her when she admitted that she couldn't actually afford the 400 euro handbag she'd fallen in love with.
My sympathies were entirely with the shop assistant.
Post subject: Re: 50 years ago today - how far have we come?
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:12 pm
Sheldon
Club Owner
Joined: Mar 26 2006 Posts: 22320 Location: York
Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:No it didn't.
Which became "waited 2hrs, patiently and were refused service because another customer (White) felt threatened by us" on Mike London's Facebook post.
So it does then.
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The Reason wrote:Hi Andy
The Rugby Football League are in the process of reviewing the video that you are referring to. We do not condone behaviour of this nature and have contacted the player’s employer, Hull F.C., who have confirmed that they are dealing with the incident under their club rules.
Post subject: Re: 50 years ago today - how far have we come?
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:24 pm
Ferocious Aardvark
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Joined: Feb 17 2002 Posts: 28357 Location: MACS0647-JD
El Barbudo wrote:It's called a rhetorical question.
No it isn't! For a start, the question suggested: "Can I see that bag" is not a rhetorical question; even if it was, or could be, the post provided the answer to the question, whereas the whole point of a rhetorical question is it implies its own answer. So it fails on every count It's about as far away from being a rhetorical question as Eric Pickles is from svelte!
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Post subject: Re: 50 years ago today - how far have we come?
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 7:14 pm
Sheldon
Club Owner
Joined: Mar 26 2006 Posts: 22320 Location: York
wigan_rlfc wrote:It doesn't say that the customer felt threatened because they were black though.
White person complaining about a group of black people is racism? How?
I never said it did.
Tarquin Fuego wrote: I love Jamie and have done since he was 10 years old.
The Reason wrote:Hi Andy
The Rugby Football League are in the process of reviewing the video that you are referring to. We do not condone behaviour of this nature and have contacted the player’s employer, Hull F.C., who have confirmed that they are dealing with the incident under their club rules.
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