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We know the dinner happened so long ago that it hardly seems relevant but, on December 3 at a dinner at Houston’s Century City Shopping Mall, Rachel Ray apparently got a little too drunk and talked crap about her future boss, Oprah.
TMZ reported:
We’re told Ray became “extremely loud and aggressive,” and began dissing Oprah. Sources say she told the group about a portrait of Oprah that sits in the lobby of Harpo Productions in Chicago. It’s from the movie “Beloved” and shows Winfrey’s back, enhanced with scars. She’s also wearing a skirt from the slavery era.
Back at the table, sources say Ray launched into attack mode: “Why is she wearing slave drag? She obviously has problems being black.”
We hardly think this statement is logical. We, also, don’t understand how Rachel came up with the she “has problems being black” thing. Is she confused? Does she think that the portrait is a nostalgic look back at the golden old days of slavery? Maybe she thinks it is Oprah’s way of saying, “I wish we could all go back to a time when black people were deprived of all agency and forced to endure being treated like chattel.”
And what is slave drag?
Director of Publicity for Rachel Ray, Charlie Dougiello, replied:
“Rachael did attend the dinner referenced and enjoyed wine and good conversation with friends and colleagues. She denies making any of the comments referenced. In fact, there are several words that are attributed to Rachael that she has never uttered in her life.”
Oh no. Who do we believe?
Racial Ray? [TMZ]
—Elizabeth
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2 Comments
1. Lale
2. Dan
Want a neat little picture by your comments? Get one here.Several words she has not uttered in her entire life? Hmmm…sounds like a cover up here. Are you saying she has never used the word “slave?” I’ve seen her show, and I doubt that she goes around saying “indentured servant” when she talks about individuals who are “a lot darker than White folk.”
Posted Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 5:46 pm | Permalink
I wouldn’t say slaves were treated worse than animals. They were treated AS animals They were equal to an exensive ox or horse. It’s still wrong, but in order to maintain credibility, one should remain as realistic as possible with things such as thins.
Posted Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 9:36 pm | Permalink
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