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June 15, 2005
Oprah's latest delusion
Oprah, fresh off the four-day celebration of her 20,000th pound lost, now claims that she's a Zulu. How swell that she picked what is perhaps the most well-known and politically influential African tribe. Nobody would say that they're from Togo or Burkina-Faso, which are among Oprah's more-likely origins.
Here's Oprah's claim:
"I always wondered what it would be like if it turned out I am a South African. I feel so at home here. Do you know that I actually am one?"I went in search of my roots and had my DNA tested, and I am a Zulu," she said to loud cheers.
"I'm crazy about the South African accent. I wish I had been born here."
The only problem is that besides Oprah's wanting desperately to be South African, it's nearly a historical impossibility. South Africa, where Zulu are from, was run by Dutch Boers and was not significantly involved with the slave trade. Most American slaves came from the Slave Coast, the part of Africa closest to North America. Besides, what's wrong with being from Mississippi?
The Telegraph calls the claim "baffling":
Local historians, however, were disinclined to believe her claim, as there are few records of the Zulus having any connection to the African slave trade. "If there were Zulu people taken as slaves they would have been taken eastwards by Arab traders or Portuguese to their South American colonies," said one."Those who ended up in North America, say in Mississippi where Miss Winfrey comes from, were mostly of West African origin."
Do people pay attention to this crazy woman for any reason other than hoping to get a free car?
Posted by adrianjo at June 15, 2005 09:22 AM
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