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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys/ s+ S# }- o' j# L3 H
/ n2 z5 j4 A# Q0 ?3 H; `7 DCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people? E, V; Y) \5 c7 F) j* [9 T
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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% D' r: l7 E. \( ?( ~TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM / x' Z( P7 K" s& @8 ^% O
) ]9 W$ t7 ]# ~+ X" L8 E7 P5 m1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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1 T& v3 e% Z. @* N" kHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 8 w; t$ Q( ?- E* d4 T5 w
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. : f4 Z1 A( u" a
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 0 n ~# f! i; u
and Asians would buy my clothes, I WOULD NOT have made them so nice. I wish these people would *NOT* buy my clothes, as they are made for upper class white people '
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . : p" h$ }4 g7 N$ u- u, V
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show % G+ Y0 F, v: o! [/ m
! h% c. z' i3 i$ a5 |( U# }7 u* CMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. `6 y3 x: w8 v6 y: r# J( T
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
, I% R% e9 }; G& `2 `, w- i! SHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
$ V/ K+ G8 X& ^" k; ?+ w% J, o3 vridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
* q; e1 ?& U5 _! _- t4 z$ K) DPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ' _3 O* ]) ?9 a. k
. `: ^7 ]% K# XThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. ' v5 S! `& e* h' J1 p/ _$ C+ K
We have to see the result of unity. 3 U! f. n# [, F1 G' b
# c A" _) C* e* V- `7 xLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in ( U4 m, P* q/ E" A
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, ; j" x& A& D- X1 d- K: |
clothes, bags, etc., ! z" |9 X9 I* _0 U& W$ [$ B
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 0 ?7 |3 q7 f' W6 @
1 u9 P% e: U% h3 @/ d9 a9 O; W$ E0 GA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
8 G1 r0 j, {* {) I3 M% }Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. % S) Y2 i8 k1 }! E* l8 H! e
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
& ^; R+ Q" f# h# y8 N$ }You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
; p& H5 j4 m8 f* U; mYou placed me next to a black man.
) U& {9 N7 P4 A4 c, rI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. + Q5 B ^8 U% Q( J
Give me an alternative seat.'
, U+ w; ^; A' Q% Y! X2 W'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
" ?; @$ w! |# p- B* @'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 4 O' \2 {! s- x0 M* I
away and t hen came back a few minutes later.. 'Madam, Just as I thought, there are no other available seats in the economy class. I spoke to the captain and he informed me that there is a seat in the business class. $ R% \- b& B, p5 \/ M% t
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman ; i1 J1 r4 r: {' [
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our y8 [1 }, @8 H2 t! g1 n c8 v
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
& \5 m; I$ I7 n/ s; F4 Bclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She % y% H8 o% f" [# |2 Q0 D
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
$ I. v; A) R6 h9 A# Z/ tplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
8 \" Z* {5 q- e i/ _ rAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. - j/ j( U e9 F! y2 O
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Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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