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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys& L ]+ X) _5 x; \+ u
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 8 a' o$ q6 g. K3 N7 [; {
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if - e) u* C, D& E' e
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. & D* h2 ^9 ^5 v* [# m
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
4 ]% ?1 `- O1 W) c' Kand 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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$ X2 N% n+ |, Q$ R6 QHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
7 g/ V4 h6 E( h G/ H' gWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
0 M9 \& x. t' f1 Z3 oLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
% d& O( x$ W) Q5 u0 i9 m: {Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 0 i y+ O) h* N# s: l# v
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
/ H( p' F# U) z. r/ [: x$ Z+ KPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ' }1 v% U- e0 i
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 8 s+ k: O; r1 F% ~
We have to see the result of unity. ' t9 G, @5 w1 L
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
* }& W7 l+ o) Y: ~% Dthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 5 Y- b) P4 t' O4 o$ n, f6 X
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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5 r9 i" Q& V' lA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. # D% {2 R1 w1 m0 z
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 8 j8 s% Y' l- a; \ g
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
! n5 C1 e! t# U2 l8 xYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 6 L6 @, w9 _3 O
You placed me next to a black man. 9 U" p# K# w7 C3 V6 k
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
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" ?8 U" ], U& A8 Q1 Y'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ( s+ \/ B. }2 f* @$ l* u9 j2 M5 z K
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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, I. B6 s+ v0 z. a# T& vI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
; K) @( f7 L9 B! c# O; maway 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.
/ J) z8 | h) i; U1 W& LAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman ( e8 j, V- f, l
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
1 Z8 q5 B! k5 O& U. {( Hcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
6 O4 o2 A% Y J7 _, \$ lclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
2 _5 o T- W) U- T2 n% m4 ^turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
5 Q8 [. n0 e- e! q5 N% G4 [1 Zplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' . [; A7 z; Q0 b+ \
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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n x+ X* _, Q+ q7 _' \ `, SBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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