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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys) j( {% e, S& j+ }/ L# F8 y
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?5 K1 ]3 H* ?+ o0 S* B
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . 6 ~" M! X& [& ]% w" ], q
4 a0 d3 g( Y% X2 I+ T3 L/ PTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM , \7 L; w" b+ j ~4 o& C
2 I u5 Q& Z0 ` A5 m0 ]7 p1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 5 y; B6 Q+ w% B1 A/ t9 _* c8 ?# K
9 C0 {# N) K: @8 ~5 z& X8 h0 vHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
6 t5 H. A$ h7 b6 e7 J- \2 qthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
/ u6 Z% h# E( }3 {! wStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
6 K8 G/ ?" r# Iand 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 ' 1 E+ i' I* a3 k
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 8 k8 N* O- y5 h" R9 H3 N
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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- B* n+ m- i% u; U; |% \! ]My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
- m6 z3 `7 t; b, I* k4 r) cLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
, V3 L" w' Q6 L9 Y$ H V8 t3 L9 J* |Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the & ^+ o7 g: o2 k" W: [% f9 T7 Y
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
& Z& E/ j: Y, C# S' L# ?8 d6 fPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 7 e/ l: G9 ?' ?3 d, P) ?6 f$ w
$ d" @: d- ~9 uThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 0 E" }' j& U3 b$ b( {$ h3 v
We have to see the result of unity.
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
* z1 @/ c+ a% F3 P% |# U4 i& S/ Ethe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, & G; l9 Q5 N$ e3 b9 ]
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
1 |' v- T6 |$ k5 t( v" rObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
/ ~6 v5 w$ ^! a'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' , M8 N( G/ K- E6 U
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 5 { Y8 B6 r& h$ @
You placed me next to a black man.
' _$ K, L/ R7 g; B* nI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 0 ]; i! T" i& @3 W% P+ i5 ]/ a
Give me an alternative seat.'
, k! }/ E& z9 T'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
# |* M# Q% L. G; Z7 @0 t: I. c# S'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. & B% ?) A3 t1 U r
* e/ k, Y5 G) @' K; x$ K" f$ sI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
, D8 b' g# {# z, m. P; N2 H5 m: daway 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.
- S, |" J* X3 G* i8 @# J, x1 r' h+ ZAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first # O9 R8 E' F2 O" H$ @5 @+ y
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She - O' j% J* k ?) T( l" L
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
1 R" N% Y: L" p' w# splease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' , ]; ^! L1 W- L; ?$ X- o6 i
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 0 w8 R# X1 E; g, P4 v
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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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