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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys9 m* x- `3 W( ?' f# y
8 Z, i0 V4 W5 m& G0 S/ `5 d& RCan 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 4 h6 r8 a8 {, E, J( s" G" F C: L
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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4 p8 R7 [; b! Z% v. Y( ^9 rHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
# s% F% A; z3 mthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. ' r. S c$ H- {" I
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
; G3 H+ {5 D" N: d- Mand 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 ' ( B+ S. x: S3 o" H0 X
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
3 q; c# w5 O. s% ?; j: _Whereafter 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.
7 Q6 [9 C' U/ _5 H& a7 r1 i. zLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put ( j6 |9 Q+ C6 j) d; ^
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the % q; M: i% B1 O; Q$ i
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. ( B! A# @# f8 k- r% |( {
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ( [! K( C$ F! f$ U
- @$ H, M! }5 z$ I& WThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 2 ` u- U- i4 n( ]
We have to see the result of unity. : g/ `8 D! g& x# n1 i) H! j
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in ) Z' V! ?$ I+ t; w* |! v+ j
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
& u9 e5 J" `4 b. O/ P5 Pclothes, bags, etc.,
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' |; \) P" F% M: G3 z9 B, A/ S2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . , g0 z/ O0 W$ W3 d( x" W( t
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
# h) n! n6 F( x6 C3 ?! _+ N+ a7 AObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 9 M5 g7 y6 O9 D$ |7 `4 G
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
% d1 Y2 h l& k- ?& h j8 _$ I7 SYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
) a8 O3 y: A& H. v9 UYou placed me next to a black man. 1 o6 W6 h+ Z$ l3 r7 m2 r
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. - i9 p( i0 Q4 z# T% B& F# b8 ^
Give me an alternative seat.' 3 U; n) ~3 S- Y8 R5 r3 y1 q
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 6 A3 l+ i1 c4 a+ _; y6 ~! z0 y4 L
'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 1 h+ ?' I r/ E2 I& B
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. 2 B# _2 V- B$ _7 K% z
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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& X* s% ~! @& q# z5 Xcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 9 j8 r5 D; G1 m/ p, Q9 X
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
6 u& X* I9 W8 |1 y. Aturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
/ I) y& Q1 R) W4 R% K* B$ W" @please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' # ?, d+ j0 E5 I9 H, {( _/ ^
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. . O' f& X4 m, M5 k1 |3 B
B% ?! [$ L6 |Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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