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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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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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4 l( i1 `6 W0 f2 [Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM [! s; P" |/ h* R0 W5 D
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. ) e+ t9 a! f& e, [4 s& T
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
0 e' S/ Y4 T$ K" ^the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
1 Q1 c( p, N9 j0 {: bStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish - }6 p1 P. ~. h7 H* D. W9 s# v# h
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 ' * r' A( w3 F( o& Z
( ]# W9 q8 a' c$ VHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . : b- G% u. C Z; A) G( I4 b. b
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show + h4 v4 e) q7 N: v+ Y/ F
0 L7 S# G- H, V f$ G& `+ `4 AMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 6 O* N7 p+ O; u& U0 l
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
" [( e7 A% ?6 b1 \: c! y1 HHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
/ v! [) W) U [5 M+ Z0 B! W* @ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 3 V7 ]9 v* L$ Y# V [8 W
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
) ~$ p& f+ M2 |! j, r$ r4 yWe have to see the result of unity.
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$ G9 ~- O, A4 W9 k/ y$ }Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
; r6 `9 `4 X) o' r0 l, k6 G) Qthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
3 [& [) O& B* _. _+ qclothes, bags, etc., 5 b! Y9 N) z4 G( r: V/ ^
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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 h$ I v# T o0 F7 J1 OObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. I( J' G7 p ], I6 _
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
- P8 |/ i8 j1 G+ lYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' / P# y& c7 k! }: I# p2 {, @9 M3 k
You placed me next to a black man. 4 N: A8 f1 \4 r3 R6 Y1 i
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 6 _% P1 O: J8 y% u9 h# C
Give me an alternative seat.' - _8 W6 G; t ]
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
( u3 i3 M$ K; @) W# p'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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+ |* I2 e% o, z% A! {I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
3 ^4 Q: H: t/ B# H' O; G: Yaway 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. : F+ L6 ~, s2 D( J4 E
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 5 Q! {+ y" b+ y( S
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
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class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
2 s' d, b( `& aturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
! _$ n8 x. d' d. Eplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 5 C* Z7 @5 b+ T X8 S( [: {
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. # S$ P9 W4 i9 U
$ y/ U" t; T% s% J1 o; ?) C0 VBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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