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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys) \3 a+ p) j# C( y
9 I' T: B9 ?. z( @; q7 \: OCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?# y! m- [8 f7 A* O" X
% N7 _& B) ? q0 oWell done Oprah and British Airways .
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; J1 Q. |; `& z' B& S* G0 ?TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM * T; Z+ ]$ m! W. }- k+ t
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. . `4 ?$ E8 V# V- D" W8 m. _! Y
" T$ V0 D! K PHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
" ^+ _" i1 N8 o' s3 jthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. " g. _* d6 o7 i6 G0 D$ Q
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
3 e; P) K4 h' b7 `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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3 Y9 B, t7 K4 Z5 }His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
8 t3 J' q0 F& r4 K5 M6 _Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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: `+ W2 X( o$ U' j, uMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. & w0 Y9 u% Q3 |# e2 ^
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
, X8 t0 D! p* V F8 AHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 7 T) e) i% w5 z. q" l
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. . h0 z) [2 K1 w: D* a& H
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ( \" ?+ p2 {- b/ l
1 ^# U" v8 s! v& x. Z0 h' v; W& h% GThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. " f. s o8 V! Q
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 0 E7 v8 _# |8 p2 g7 S+ Z4 F
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 9 B5 }: y9 l9 ?- t: N' I
clothes, bags, etc., 9 R b5 S2 k1 `$ a7 t
3 K' q( O. x+ q3 w2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . + N! h7 N$ u4 j. F# F) s
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
; q, M8 J0 ?8 o7 x8 x: o# N+ oObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 9 E3 b8 v5 f4 c/ ^) ^0 N
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
8 u6 O" n d% _! f3 ?- x) zYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
: H" L4 ~- s$ L5 C& A$ BYou placed me next to a black man. ! F4 h; K4 h, ^
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
+ ~( F6 v. X8 q4 ?/ V1 H. mGive me an alternative seat.'
6 m" Q4 a. I. b6 \& |5 t'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
, r& E1 W6 l+ R5 M1 U'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. # V* @: M" v; I4 A0 t
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 9 i. b2 l5 T1 d' J
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. , a6 \) g) x5 L3 S3 C6 \7 I6 Q
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
3 {" M& ?* O" |could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
$ S$ \4 u7 M3 Q# ?) ]% L8 @) K- {- Ucompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
2 g5 m9 m4 O Xclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 6 G: ?- K" Z4 y0 ~/ f
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, . ~+ P+ Z2 n6 B: W
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
0 p, ~ d) v, n0 E1 RAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. " i+ L I: L$ b- _, E+ n+ a
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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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