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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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+ r: ?% |% x7 V: QCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?9 F# N$ `8 p# A3 A$ [
! p9 O% u; H, N* L0 D& s5 kWell done Oprah and British Airways .
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5 i; O: b% {" j! d& kTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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4 W( l5 u4 d$ v2 W J1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 1 h1 ]- Z1 X5 Q) u; L( v ?/ ?
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. , Z1 p# b! R: X- C2 k `. T
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish ) u3 q+ V" j0 ~ Z" }7 y
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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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
/ }6 ^0 J& ~! AWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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& n* t" O8 _2 G* HMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
! M% q" t4 E& h' K! BLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put - Z* [" X# K# S6 }+ Z3 `
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the $ T0 z# F$ q8 C/ v9 d- V
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. . p' e6 E/ X. |1 T% n
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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( U' t3 D8 Z# s6 cThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
6 o9 v9 a& B5 i9 X: i* d! RWe 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 ?. k! }) b6 w c0 m E5 q
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
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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.
- x2 h6 y; ?$ b7 o8 I" { gObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
3 g1 z% U1 ~0 s5 B# ?/ B'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' + U6 g0 p( f2 Q
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 1 H2 W- h v6 n1 m. g( p% X
You placed me next to a black man.
4 ~ ]( |, h' MI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. - r8 E/ ? o# C m. s) m$ v
Give me an alternative seat.'
! O8 x* [1 T3 F( @4 _1 w'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ! p- X- K1 o, h E# D. {4 w7 s4 s- O
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. # a/ e9 v/ N1 L& ]. Z& r
) b( v/ e7 h! |: c( ]. t5 lI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 8 w' \# }/ a1 n5 e; a. u* u
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.
% z: Y0 w6 v0 i0 e1 O( |( UAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
0 d- c# c' D/ D" V7 Y" u8 Ecould say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our 8 h3 q! B8 T" A' R1 ^
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 7 g+ J/ O) q" z
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
/ r8 ^ T/ N1 e- t# mturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
2 }- l9 L, y- |9 I1 X6 b, v4 e: xplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
$ k3 H$ l( }5 ~4 Z$ `$ E7 fAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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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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