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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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0 N& T, Q6 g, K# s0 w& NCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?4 \2 J7 X) g# a' O" G- }1 x8 H
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 2 k3 l, j- R4 b* T- d7 ?% M
/ g( }" F* b5 b& `4 b; Z1) 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 7 o$ ]- z$ \0 R: y4 e; h
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
! D1 G8 u1 C; AStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
. n8 B; m/ C3 n; p$ }' `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 ' 7 X% l, ^7 n4 [* k6 k. w
; X2 V4 @2 j; D. [6 k hHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
, B" F, L3 d. RWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show # X* x( D0 N$ I' w X, U1 m
( p5 ?* ]* w. t6 F1 WMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. . F# |0 }% u( m* C* a7 t$ Q3 B9 g
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 6 R! R, l+ f& x+ ?8 |/ i# S
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the r# ~5 }3 K" Y
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. - d6 n. n+ R0 E! K" \
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 8 b7 h0 u9 @/ m: E0 F `
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
+ ^, x0 b7 z- k7 }5 eWe have to see the result of unity.
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# A$ h; ?+ k7 P; a+ |Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 7 L+ d( E _% u3 \( ^
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 9 }, N4 X& ]6 \, G' \
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. 2 i1 |) r' U6 E" {
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. N, {& T( s/ w* T! U4 o6 u
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
6 e) t' z0 z% R" pYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
^1 B* a; O: C& P" wYou placed me next to a black man.
1 \: O& X' K2 T" a& P; `# {% iI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 0 y4 O5 T3 m$ ]5 H% m
Give me an alternative seat.' 6 T$ k$ L3 y! o- n
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 9 [/ X: f& f8 P& Y
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. . N3 J! P6 H' M0 I# d% d4 y
! f7 t1 n- y" t6 D" M, zI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
2 q% G, \/ X, f! p Maway 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. 7 O4 @2 B1 H g* S
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 1 F& A1 I1 m" h5 ^( c0 U* r; B
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our . ^& L1 Q- ?& B8 R; g5 Z
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first ) S2 U: S2 G; i& n( `
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
- _4 s, L; q0 E9 o( Tturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, % x8 e4 Z0 [( z; @
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
) p+ K; T l6 e8 OAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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+ n" x% l: Z0 K4 U+ [" dBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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