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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys" B* e. {( C8 a3 A, W' j& A7 e
4 k/ b0 N# b5 }Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?& O$ H$ B, y8 }) t- f+ z. F# F
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . g& o/ T5 D; B/ I
& S- U2 j! B T f3 S+ q$ {TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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" \8 g$ O& {) _" |. b# ~+ f% j1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 3 |) O# i$ z+ A$ c
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
/ J) C5 g, u: e% V7 S0 ^the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
$ J+ Z2 H% E P1 E$ D2 dStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish % Y- I) Y7 U# Z6 G; n
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 ' 4 {/ G# D' B W) U! L( \
0 ]/ q$ c# G# Q( P4 ^2 hHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
+ L, t# i0 L+ W4 _" ?4 D7 dWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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$ Y: N. d, z! t; pMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. , s1 M) U( {7 O9 ^; s
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 6 ^( L0 f ]0 n7 g' @- Z
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the W, \5 q$ z: i! c8 V: ^
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. , j5 f. q. L* t8 e; P! _( o/ A- l
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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0 w4 D" Z' m0 D* Q$ y3 p! r6 jThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. # @ l' S6 o+ E( w
We have to see the result of unity. 9 }! l/ t, _& F! N3 _
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
7 P2 r/ Y! ]$ A6 |8 x6 Tthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 0 }! S& \ `! R% {. ?
clothes, bags, etc., 4 c1 {( a# ~! h9 B- V- s
8 m e, t- G) u' t' D- y+ T! X2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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+ Q7 z/ G% ~4 U5 H3 xA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
: n/ ]. c$ F- |Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
5 {: O4 ]" U1 `0 l% S9 H5 a& t, @'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
0 ~ n7 N" ^2 }, DYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
5 o1 V; W( ]* h% {You placed me next to a black man.
/ h# Z# T% G, q. XI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 0 {! Y* f$ `; ]) |/ E8 |9 m( i+ Y
Give me an alternative seat.' $ _$ `8 b# d+ z- |- \ P
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
% I& U0 _- E- {6 K$ h'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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% y: M0 E; y" B! NI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
2 o2 o% {9 n; z. \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.
]4 r j( q" {' W; eAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman , q+ ?9 b2 \1 ^4 T% q9 C2 V
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
( B0 D I1 E6 kcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first $ S* Y6 J/ z. r4 r- H3 [! p3 l9 [
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
' v7 W; K9 ^& L# Bturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
+ \, [6 y7 w6 O4 \! u. Aplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' & E, b. o3 ?% ]7 Z" E" y
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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" _" }; z, O: C" _0 ~Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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