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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys4 S9 _- x3 I: E( j% k" D4 m" z: U; N
4 Y4 n G) f! Z4 ^ l) G# j, wCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people? f9 {, A# c% N
( w! W, n1 T: }Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM " J8 ^) @! @- `& x3 [ y0 B/ G! P8 c
* g* y9 @5 B7 n! h2 W! u ?) _1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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- Y8 c' D5 [1 UHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if : ^ B3 `" E& y
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
* t- Q+ A! f' P' LStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
- ]+ G; S8 P2 Fand 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 ' 3 s$ u: H. d. K0 h" F
( G G- a+ L+ ^5 G4 _+ d) i# T4 JHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
8 b. Y. I n7 w! D3 d$ @Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show / X$ X1 C4 e- x: D
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 3 g0 t( r) T2 H9 t
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
5 s$ R1 Q- b, Z( b) Q; \0 SHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the . E6 u# h3 v7 v- n% S
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 4 I9 u0 W+ b# A }4 I
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. ) U/ Q* G x% F) S" q
We have to see the result of unity. ; w- O- N3 B2 T
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in " Q) m/ }1 @1 m- P& [) A, |+ I# [
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 3 d r# O4 P. s$ T( E3 U/ i
clothes, bags, etc., , @/ e& {* Z6 o3 N T* g
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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.
4 b! |& t8 F% w. m7 uObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 8 G K+ a. ^0 h# _7 w/ U# L
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
- G0 d( t+ Y8 qYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
4 L; B8 w, O0 e: a3 |. X* t' X* d9 aYou placed me next to a black man. 7 t9 S2 P) Y' P: B/ E
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. " ^( B' Q9 U8 ` k0 E" M; G
Give me an alternative seat.' b* y8 V+ j% G
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. - |$ n$ X0 t2 p8 O* l& \" T8 C( n- g4 T
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. % }9 j+ S; m+ _
1 r6 I1 k& e6 ^. c) ]I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
' U* n; T( c1 \6 J9 F5 jaway 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. 6 _+ i" y( D3 }9 \4 ~% d& F
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 4 t* a+ N! J( V! ~8 f" o. A
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
# |; Y, q0 r( F. Pcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
7 M3 l6 k4 X; U$ f1 g1 ~! L, rclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
- |! o- ?# H- P# d7 ]. jturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
5 _. U8 q. E' j5 E; t& t. a, q8 S- }please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
! k# i) Y K8 ?" r4 x( `) `At 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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