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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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, @7 ]3 ^- ?- x7 F7 Z0 c: u0 nCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?* q$ S) d Q4 r: w9 F; C" Z
, |+ |% [% N# M6 \/ zWell done Oprah and British Airways . ( z" Y/ z1 _! Q6 t( e; y
# O3 U, v6 j9 [ YTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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f: E" y6 g% P1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 3 e- ^: n7 m3 A0 V: H
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if * T+ M/ t3 W, u- o6 m
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. * R8 _) q$ z) j$ I; w/ z2 ?
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 4 z( O6 k' L8 y( w. I
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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6 { c+ }% a5 |9 n7 CHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
6 x( X& e; l% l0 M7 yWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 9 h. s5 x8 b. N8 q+ ^/ p
- D" ~; e% ~! R. K- Q7 i& p' {My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 8 z9 l4 Q, Q+ [% S
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
( U8 t5 x) U3 [9 WHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the ) J3 e" r( d( T9 f
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 8 f% C; Q+ s! {# e8 z
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.
- n+ R i3 S m9 j, rWe have to see the result of unity. + ^" P' P4 m, W: C% V
6 O# x& P& r; w! T% NLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
: Y5 p4 o a. E5 F, bthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
/ {" _4 Z2 l! g% }clothes, bags, etc., 9 w$ n' D+ g2 P, e
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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6 P2 {. ]" ~* K6 N. eA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
2 _3 o" T+ V0 k% u2 ~Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
8 @8 a$ w- D. h'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
; A& B m2 t1 f; g4 _! s& vYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' ; m8 J. U) o4 E# h) Z
You placed me next to a black man.
3 t# y' i4 F! V/ R3 ^) M7 vI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
8 q9 S/ i( U$ FGive me an alternative seat.'
& u! I8 e" A* S: \'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
: x& N. ], s1 s8 l! g9 k8 N'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. . [' C& ~. v3 w
' C4 t* `( Z7 y+ X* [: FI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
! Z* V( r y1 M( g. F% M8 D V/ Laway 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. L. @# m) J' Y$ F
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
9 z. D$ E# ^! k, j) j1 v5 ccould say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
8 s# x- ?+ k& P6 v) Bcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
$ I/ s9 s: @& |' [! s6 n. n$ Kclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She # f, A, V. X, t- x$ v# C, m
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 0 R# x3 c7 n: Q) R
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' % `' i% e, C" A) z
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. . X% _; E4 |9 G3 a; z
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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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