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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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, d) n \* q" Q6 LCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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o% `4 E1 J/ k2 P0 z2 \Well done Oprah and British Airways . ' b; y4 z4 R& o" A d
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM + s: h( c4 y: i' j' o
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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7 m4 p6 W b2 s1 H1 P; U1 m8 mHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
5 N. [$ I: a, _5 b& @the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
- ], s( P+ P8 y+ ZStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
- m% c. l9 ]: m4 \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 ' : S8 W) O' U3 `3 @. c: W2 S' _. Y
8 v" `( s+ v8 @' R0 s& m9 n5 GHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
. A; v6 e. Z# V8 Q- N6 J2 n+ IWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 8 K1 {% T0 V& m7 |" a" e
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
1 l$ [3 ]4 U1 g+ x- {# l) CLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put ) h! }5 X" S3 y/ z# b& @: b
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
" b9 i. S1 G+ y! _* o1 T$ p& `* Mridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 4 u2 k) O! k# |8 F# s% `7 T. p
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 3 r7 K* e- @7 S+ W% D9 R% S
7 ?7 w: ^" Y5 L0 @Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
2 A" ?2 q& N5 sWe have to see the result of unity. # W0 N" e, C2 G% \% i% c# w
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
' m* P! ?0 x3 @) xthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, & b k7 y y, Y# ]1 L8 ?" o
clothes, bags, etc., ! k1 D2 p: w: v( ]) n
7 K6 ~0 Q' h0 W3 L J$ J% P5 ]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 t. s* i- c& ~Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
. p/ D' C; W1 e, Y6 |7 l6 _'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' b3 X0 N, X# E- d c8 I5 f
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' $ c6 q- K" O' {7 ]0 a: w
You placed me next to a black man.
0 p$ s1 i3 f- R6 JI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
6 s8 [+ U( J+ t2 MGive me an alternative seat.'
9 Y. H3 o- q4 F, h* ]% ^: X6 B& z'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ' W( \6 w* v# M- p, y
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went + ]5 Z' w7 s8 [/ D; d
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.
3 J5 W+ C) K9 d+ v( pAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 3 S5 b0 i3 z2 n9 s
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our " e% j% t" W) z) Y& {6 n
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
9 I8 j2 A; f* X5 j2 d2 }class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
! S" s+ Q/ z9 I. f4 `( G8 l+ @turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 4 D& ^. |) N) O) i- A+ P
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
r9 t# W7 g! X0 nAt 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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