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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys1 f$ {; T7 |4 f; I, @) H
# W2 B0 C, l3 N6 g" J; V% UCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . 9 Z6 k0 I4 y- i' |# p% o
' O4 W3 _* J9 F$ vTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM " q( T; n/ a" ~$ F, t+ r/ S
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1) 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
& P3 w2 S. b7 ^$ J( kthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. + l. A5 u; I1 ]1 Q
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
; U$ P( O$ Y! I; a& H9 K# F0 @ Mand 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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- a2 R' Z6 O7 }" i7 x: [( OHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
0 B1 F1 i. C2 Q' ZWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show + {* ]+ O9 z' K; u9 k$ }
5 H n6 m4 [2 A% Y" ^* EMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 4 c, t3 }8 ]4 g
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
- l0 l1 n& Z5 r7 P- SHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
$ F- H/ }2 V( w5 a! x4 lridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
+ b f4 }4 Q: s! w, n0 a8 ^6 TPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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; d9 K: \' d! ~4 C# p, WThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
4 _/ t. U' E. F b" J- qWe have to see the result of unity.
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
8 n2 M8 t9 I& q; t$ a, s. h. ]7 dthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
# `: q3 v7 q$ ^* M8 zclothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . , ~7 n* M6 ?' C0 k& K a2 `/ `; h
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. - n8 m! s- x5 b' P
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. ! P% Q% {0 A3 R7 p) X Z; [* O
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
- d, ~8 G4 V3 J/ t2 g4 _4 J+ PYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
8 n- `# U. w7 ^; Q9 SYou placed me next to a black man. 7 e2 @# ?: m% `& T" ` U7 D
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
4 v l! e* Z6 {+ o. nGive me an alternative seat.' % S6 u( a* y, q+ p+ e+ `# n
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 2 I2 k w5 O! I9 S7 ~ I" J
'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 M' R- Z+ f# Q/ j# ~
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.
/ s8 s7 r9 B% M1 n; H$ SAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
% S# }! }$ ^* m# q' ]# Gclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She : q) l4 b. @7 q& ~+ i
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
% J' g# f/ i* v7 z0 o( n; m7 ?! u/ Dplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
& `; s# D, a7 I R) A) n2 v7 Q) `At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 8 L8 ?# o3 d# Q3 B
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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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