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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys6 x, K4 g6 i4 a6 j* O4 o* m
( K2 _' J8 W( e. _Can 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 .
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9 s' C3 W! C) `1 {. g' |TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 1 _4 j, W0 v; L- e
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 8 m4 G% K8 [% q, b5 M
( o0 Y" A7 }* A0 ]. h6 T2 |/ Z6 bHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
. H7 k. k+ I+ [# E$ f# R; Xthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 8 v# Z X* t1 V3 Y
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
7 a1 F w% g4 V U! @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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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
8 u! t- O1 M6 _2 S. tWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. ) ~8 y ?; o7 Z+ ?6 e, |5 a+ N |/ N
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
& h/ b. s4 N8 o. w& g1 d% y3 n3 HHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the - c- W, }7 l8 K7 ]' S9 O) O
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
. E% ]: _% b% L9 L/ y5 FPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ) w) b+ R1 A! w/ @, L. Q
. c( W% q# \# QThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
& h" C2 d' D' [) ~* x8 _We have to see the result of unity.
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' N0 J1 l4 W, r2 Z7 G8 ULet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in " k( E/ W, G* ]4 w
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
% i" c. q# j6 O5 c- Qclothes, bags, etc., # `2 t/ X9 W1 m0 d; m5 m( h. U
3 V7 a. ~# n. _/ n2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 8 I7 r: M( T* k2 g/ p( p9 }
9 f4 }2 n- [+ ]6 @) C3 L. t* @A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
% X2 R1 C2 ?1 F4 ~ hObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
( |- l2 z% D( Y4 \8 s9 `& b'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 3 S1 S7 _; g' I4 f8 M
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
$ v0 B0 w* z" w2 fYou placed me next to a black man.
, q3 F$ {1 f' e! C- q0 }8 jI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. & u- r6 O1 ^* c7 Z7 N0 W
Give me an alternative seat.'
$ W1 P% t( l$ Q' T- [+ Y5 [. e( v- e' l'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ; X6 m! ]+ b1 G6 z
'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 6 g6 i/ n3 N: q
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. $ ~2 `0 z. V! ]' O5 u% S5 `
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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! O n1 Y" t- X% l( A2 @% e& Y/ |company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
+ A$ y* G$ q8 `4 Y( m8 E* U6 nclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
" I6 \/ p$ S- u( m7 S7 r$ A0 Bturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 2 D* X$ ]6 g; X! ~ ^$ p! n3 B2 U
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
3 e# ^4 I$ V. i z' K3 SAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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- C4 Q# S) v4 VBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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