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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys6 u: \5 @+ c f; f; @
- X( W! R8 j6 H% |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 . 3 b0 _1 _4 G8 M# _5 f5 T, ?/ b% f& l
0 r; J' U6 F+ ^5 t) NTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM ; H; R7 Q. i1 C
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. % ~7 c/ h/ D9 K2 z2 i
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
# I$ a% z4 s: Q! Y$ ?# z+ |: Athe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
& m) A/ F# \& v, _7 r6 MStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
. |7 _1 u( b2 N L4 F3 g) o5 y0 Band 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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7 u$ e+ x9 D/ j+ {8 h6 K$ C5 KHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 3 s0 g5 ]2 z ] U7 b
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show # m0 L. `$ j) F4 a- }
( T9 G* Z L% F$ B5 xMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
% u+ i9 A+ W8 c. X' Y; A3 GLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put , C7 ^4 ~1 U+ @6 X! v- a; p8 q' K
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
8 r- i( E: l" G: Sridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. % n( d I U5 x' M- q
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. & K4 ^4 D) Z+ Q1 u! L% R( @
+ N5 ^# ~; H# Y oThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
: Z, w. Z* [. o: ~6 nWe have to see the result of unity.
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` Q3 [1 x( h# `Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
$ U" j" k3 e4 j/ @3 b: Q4 Zthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, , J+ X4 }8 d6 |7 E& K: ~
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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! W% D+ C0 H4 }, ?2 M0 JA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 1 g/ g& Y1 I- {& ?' u
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. + r& d* O& j3 f& h, d
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
) t7 y2 o$ I. _0 RYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 3 w1 m! ]0 G+ n7 R- u
You placed me next to a black man. + p& }6 [7 u( L- A9 Y5 Q
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
" }! o2 c' N& J& IGive me an alternative seat.' k5 @+ R; J, e2 C
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 9 n- |0 C6 ]2 L: P
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 1 Y( v- b h- _$ t. g* x
( @. \" {4 E& XI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
1 |0 }9 d9 P- _+ Iaway 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.
. @+ A8 T9 a5 F3 zAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
" W. w2 [( {, x; X; d e* i- @turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, q: L' n8 P, Q" E- G0 L4 i
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
8 K: ]" X/ P* e4 |4 \At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. t g0 W9 r5 A: d" U* v
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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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