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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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# _9 [( L& y1 y) i" D1 cCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?7 i' Z8 G5 i& t( s f4 L
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 4 F7 p& q. i# b0 Y2 |% @% l" w
3 u$ q* g' v1 ]) `; G0 P1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 4 g6 o, |1 r! Y6 }
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if . g5 _$ D0 o* D0 ]
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
' C" p$ D$ Y( b) j/ OStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 7 E* e& b9 O! J1 ]* O4 @! z
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 ' + r: o1 s2 d; T' F2 {* N
0 L( l8 h3 ~7 v% jHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . * ^4 d: ^* ` V8 B- c E! e! J
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 2 d/ a( ^8 L0 D& }) p
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
' I9 J# K' u6 s( |5 _7 OLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put ; x6 k; m( B3 j% @; B7 \6 C
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
4 h* V( L" Y1 dridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. ; e& q4 v1 Y+ c4 t3 N* \( O
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 6 p3 {& b# }- F L$ [
$ F. x0 j/ g! @3 _+ NThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
, A1 ^( s0 h) f( } NWe have to see the result of unity. ! a' u" a- P3 i# q
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
- C" u- S% X% J# N4 v) wthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 9 r$ B4 I2 u% A& F/ s
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. ! c6 A1 N8 k, ] A6 t
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. * }( R4 ^; ]' [, p5 l
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
& w" O" k+ W- w0 ZYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 9 i) k, \, v# K. ?" W& [
You placed me next to a black man. , ~* T! i8 f1 u) E3 q. w
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. , J; X4 E1 J# B2 R! V0 B
Give me an alternative seat.' 4 o+ W4 }$ u2 T1 a- D2 S
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
) H. f7 h0 v3 U c& G'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. ; e F5 K5 e$ {& c% y3 @' p2 }* y4 u
3 F; c+ {8 m7 e7 g5 BI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
0 e% D* Y0 b# Naway and t hen came back a few minutes later.. 'Madam, Just as I thought, there are no other available seats in the economy class. I spoke to the captain and he informed me that there is a seat in the business class.
$ d9 m0 A$ Y% u1 G3 t2 t: p" a+ [All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman * d c9 d; Q) D- z0 \) X8 F
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our 8 d8 k6 @0 P8 n+ m2 c
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
4 W( P: O/ B( R% o, H1 r" \class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 0 K$ F, E8 e, Y% {& | Y5 j
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
% `) t5 Y1 `3 R3 |$ \please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
?1 j: Z! D6 L/ L& M( Z. s6 p3 {At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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5 K* z q" h/ m+ X. `' A9 Q. e7 KBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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