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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys# {3 a- Y( Z2 i4 r" w% O
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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- E; z' v5 d9 p; T" L6 Q6 mWell done Oprah and British Airways .
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& U" r' s! E" q( w B- D2 UTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM / s) ]5 f( I8 Y, o- @5 D, @
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 2 R4 |& _' ~6 V" K6 _
) F$ C( x4 p% `7 B8 e8 ]. _Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if ; d, Z! L0 q8 Q% E3 L( r
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. " k6 Y f1 f0 A+ t/ t. {
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish i) a$ ~ F* |! G/ X* t* @1 n
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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: c* e" J; O; {. y) A+ |His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
1 B ]( ~1 S& r3 d6 D9 l% d' z! gWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show , p7 _8 s8 P, D6 Z- J" T
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. / J! i6 F! q& E
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
2 }) D. r3 F/ k1 m8 X8 HHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the / B5 x: n) \: f8 b; L0 a- W# J
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. ( }8 ]. ~" g& v( A
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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5 y, ]6 q. L9 I% f, j+ p/ cThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. / Y2 A& `+ m' k- ]4 f! v
We 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 & }9 g/ b# r0 t/ M
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, / @7 \# W& V- 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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$ g! ] S5 x2 l2 ~& cA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
$ P1 a! y' I1 L% V* f7 W, WObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
4 e3 \" L$ Y, |3 @8 {'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' $ U$ i5 J7 u& J$ J
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' ( T7 \3 S" S+ Q& ?0 r8 I, }
You placed me next to a black man. 0 a$ l% ?4 Z5 Q, n
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. & p3 T' g* I/ P- }7 g* N/ \; x$ J
Give me an alternative seat.' , k. p) `: _/ v# [4 X2 l
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
: E% |; u) D# h7 f9 M6 c9 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
4 U6 R7 A" L( l* e% 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.
\+ B+ N/ o& O# JAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
$ C- @2 J4 B$ b) Acould say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
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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
! L0 r& Q' [, a- k3 Gturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 5 d% ^# w; l1 l# p/ G! O5 d7 ?9 p+ e/ h
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
" r" T1 o% y) I& u3 i) c0 fAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. ( x3 I9 a8 Z! [/ o
" n& \2 s& R1 _* T: n) A! i9 @Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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