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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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( g2 B5 v& J3 u3 {Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?8 d! U7 e7 p6 N* n9 y/ `" u5 p) m
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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1 e; L" ^2 s* j9 s6 W X4 |: y1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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0 i1 e7 ? f( EHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
& j# h) _6 g9 g7 othe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
5 \ n# }/ h, J% zStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
4 _( w' O% s0 B& ~! u- S, j3 vand 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 ' 3 t, Q. k: K; e+ M" n
( p" C$ H4 r( y# m; Q% u, j0 AHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 5 ^" C) P, r9 n6 e* s/ t1 ?
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show , {* U8 |4 s8 W& |8 J
1 H Y+ x2 N3 o- y+ {, UMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
* W" h3 Q2 d$ M; f5 D, \& BLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
6 \, ^) T. q5 m" w; b) i( f0 FHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
9 J% @0 r+ q& Q. x1 w0 [( r4 Zridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
% V5 { X- v: \$ ?PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 1 y$ d, @5 b( P% U5 \9 B
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
4 y9 [: b+ ^( I" ~3 aWe have to see the result of unity. # q9 k, `$ u$ K7 T, V- F: Y8 A8 h
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in ) r( `2 j$ B! ^$ R% f$ g; T
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
4 o! q: M* H7 R3 M' A( ?clothes, bags, etc., ; C- B9 K0 U" F+ N1 e
! c; l* c& `9 @% z8 c2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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* T- G6 H5 t, QA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
2 d2 S; Q9 k: bObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
% G9 U' ?, r8 o" g'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
# m- h' j M: z1 v+ [- x" cYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' ; Z) Y( u2 A3 |' H4 c/ x9 ~
You placed me next to a black man.
! L$ l4 G% {/ Z, x, mI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. ' Z1 M. T0 C' r% ]7 Y# |% j
Give me an alternative seat.' 7 i$ J& m5 H" V# [
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
8 e4 U: [ B" F; j' b'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
( I. M# L+ V G( x7 Q+ T jaway 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. * I" `5 p0 K$ r4 @
All 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 1 {/ K* m* M9 `( y2 l& n2 E8 L' `
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
5 v4 G; R8 k) Jturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 5 m, c" v% l, W
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
. ~5 y( v7 j2 L1 Z4 NAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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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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