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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys, d6 ^8 J# C0 | ?! i2 h# g1 O
7 M: y1 k* V6 K/ D$ mCan 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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t' C$ H, ^' S0 tTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM . `- i8 K3 N6 t {4 B0 z
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. ) M& f0 D9 W5 I. J2 D+ g: e8 Y
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if / q6 r- c% r2 F$ v D ^9 p& U. U
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
0 a* G- W7 j$ H1 @+ CStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 6 }8 b! B; a' C( T9 B8 E2 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' . : @, A, o( U9 a
Whereafter 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.
: v0 x. z) D5 R% M+ Y5 ^4 v+ I$ @: uLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put # x& S4 U) G( f- O" G; A$ v
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the / z+ W) q3 V( `- ~0 w( z! A3 y
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 1 @8 U1 e' K- `" X+ `& p
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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% O6 b' L6 j6 E5 h2 T+ fThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. * F2 ^0 }# M+ F* F# W* w
We have to see the result of unity. ' Y* h8 r! F) \2 x* }( Q
X. O; |* a. d1 E/ [! N8 }Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
* p \5 D8 |* q8 c Hthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
; a( h( V9 `2 W1 Qclothes, bags, etc., * M1 ]" x; n ^: c. S
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 9 t+ a% a6 ^8 f2 i1 x( T- T! h; o
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
* l W, u- ?3 }0 dObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. ; O9 @; j" M# ~! W4 j$ ~4 A7 ?% X
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
' e+ d- W, ^ _0 z3 @7 ]0 pYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' ) ^! c% P6 k2 b# ?' ~' ^7 c
You placed me next to a black man.
5 V7 v4 G: c+ L: n) t: T: F( nI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. " T& H& L+ b9 o& T7 ~
Give me an alternative seat.' / {/ r7 a+ o o6 X5 q/ c7 d
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ) f- ~" I1 H2 c9 w3 e. d1 w! g
'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 7 f! A! i" Q7 k- \/ q' K: E
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.
( G- W8 ^& _/ [! ~$ C! RAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman $ {) H" M6 r( t' l! i# c2 j
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our ! V8 Q& b4 r1 H3 O1 ~: J
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first : J" y$ d9 }+ E/ |9 U1 B6 i
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
1 d, \' @" x# C, C# Rturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
4 Z* Z% s5 k2 Q& N Uplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
2 N. |: w: K" b! ^' \ kAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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% |+ {& I3 g& n6 I D) o- ~Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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