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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys h/ \5 d3 X, b% `) q" p; B5 A
# q- F+ ]( B7 S! d5 eCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?9 K* t' f( Y8 Z
" b& W5 g! y' fWell done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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; S" W+ c/ ]/ e- u1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 7 i4 ?' [7 c& g. q2 A
5 D1 ^& ]+ r% e5 D3 sHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
+ X) G5 m {2 {+ zthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 3 D' p' [8 {( }7 l7 o7 k/ m+ o. j1 r
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 6 g: H4 t1 a! v+ K: e: t/ \2 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 ' ( R7 n3 Z" \9 b, k8 i: z
* d/ z8 ~( q( `9 ?6 ~" V4 wHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . / p1 \8 f) M7 S, r/ f% K
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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% `* q. r/ ]; M! ?' e+ {My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
7 e r% l/ Z; `1 I. [; LLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
/ ^' @* O7 r; w; U' ~, A' D& F4 CHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 3 P; U+ H) g" ]+ L) {' ]8 ?
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
1 m- i, B6 J; E3 { _PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 4 j8 f! u$ q3 }' Y6 ~
We have to see the result of unity. ' H" q- v& D- B1 }7 z
9 t% a: [4 r# \( `. f& y$ }( `Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
# [& [: d) U0 [3 S( H3 ~* n- Mthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
) b' K0 N2 K$ s1 n, Y; P; \clothes, bags, etc.,
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8 x; Y4 a6 U' D2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . . y/ c) n* s D8 {/ k
z% e& X- r5 q6 q6 v1 p6 i% A" HA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. + c6 Y7 Y5 U: E5 B' Y, D' q2 [' x
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
5 ~# \6 [8 i4 ^! c6 C7 G2 C'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 5 A6 b. e7 {; ^! M1 X
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
6 y. E/ H8 g3 t+ M) lYou placed me next to a black man. 2 T% k( c1 g- ]) P
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
* R4 L- u5 _! k3 o% i9 h! _% |Give me an alternative seat.'
f9 L- b3 \5 z. U2 i1 U'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
5 H$ T y5 h* C4 D4 R& l2 N'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. - [4 \ N1 v" r J4 T6 i- l7 v2 q
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went ; O" m: O1 k( a( Q' t8 K# X
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.
2 j7 i) p. P3 M5 ?7 d( DAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman . A& h8 o) W, X; j' y9 r
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our 3 m, l( r1 f! W: u* b* I
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first V0 C& E1 v+ \& n% g
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
1 X) O; ^& p4 w& C' zturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, , W, ]3 B8 s2 `" P9 U0 ]+ D1 [
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' : o9 N* ?* @+ n, E
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 6 A7 ]) o; M0 {% W# j5 }
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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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