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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?3 @3 f/ q( R1 d3 F3 }
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM + S E2 n& m8 l. F3 m- B7 |8 Y0 s
- b7 G* C$ f2 S5 x2 l1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 4 z* q3 z/ }5 u, ]. b7 w
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
+ z3 F9 S7 ~7 j1 _ w& mStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish ) f4 J, C5 j- ~* y, Z M8 ]8 R
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' .
|/ U0 F( T3 i0 s, X: |Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show ; d/ l) N3 Y& Y, G2 i/ B
2 P3 q- A n* e0 t& h' \* hMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. # a- w1 }) d/ ]( B1 e1 r& Q
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 1 Y" a! d$ s: x9 @% U* g
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 7 A2 _0 U! l- p$ A- c
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. * ~8 j, I% H5 o/ v! |
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.
, i2 P3 I |+ B) c8 ^6 Q& ]# GWe have to see the result of unity.
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) |6 c- k; U6 f; t( F- iLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
8 Y& e& l* F; L* Tthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
4 N1 X9 z8 @+ H& G. Tclothes, bags, etc., f8 Q& k( D" k& i% u; m
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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/ S! x' M0 O+ u- @) j+ B0 \' r, }& TA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
$ j2 f5 { S# Q8 q* ~Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
) c5 d" B* ~) ~'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 1 ?0 h" Z' o) Q. d! c5 h
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' $ x4 y- t7 N7 G! U& A5 y
You placed me next to a black man.
9 |& O+ C6 a7 i1 y8 N: v9 \I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. ) r9 `7 b7 \- A3 _, k& N6 G
Give me an alternative seat.'
1 g+ o4 [. O+ w# b/ _# V% d'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
/ [0 c- w! L- b9 b'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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1 d( v" M+ m& F8 _I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
3 @1 U2 {% F% 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. + h- c9 u* j6 K L( ^
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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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 : p# C2 l4 P) w- w5 u @& N
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 3 m% a) p2 f1 H3 x; k$ V
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
+ k) I, k9 j& i% ?) QAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. ' w) a6 f. V/ b
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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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