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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?
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! ~6 ~! J* h/ t" F: ~2 ]8 mWell done Oprah and British Airways . ! I. i4 t1 u% t+ B- P5 _
3 D/ Z9 [8 I n4 j7 zTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 5 Z7 H7 Y8 t a. T, _( s# e v$ a
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. ; t/ [ h: g$ t7 I1 ^) u. T- i+ O
+ k2 k8 i) K7 Z6 y0 Q; mHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if # O r7 s, C, O
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 6 r2 C" X9 N+ o" D% T7 j
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
6 t# l U4 x1 ], r) \7 zand 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 ' + V3 b r5 h" F y9 p9 w; q
6 J8 s) `2 w4 ^His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 9 _" }2 v! l. s2 C' B, i+ F
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. : A* I8 B4 k1 h- V/ p
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put " ]; r6 h$ h/ D
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
' x9 r1 P/ h7 c5 {2 ]( @% Rridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. & m/ G% j- k, N. h: A) f- D
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.
7 X) @9 ?' U" O$ H- YWe have to see the result of unity. `: c& B+ s5 t% c4 O/ }" p( p
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in % `2 D1 t# [! a, e, X$ e
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
2 X$ b; |& m+ D( g- Nclothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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4 V$ B+ I' d B/ j8 u6 iA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
, j' r! t' r7 c- c6 y- M7 }Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. + p+ z& F. w2 r3 _$ d- n& w. ~
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
+ P8 H3 o- O$ T! S: E, `! L, I9 mYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
+ G; i% r# M7 [' s0 GYou placed me next to a black man. ( T' @4 i2 G* c% I0 K
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
' q! @: y( A# T" G1 bGive me an alternative seat.' : n4 ~ i; X0 ?4 p
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 3 b* ]! l: ~# k' F; z, K3 U" j" _
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. , w* w/ j# _/ x, w! B" M
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
) L- b7 _4 s( H. P8 M5 I% h7 M: q0 o& Saway 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. # T0 Z7 L) o+ u, `- E% Y2 O
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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' |8 G6 B8 k3 p- n' n2 p0 Dcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
: u6 W% P; ~' b- w! B- p9 `class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She : I* \6 D7 i( l* D6 e, m8 k5 J
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, ; p9 }7 J7 ^5 ~" j& Q) [
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
9 ^: Y- U( u& O7 l& B& vAt 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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