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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys+ {: f* @# Q, x4 T* S) Y
2 P# y& C+ r- [. I& t. YCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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8 p( F+ H: Z% ^. {( zWell done Oprah and British Airways . + Q9 _9 L( F" c! K) J2 B( s
2 ^; b; t5 \/ c4 U$ ~) _, M6 \TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM ( a |( L* G: j z7 r o( {0 ~
" J* {9 q8 J5 X. e2 q, j$ P1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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7 `0 {8 K( m2 I, g+ sHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if ) d0 @) {- ~3 h
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. ! W+ \4 j2 @ d+ o! s* g
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
c+ l: P4 V/ rand 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 ' % E( V3 n% E- g9 m# [; ]
6 k$ T3 _$ t* L' O1 FHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 6 @3 p5 t' C% ?' h$ ~% q
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show & C* P. s- o! V2 v7 H! P% j7 z
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. # L, L& f9 r% y; n
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put + g* ?+ X% }3 w7 a$ o$ I! M: ^
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 7 A) I" h/ o2 c. D
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. ) |; f7 V0 f+ E* T' C: ]
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 7 U( a/ \# U& y2 |0 K
- w0 M# q* o6 u$ GThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. % d0 D' z/ i& S7 c9 C1 P9 w
We have to see the result of unity.
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) X, y, T V4 Y. YLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
6 G3 O3 n! C tthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 5 u- O1 E7 l- v* x; b
clothes, bags, etc.,
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) d" ~6 J' ]7 v$ n4 v, D X3 h2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 3 x: S* O0 X% T' |, C! \
& \1 |( N6 e6 IA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 3 N4 l5 w! l* o( E
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. ( w' `( M5 P" \$ i
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
d% `9 L5 e: T; o; |You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
+ d7 m; L# [ l* E4 d8 E5 sYou placed me next to a black man.
/ z, ^; C" V8 T) ~ k* J1 K& U% _I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
0 ^8 p1 @9 I6 a& @. o: P5 hGive me an alternative seat.'
+ o5 x1 l6 K3 e0 a'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ) E$ N+ b4 Q3 U {7 g9 A
'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 . j0 X( l* o; Y: S. y% 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.
5 r( i/ d: }( X6 YAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
, L" v. i/ \0 Mcould say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our ; W2 Z. T+ S# O* B |7 E
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
; m# J* K& U' ]class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She : f& ^9 x" d4 c+ s& A$ ^( S$ R
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
: _, W8 g2 b4 @6 \. w, Q) Dplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
) ~6 ~. _. K0 W7 ]At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. $ a' F L; t) m4 O0 j& M5 a
# Q' d; H! r) C- U' x9 x5 u. j/ x3 aBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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