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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys5 C2 j+ t: x' e* n+ Z+ a' T
2 w( a* }, l: L3 v! aCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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" p9 J) ?' F3 x# XWell done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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* X3 M; [" Q K8 i4 I3 T# W1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 5 h; s& B; U$ R* ^1 G9 X
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if ! q1 l) \$ s& y& u! `" ?% c
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
+ L5 g" p. b/ t# XStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
9 A( o4 J- I S4 G# Y& n6 p2 Vand 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 ' # Y% J7 O! G: \. j' w
, Y* m( @9 Z+ ?$ V6 y c7 b9 |His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . + V: N* t. u" |
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 3 f& h" ^ j4 c# C+ B! Y
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
0 r/ v3 H H3 ZLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
% C2 M' t+ k5 d2 k" G4 P; n% {' F4 EHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 1 @( Q# Z& w3 r5 M% Y
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
+ f% V' t; u! R+ E S+ U' Z6 iPLEASE 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. # }6 `. Q- x8 t% ]
We have to see the result of unity. + V; j- B) {! o% H7 j
/ D2 G4 v8 j3 jLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in & y' f' V: [( ? ~
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, , I) i3 l0 I7 t* C+ k* ]7 S3 f9 @
clothes, bags, etc., 3 H2 ~$ g/ j4 X: Z% x( _, `
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 3 G" x( d1 _( k+ |
5 G/ R) V6 Y- }3 ~1 n# i! NA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
% a7 l; Q! s. p9 s: I* oObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
9 Q- e7 O, e' F! B8 {# P'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' ; K3 X5 b7 J6 _5 @- H S3 ?
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 8 p+ T6 p0 E$ i5 b/ M
You placed me next to a black man.
& A% @( J. V& O5 zI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
( i3 b7 v# N% I) @6 M `* s; ~5 iGive me an alternative seat.'
# X7 q- l# @# ^7 y'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
* w! i. O8 u- V) \'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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/ `8 Y0 m0 d$ f+ k! x9 [4 }% [I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 3 @: e$ B/ I, v, x" D
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. ' ]! T+ C6 j. C% h" g( c
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 6 j3 e$ m8 m# U% x
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She S* ?( n# v. D) F; T3 q( r7 P
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, % k1 c; ?: z! ^9 q* Z% [! J( Z
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
; \( ?, Z- {. d' QAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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+ M r+ C% f/ b+ ~Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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