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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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% i; E! S7 a m3 {' T* e+ dCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 2 F3 g" C; r+ _: ?" m* X3 w( V
$ k. d y& v" P/ }% {5 c5 q1) 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 / d; ]3 b. c6 X: P# x4 }4 A8 p
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
; V; [2 ^, K: M8 S7 DStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 7 P( \7 l3 {3 |' _' m
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 ' $ d: K e, ]% P
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . . f% R2 N2 I7 L! h {
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.
3 r, D5 x: z X* O' DLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put $ \& f5 K0 ]) M( l& e
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the ( e0 L4 L4 {" A8 a2 K1 c
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
1 l5 m9 F7 h- f2 ]7 I# Q- @PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 1 j7 l1 I s' Y' U$ h5 Z
- M# L% G( X8 \ E( w' eThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 5 |5 a' B; G% E L! e* @
We have to see the result of unity.
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$ q& s! B$ f8 \" g. }/ `Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in # {% g* x4 M2 Y
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 3 _" s) e% q) J/ T* V
clothes, bags, etc., , x& J0 T2 _- E) b# D
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 8 G* }- o4 b4 K9 n5 J
* ]' t: v L6 ]9 s) ]5 tA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 2 R( F9 s; t8 z) {1 s; s
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 0 W T6 l# M9 ]% e1 m5 f" `* _
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' ( K2 T; }0 X; Y% w1 @% \/ k
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 1 w! {4 }9 b; \- D
You placed me next to a black man. . F: K! G+ Y5 L* E I M8 w+ s
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
# [8 E# _/ E8 y: Y7 j. t+ \9 rGive me an alternative seat.'
' g' W% Z( h+ ?& Q- E'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
6 n6 Z3 y* ~) z! f" o% N& T, @'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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& c' Q `9 Z& C- S/ k4 g K% nI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
# s2 s+ `& o. i/ ^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. 4 a, A1 v" l" C0 R! ~9 B0 ^
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman ! s# t1 ^) t/ w
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our - y2 z0 d4 ?5 d5 _
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 3 n+ Y1 ^+ K! r6 T7 M1 D6 B% b
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
* w* ~2 a. R1 W& {% s+ o6 a" Sturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
4 h1 p; J% N/ E+ T. wplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 0 s% z; o2 h& j: O4 C1 Z, H. E' a
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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( \1 i5 C0 p+ d" u* nBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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