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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys8 Y% |$ W* b$ L$ ?0 X* M
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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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Well done Oprah and British Airways . $ d4 t1 f2 n( R* X
* _3 x; \7 S$ sTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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4 D7 G7 A0 ?0 ?% C0 RHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
6 ]( J, @- C/ E* u5 s5 |the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 0 `- L4 I- b) T8 m
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish . C# ~" O! q: m. ]# I
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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! h [! w$ d" ~ b2 a; I+ X" NHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . - \: m7 n2 {! U3 o
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 6 V% r& C4 n) m7 [
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 3 c5 m; i6 P5 {; Q* Q6 O- [
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 6 c6 o& E0 [- U; Q, U
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
! B( a/ v( A& N0 p( D/ dridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. - j! |8 l U1 z: Y: O
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. % I# @8 N- i% Q+ q
We have to see the result of unity.
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in " _. J6 H2 w9 v0 l, R
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
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% o/ [1 S; ]7 [. H" v w2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
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'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' - x; E; ]3 Z/ M! }# S' q
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 9 q) l! R2 w8 j+ A
You placed me next to a black man. & Y* Z2 j* v! n$ N$ ]1 G' v0 B& B
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. , @! S/ B, _" P E( I! E
Give me an alternative seat.'
" G x1 i: W) @. M+ ^& M+ T'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
/ _( v# W8 J6 S- X7 D) L6 D5 _'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. $ x" s9 V: v) _; }1 d/ Z" q
- `: B1 \1 j! C' }3 p7 |I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
+ b+ C" V6 t% o% d* Taway 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. $ ~/ E* P2 h' ]; A( x* @
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman - [# Y3 ^; ]2 C0 d5 q/ }
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
3 w' y2 b% l0 Ycompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
) j, w, l# y% U2 kclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She % t/ G0 v$ R Z3 D) x
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 1 \, v2 s6 k: B7 y
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
9 ~1 d) Z, @+ E& AAt 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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