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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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9 }+ d7 Q! r1 S8 v! M8 zCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?6 W* {6 S0 {9 r j) O' S
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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' x3 q8 z. X5 R/ L: M9 c9 cTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM ; f! P( D; ~. |, E. h& y! l) u6 X' @
( u% k. |0 G$ |1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 5 l/ |( y; b( W$ h, b3 q9 @/ x* X
, M" B2 i! X/ R# t0 w9 f/ b/ A8 QHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
! [8 r9 r. h" L" s( y t4 Cthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. - `9 l& B2 j0 E. J
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish ( U, q m# k! D7 Z% k2 a8 B' p, u
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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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 3 P" N, N, J% I# G* o9 Y" f' \9 G
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show $ q9 a6 F T0 n6 m9 X- V, h
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. ! Q$ D5 T- K. R% p
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
- H `* E; X' g# p" |' K) X1 `Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the $ @7 m$ \) f2 f8 j$ D) T8 i8 @
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. - _: f: `0 B$ n& l4 L( g m. v/ [# Q
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. : H3 L! V4 q0 C4 r2 H
' S% o( w$ M' @3 X( A) }Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
5 ^ O" W1 ~5 N1 U) v/ rWe have to see the result of unity. 5 R& X! A! b1 ?
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 4 v; H- }4 R2 f3 _) _
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, $ Q4 u1 D, g" r6 k/ E* H: v% G) b
clothes, bags, etc., ( v( W2 ^4 u6 S1 d
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2) 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.
; ]8 j9 L9 o1 Q9 NObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. - y9 I% D6 T* K- Y% z7 B
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' b* ?2 g7 i- L3 ?: {: X8 C
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' # n. j1 u" W* u. o& ?
You placed me next to a black man.
. F# n- W# t( N* VI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 0 e& H: t( A/ J% p) c
Give me an alternative seat.' $ |* @! z. J* Q8 z7 ]
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
) s' D/ g( z: s: u'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. y' ?/ y' n4 n
) i' Z5 a7 X- {3 {/ uI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
4 b$ f- R$ A7 F+ Maway 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.
1 U, E2 u& W+ q! Z' ]6 tAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 4 q7 @6 {! J+ M5 h3 ~$ o: b1 u
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
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class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
1 Z+ h# z3 h2 g& m" | A/ O3 uturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, . {* `+ O, p) N5 d9 P2 d0 ]
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
" B1 L. ?2 p; v: |6 x0 U* w. WAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. k" H* b) V) m4 P1 `# ~- t! t
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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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