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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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2 h3 c: h: Z3 F( c2 ~* e$ v7 JCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?1 `' ^$ R5 Q! S8 M
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . " @) ?9 i! X6 y1 [1 L
' E; L6 f3 I$ i7 r( Q O9 bTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 2 n3 b- @* o. @0 G
2 ^* u+ ~6 P- z8 q1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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+ v" s% O" ?( s, j' s# WHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if ' t) d; g% s5 S' }/ w
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. ; i1 h3 g' {& z b
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish ( @5 { f% E+ g( i3 X9 u& s
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 ' 5 c# W$ p+ i6 O' F7 k
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
. o- ?/ j- i. u, Z6 gWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 1 C4 F5 V" E7 H- Q+ Z* e
5 ^4 E, E m& _4 zMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 8 F) I+ r6 m. i9 Q$ D
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
& [8 I1 X9 Y1 v0 i% N8 O1 p6 QHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
5 v# U' o7 V% q* l, x2 bridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
; T# O0 r# k0 Z8 D w/ ^) L2 z% LPLEASE 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. 0 Y3 M9 J9 |" J: T0 X8 E$ d
We have to see the result of unity. / M2 v( w& H2 Z; t2 r
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
6 F3 ~! y$ [' q1 L. tthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
# v/ n, g1 S* [7 R. @0 H7 ^4 y8 ]& Wclothes, bags, etc.,
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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. 0 X9 {, u$ R. Z! V2 U
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 7 S4 W* Q6 z2 o8 V& T
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
9 K- |- E6 h& I7 k& T8 o8 K8 `; cYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 3 N- I |/ K* N4 H
You placed me next to a black man.
( ]9 H0 X6 i1 S4 @9 |1 NI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
3 c3 r5 C+ k2 I/ f# m" m+ q! EGive me an alternative seat.'
. Q8 n6 u1 Z" |'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
9 Y3 N2 T' _& f'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. + P& j5 X# k) H) ?/ W- d
, h* g' O' S' xI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went ) K V1 V' I' K7 {+ 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.
' |: e9 X9 g( ~ zAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 6 A+ F+ n R2 p+ B. ]2 s
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our ) ~/ B {0 W& `
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
% Y6 M1 k9 i `3 T$ R* d! Xclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
$ h8 q' K1 U4 w$ _. E! Wturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, ( n+ }+ w! b' O# c
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 0 l! T" n$ ^7 n: N
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. * }5 j: l: ?) i4 P/ O
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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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