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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys& a6 _6 V6 ]( s- ~& q0 q
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?* Q, L1 a6 o( H' \9 g
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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& i/ Z f$ G4 Z5 z8 t/ u' P+ B J PTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 2 ]8 X0 I! {/ }5 Q* M
" g' M, [) i! ]' @& W" b% E1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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: }- R+ k" ~, |% k/ y) l) GHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if ( y6 L O: B6 n) T
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. $ Z# K* e% `- Z! V$ M8 ~
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish / v! c" i3 @& V4 l; d. ~
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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9 p# M& {+ _- h$ T& YHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
4 W# _$ P6 o, b( Z- P# \# Z* n( XWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show - o& g3 V$ N$ b
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
' N5 e' U, v4 h* @; g: z3 lLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 8 `- Y: }# f1 a
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
" z6 m! U g O( Y% Jridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. + \) T8 b$ e9 c( K
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. $ l1 K6 R. |, ?' b& D* B- K9 I- x
2 \' U( R$ d7 b/ ^5 MThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
/ k/ U2 ]7 F! F, x: b/ cWe have to see the result of unity.
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8 ^( G' M7 Y5 ~3 \% T1 c7 zLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
$ w5 J( h3 r& a0 G( nthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
/ _% a) t, C' Vclothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 2 m' f' D9 U& J- x ~ o7 t a
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. ; b! D2 k. M! E% O3 d2 l! r+ {
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
" T! W5 `& f) t# ?'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
+ h9 K% S9 y# B! qYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' * O2 `7 u; S# n
You placed me next to a black man.
7 x% b6 n* P gI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 9 ^/ e3 ]/ K2 |* ]
Give me an alternative seat.'
) I; Z$ R/ B. ]5 i; X/ R* L'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
0 i' c6 @0 l& Y1 Z" B1 @'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 0 L3 g( u7 t# y$ s" X; ^2 x0 U& ?5 r
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. : Z* [$ j# k# @# ]" h- P7 l
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 0 U+ F2 O* b5 W0 [; r
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 7 X% [4 V5 ~# F7 \5 }
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, * Z7 E1 e) d3 E4 W; n
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' " y) _) r# e$ |& d" Q2 G
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 6 A: t$ {0 y2 z4 S& f
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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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