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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys% A: ~; J+ t4 }5 O. r$ q1 h
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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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) r- [8 w$ x: {" O/ JWell done Oprah and British Airways . 8 m3 k5 y# t6 x/ S F$ p# H
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TWO 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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) e0 ^1 d) L7 _3 g' e. mHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 8 v" p; D0 Q/ s7 {
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. ' ^- K8 V) H6 y/ E) S" \
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish ( n( P0 f" K/ }9 p$ ]* z: K
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 ' * O$ ]/ K- B# k( R% B
; _9 [+ n) z# n! r# r9 eHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 1 e. x; ~" F/ V- x2 {# j q
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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2 f" q- `' g5 r: m$ J; j& |My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. + H2 v( I$ l# H( G8 y9 x1 T
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put % E# {- t, Q0 P% ]3 ^! E: N
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
& y9 C. D# O5 V. H# jridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. ( o6 g2 p% [$ v. Y) j) L9 v0 W
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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) i# x8 e* r4 M$ r7 q# W2 s1 A9 ZThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
( J) I1 N+ T- m& m( Q4 I! XWe have to see the result of unity.
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( W( \% |8 T$ T. F2 aLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in ! t: Q. J9 a3 e1 R' A+ |0 y% _' [
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 4 s. m) O5 z7 u* e* R6 v% p0 h. F" f
clothes, bags, etc., ' K8 B) I6 r" a2 U0 ], ~
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . & m5 t% Y1 t- f1 A, g
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. ! g+ m6 }1 I; \" L2 V% W
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. , M1 u- B/ I2 G; y7 C
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' $ w2 P) I1 G( I3 D
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' . e. m) U; Q3 D/ I Z% N
You placed me next to a black man. 9 N' [3 n! H# w; g
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 5 z) f! x a' u+ D, P
Give me an alternative seat.'
1 H0 N7 O( j" x, ^# N'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. & F+ x& e, R/ X8 f+ i" Z
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 6 l- X4 O: |" W8 o2 K: ?" v5 Z( S2 @
" Q- g* H* B" v, L' AI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 6 s# Q5 `0 x+ a4 M, k1 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. 1 R5 b( {* x/ q# q! O
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 7 d1 b7 K) c1 v+ D5 c
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
0 l( v9 x5 L+ p7 F4 v7 ^company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
" [1 @5 ^7 S/ D9 n+ N( U$ \* [) cclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
8 k1 w) l- Y; K% L9 `* j0 eturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
6 f( \1 x9 [- D$ ]( Nplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
) C. P. ?# E4 V& nAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 7 k9 o- V: G# C
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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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