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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys9 G( `/ U* w$ H5 d7 a( [+ m
9 R+ v* o3 f* H4 J/ L9 r: n! \Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people? o6 V- D* n3 l- d
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM ' C! X$ z( N# ?/ ^' J, s, l( }
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. ( Q6 h% K5 |+ t' q0 }# m I
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
( C, h4 c2 A" T$ g4 uthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. + X$ W; j( }) s) B* H8 ]
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
) a1 `' m% a/ h g# Pand 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 ' 0 G) N+ _' t6 B9 d2 w) f
/ H- c+ x: J v! H# FHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
5 ]& X* L Z2 o# Y3 z( yWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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) P) a2 \" h$ [4 w" p. @9 oMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 8 c. O1 g) s( H* W
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put " m/ C9 @/ C/ L9 H2 ~
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the ' m \0 K( A- ]
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
8 n8 E8 N6 @9 c7 |# O5 APLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ( t4 K* O, Z7 C# J' a. r$ v
0 y: K( d1 s6 m% i* i) wThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 0 D% I/ ?2 `0 K) J
We have to see the result of unity.
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$ Z& }' P6 P3 p8 D4 ]Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
. I5 u8 n6 ~3 t/ ?6 l5 Zthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, & r- e6 q& h! ~5 y" H$ k
clothes, bags, etc., + g4 {& G1 t8 O* E+ Z: |
, s+ v F* T, Z+ A# B2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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4 L; o: @% H9 o6 X JA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. ; y H! e3 I: D A
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 4 r- c$ b$ `* t$ S. U L
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' $ U0 L1 X# D: t6 y& C
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
# C& S* v; A$ |4 N2 U+ [- I* l iYou placed me next to a black man.
! z# F9 G/ G9 F `- x) HI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. ! ?% D; {7 O8 V( w! ^
Give me an alternative seat.'
8 u) q8 v) ~7 j0 s' C'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. : \& ~1 J+ ~( p* |( n- }' A% f' K
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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, I0 G. T9 a1 N1 \3 U2 s% {, n# FI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went ! v' W; H; @/ [ v2 i$ 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. 0 c4 O0 t, L( J2 ?
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 4 h2 J$ U' t8 r5 W
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
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6 i6 C s) {- \1 a+ Iclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
+ a9 N( l/ ]3 \1 q* C. Jturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 6 |; }! o2 L4 h* T: _
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
. o1 {- G8 j$ `8 c! I. J. D2 C. |At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. ' o e; Z6 A/ n% q$ d- I9 S. 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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