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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys" {. o0 j9 k% ?, O
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?0 i8 Q" r5 G: | k6 U& m
1 ?& S: _+ b5 P" Q# AWell done Oprah and British Airways . # L! _4 ]* ^" z
! |) j' I4 Y7 t7 z2 y* j6 vTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 1 R, u" D1 `# ^ F
# `; B' n( `0 b2 E1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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, H1 J3 ]9 a" T3 d" |3 OHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
; P# b' P5 H% u- d/ d) [4 |the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. # u3 t1 e& Y, k* P
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish * }2 P' k, Y0 w* q3 P
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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4 R3 I/ p: k! s4 o. d& ]6 dHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 7 |+ h4 l+ m! R+ j" q. c
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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/ v2 i4 \0 L0 |' s n6 _9 {My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. : g, j k" e/ z+ K
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 6 q- M3 |5 K+ g' w
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the - Z4 Y4 Z) m# i- G" p" q- [) ~
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
+ V V% ^3 {( y( m1 L1 S9 P- |$ 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. & B: S v+ r* `. k* W/ A
We have to see the result of unity. 7 \# L; o: H8 ]0 ^: k! I, }0 v6 y
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in ( }& P! F8 q' P1 T
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, ( x0 o. D9 a2 P1 c8 P# w
clothes, bags, etc., / Y9 n" \: ]/ X: w0 I
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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3 l' D4 k' [+ w6 }A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
) K) Z4 G- j; `* G# YObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. - T T- T0 ~( v
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
' T9 L: j4 O( o$ q/ h+ rYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' + ^! i" Y4 D7 I+ N% h
You placed me next to a black man. + J d \$ S' c- l3 O3 q
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
5 _: D6 E" l M/ x# rGive me an alternative seat.' 4 T+ v" _5 f3 i: k
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
, x, e5 H6 j0 U! M1 E'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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4 L' l) } U7 pI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
" q! z/ O! J! \" }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.
2 W1 {" L ~1 r) Q! U6 oAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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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 4 p, B2 E6 r+ P+ m9 ~4 w* C
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 3 d1 j w6 d. \- f. N; V8 t3 K
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 9 }# N% t, [7 f% f6 V; b9 R
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. " t1 S2 Y0 k* f7 I" j
! d4 a0 P, o1 x: N& ZBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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