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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys: }, e& Q8 O' r" ]; W! b$ j. F6 v. Q
) n1 K3 A: y( m: N7 G$ r! sCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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: L/ L7 ~' E& ~9 n- J& dWell done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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, s0 e0 {$ m6 F# y8 z7 J' E4 G1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. $ C1 Q3 L( B. n6 Q7 i" U
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
( e8 `1 |' u# V' y) ^the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
9 G( _0 K2 b( r* f3 Q& k. yStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish & U+ g0 i: j4 t' U2 L3 j
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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7 @! Z$ v9 V) w/ _. KHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
3 a+ M- w4 c( Z r4 t' zWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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9 D, v) W0 g, |3 O( ZMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. " W8 r, j5 [% j% |( ] p. r( o
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
$ J: f; F) o- P- S3 @' K- DHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
8 C7 {, d0 J" |2 ~ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
# a& h# }) w0 I) J+ o# F2 KPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 5 \' U! j: C$ M1 g/ F
1 O5 i0 @" e0 j j6 w9 F& jThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
* L. L7 ?# m% @( GWe have to see the result of unity. 0 M; e' O" v' T& k# b$ W
, M. a$ C L) U4 G7 ~7 k& Z; A" yLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 4 \+ x% ?9 B x* S0 Z
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
. U* d A4 [5 D0 N9 vclothes, bags, etc., ; t; y; u" @# z; E7 t6 z
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . / W% ^! Z8 s V3 U
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
; D* T" Q5 ^* OObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 6 o3 o+ c* `; n/ k' [7 f
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' ; T/ t1 n0 A( s
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
j% ~( g! Q$ p; ^6 }1 }" bYou placed me next to a black man. # }# W$ I. W/ U; B
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
! A v+ l- E, A1 M+ D. x DGive me an alternative seat.' + c {- [7 l' A0 O" ~% F+ H
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
; K1 p- J, J+ s'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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3 v! |. o$ N9 Q( B; m" Y# TI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went " l2 a; k) A: q1 l' D
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 A# P& m4 l) H4 m) @% e: c" S
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman . D& {; [$ c8 Q
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
; r0 P' y5 k0 B/ [1 L* ccompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
1 U8 U) J7 z5 { Dclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
2 }5 q; O% F1 L8 Mturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, . h- N2 ~8 B' o: y
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
4 h" ~ G3 K3 ]: k& x8 oAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. / b$ x5 B7 `. h+ p
" U5 q& ^ f- t# eBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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