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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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5 Z! A& t" J# w9 ~( UCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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- U% I7 B$ C" xWell done Oprah and British Airways . , u- i* ^+ b% {
( b( }: h, e0 |- G' s& y: _6 kTWO 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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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if / S0 ]4 w' s9 b' L; i
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
: ~5 c1 D& W+ X2 {3 h1 E" wStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
: O; U9 T6 V$ R, {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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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
z! s' H! G/ I% f) R5 Z1 y/ E* bWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show " ^8 f' ^1 @; B" C; f# l/ X
: }: J- h% y/ j; Z+ G& m$ BMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. & [; u2 G9 ]& B) B3 L9 V5 t
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put # ?! B- J/ d4 ?8 y' v: _
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the N2 V* h5 }8 H& h. j% m0 S
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. ( v7 Y1 d4 _5 W$ j6 e
PLEASE 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. T W, \. i& q$ v" B
We have to see the result of unity.
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6 G; X. ], p* D8 q7 ?' U# jLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
1 k7 g% b. L: `. ^$ ]9 k; X5 \the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, ' m% A) j! Q5 [* Y( V/ Y
clothes, bags, etc., ) R7 e7 F F& v5 T
9 a$ E4 Q' B2 j2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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* c8 P! j+ M: oA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
$ C, i6 m! C- k0 FObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. * w1 V% @; E. t% o- [8 G
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' / L3 [$ A4 E s" a7 n
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
, V$ r1 A0 o2 C% i3 ?You placed me next to a black man. ) o; m* D" i- L- Q, M9 K
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
9 e$ D6 o, @' ]5 bGive me an alternative seat.'
) k7 K- p$ T4 H& N+ {! G+ i2 N'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. " Y a. p: \. I+ b2 J+ F5 c
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. {) L6 C, T- F4 H: W
% l3 X8 F" N# {& A, nI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went ( y$ H) T4 f6 C' h8 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.
- i" ^$ G$ t0 w2 q$ MAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
c( K9 W9 Z, q* I$ V: B( }could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our 4 V* m. G: P* j( R) C" j5 k# z
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
( ^$ b3 \: ]: i8 _5 V3 _9 cclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
) l3 V5 y7 G/ X) v, F( `turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
, L5 O6 d6 N* N0 i* v; A3 Lplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' N* h' R9 a0 f9 ]" m e: ^- d
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. . r# |& ?. k$ X: } P( V+ w( d
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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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