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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys1 ]8 D5 N/ A4 R. u+ E( [
2 [. R# h8 G2 v# G+ N" C# zCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?5 W2 i$ j" ^' P8 S" u
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . * c2 p& K2 k# N H8 p% G
]- f- b9 }( }: I) \2 c8 M( D3 vTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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. G! K q0 s& G% J! j( |2 R; c1) 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
1 G4 S" Z: v; \6 V$ dthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
$ }; W* N% u% [8 x' C/ R+ L- oStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 9 j/ d: l7 o8 s5 U B# }2 R$ q
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 ' 5 B) e- j8 M( K V, y
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . . l) ~ k7 h& O0 Q
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show , F. w+ t3 e4 A! {: b
, d& P* E B( X' M! zMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. # L6 ?. e' v( U7 W
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
. F+ ~4 S" i8 _7 j, aHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
+ ^* s9 o1 {7 r1 H' Wridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
/ I9 y h4 Y6 F- n' t% W2 b* SPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ' K X# D+ Z, _% n& ~
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
( d/ T( T, r) u# oWe have to see the result of unity. 5 e3 O: c4 i9 \! z' ]# i
1 q& Z% B$ @4 o9 R6 uLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
& r4 s' d6 v1 L+ @, I+ s$ Ithe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
+ k; M u& h2 y( A6 Qclothes, bags, etc.,
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5 f/ o3 i# A1 o7 u) H2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. . X1 T5 {2 ~% X5 h7 O! ~9 O7 |
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
( Q! e8 y- u, f* p% E c! y0 ['Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
/ ^, v* y" m: r% h5 x. y2 S, \0 _You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
% z3 y' J( T5 g* rYou placed me next to a black man.
O5 `% j5 {% m4 z" S9 CI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 7 O$ |( K6 d7 x& e
Give me an alternative seat.'
7 x, W2 n% Z3 B8 ]: r+ H: R'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 5 z4 p* _; \+ l/ `# O
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went - u& a% E4 {8 A
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.
$ z6 a9 ?; ^% c; @! b1 T% qAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman S) d3 D }+ M% k) N6 o O
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our ( l6 q% M) \1 n& h. }# y
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 9 E/ x( r1 C9 u7 F3 }
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
- q4 C0 e0 }- x" c# jturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 9 k+ n$ o$ r) l, p3 R
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' & S" o# n. j H1 P6 T
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. ' f/ s, D6 t6 |7 V$ J9 j
$ P/ e: n2 G. r# I' `Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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