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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys! R. T# O$ P5 g0 B7 Y1 Q
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM ! K" X8 W- i/ E' j( \' Q
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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8 b: C# A e8 F1 THer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 5 _% Q' ~+ i7 ~5 ?* `
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
4 x y b$ ^8 ^. z8 M2 ZStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
* Q4 Y" K% _' l! Jand 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 ' $ W1 k3 `2 x" d0 c( v
; t) T1 u: h' r) V1 O7 sHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
2 \: K* e& M8 d2 R' q- {2 iWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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% a& F5 e% k) c1 X8 p, L- U6 t8 JMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
6 N9 H6 l% a4 P/ _Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
& a* L% h( L/ U" x. A4 ]* aHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the $ [; | K% G7 U% Q; ^
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. " i2 j2 |9 Y* \( X
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ! F6 ?9 L0 r3 A" Q: Y: K8 A9 l2 \
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. + s$ }& {* T- W m4 o4 v
We have to see the result of unity. 3 c$ N# W& @- w4 u( y
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 3 c4 F6 J; w0 |" \/ I
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 4 c. L. n' j b! t* L: a: M
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 9 z' _, f, i* v/ S$ K' Z
( [# x: S$ c+ a0 K* mA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 4 M2 E: l( n7 w3 a% q6 v9 I
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
2 C% t, r8 W0 W+ Q'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' ; V$ ]4 {7 M- M3 a( a3 p8 T: b
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 8 h: S# Y0 T, Y, I, ^
You placed me next to a black man.
; \- l2 ^' k" qI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. , V& o3 ]" c; y. @- z8 f
Give me an alternative seat.' 1 K8 j+ w4 V( f B- t, @
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
& b7 d0 m X2 K6 j% ]7 s; M; a5 B'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. . F9 |( M2 F0 J5 N- i
' c* o$ E5 ] iI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went ( V5 e& ]; I, \7 ^) v! 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.
# h6 v5 } B- H* x$ Z! B/ ?All 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
3 g0 b$ ~) f* i3 Q. Q; nturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 3 T4 C, q w {4 O' U
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 9 C9 Z7 R2 a/ i" I% t; [, E
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 8 h- ], f9 X: k! g' K
8 \; X% W! c% _, l" S& ~3 LBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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