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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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; m! X P! E8 j3 x# r9 ~Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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: ?5 E: ]: @! K& n$ N1 D5 AWell done Oprah and British Airways .
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7 _$ _, H, a, S& i: O9 tTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM / H N4 _! l5 {2 E
1 G1 q; z) I$ n9 h9 Q1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 8 j$ { K2 f8 }, v
" d# M, f, H& ^5 D* {9 N% t2 u9 nHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
/ y" G% B+ C" O% o/ i. C; ?. Xthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
# N' g2 c; h$ b+ K# w, k- zStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish $ A3 ?! f) q9 x8 r8 V0 W1 l
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 ' ; O/ k, n) T. A' U! K
1 ~8 G' S. r. ]. b& b, [His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
& T4 d) ~# d3 G# u# N! J) DWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 7 ]: h. Z0 ?# \/ m6 O7 e
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 9 T4 D8 b `" w8 X8 ^( u' L' \
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
3 |5 h- a) u9 I5 RHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the $ C" { N7 e% _* V
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
# i" q' @. d* c) R8 S! Q& kPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. % j5 ?& Q: V& ?2 E
5 K- E* d: W% c: g) i7 }9 yThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
, F" c* [+ ~+ L- wWe have to see the result of unity. # a) N* f8 U# n, }6 M3 j; \# B$ d6 v
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
/ _9 O- H) q; V4 K3 J h! wthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, ; G+ q& c. T# M
clothes, bags, etc., $ x- m2 o4 G5 t' n
. r1 c$ ]2 B8 l" c' j4 r/ A9 n2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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4 B# V- k+ U8 F# F$ oA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
" M2 W3 t4 m$ _% BObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. # v" j3 ?, w7 c, q
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' D) j: k p, A3 |- f o1 O
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 1 K/ ^% r, v( d& n3 A
You placed me next to a black man. . S5 \: d g! j& ]7 u
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. " o5 X' j& m& b' @
Give me an alternative seat.'
, D4 H1 i/ P& o7 h1 b3 F1 j& F& Z'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
8 L1 v/ P+ }( H. V'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 9 j G n5 w. B4 \# G" g
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went & x1 F6 Q, \' G% I
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.
7 y- d5 }, v4 e4 G* eAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
9 ^0 v. P6 |1 r$ n, ]could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
5 O9 K0 t2 L( V$ I" b+ p5 Kcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
; z- p$ K2 |" f: \# L9 Xclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
+ T" D. j {- Y4 h5 @5 ^turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, - t9 N( r+ Q. S% c
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' . i4 H: ?, |# E7 B9 Y
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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; Y& E0 s' e/ N& S9 B* lBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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