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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys6 Z( h4 z0 T: F& `% Y( W
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?( \% x; z9 _& d+ n' j J$ G; p& L% Y/ y
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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8 Z# d5 z$ k2 e* ZTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. m. p3 L* _; x9 s8 c$ b6 @
6 e4 ]: U2 d2 IHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
( }, b8 v" I" Lthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
$ k) a, ]' g3 Q/ e/ v& DStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
: p# u0 F+ q+ h. r B" qand 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' .
& A6 t- i+ L" HWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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" L" U9 A+ G1 WMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 2 C6 I$ h0 Z9 K+ x( n+ l5 L
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 3 W8 Z. ?& [( T2 h
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the " b i! I% j( r! ~+ e i$ S
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
4 |4 ~, h7 o. ~# ]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. - W$ X6 u1 f$ p0 o6 k
We have to see the result of unity. 3 X; h u- D# e l
m* [% W3 |& M2 n! {Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 6 n/ T$ {* T q( R' K( N' O6 N
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, y% r& o! G- P
clothes, bags, etc.,
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: s1 h! G$ g S% {5 V2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . C, Q$ T- A8 l( w$ l* O" G
2 B/ p$ H/ E7 o) r- qA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
9 U3 Q, `! p# t& mObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
5 H2 p$ g+ c0 a* I2 j+ }% Y'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' % U7 d& i, D( p1 ~$ `3 ]
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
# O2 c: ]/ \; sYou placed me next to a black man. # D- V3 T5 {8 c$ |' |
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. . f- w, @. y" N' c# A: Z$ X C
Give me an alternative seat.'
9 J% k0 w( }4 D8 V7 T'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
. |) x. O0 F5 F$ W+ p: C'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 4 a8 ]: y9 ^6 ~4 m! T, c
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 1 t& h% d( S' R% k0 Y7 \
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. 2 |- K- g. l' g; ^4 n3 N
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
3 P; k0 X9 s- K9 Tcould say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our / A; v5 S* Y9 c7 P' t5 @
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
$ q9 }' r; ^+ z" N: m& k+ Aclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 3 y5 i8 q( s2 H4 v. I9 V, o
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, ! i# u2 G5 u" n ^
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' - q$ X/ o- y# _3 y' l+ R( F/ R {
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. $ V: J5 \: G3 t" s4 M m: B# A
% q; J9 C! |/ [% ~0 Q1 {Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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