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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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5 G2 [( y3 E7 t! HCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?1 o. [6 [% ~8 U7 i. n
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 7 t/ ?1 X* w$ K/ {
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if , k# i+ S% x) c
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. ' e0 K! u' W8 S& S; h& k% b' N
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish ; @# W: V, _- |/ u) u
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 ' * _# F9 m8 Q' M
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
0 w4 K1 ?' m% I; C2 e; `Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show # u4 b" P" U5 Y- t
5 ], s. x; D7 g2 i% f( s% L) cMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. ; B" n% M$ p/ [9 B0 s
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
3 x" o5 D& Y) v; C( d) Q' `2 [6 \Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the " F( f4 `6 H8 Y8 Z! _0 M* W
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 9 ]. R' \7 v2 ^" H4 L
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ! E. W: T) ~! a3 _6 d" H$ K
7 k& ]( e* f6 fThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
! D- S d% V; m' ^# \ EWe have to see the result of unity. L6 r* K/ h K
2 f. Q: M' k/ }0 LLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
' O7 Z2 E/ Z6 B4 b: wthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, " L8 O F7 c4 L. f( E
clothes, bags, etc., % T7 ]0 P* I5 u. {5 r+ ]; T& f( {6 V
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2) 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.
) {4 s( {; U& L) U9 M4 lObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
, u7 s) H" n, ?( i: [2 ?'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 8 d i$ [8 G! ~" j4 D& ^( S$ B1 S
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
2 [$ y& O. ]( V! y4 E( bYou placed me next to a black man.
# C8 S6 {. M! NI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. t9 n5 T9 X1 Z6 ~2 u2 O# H
Give me an alternative seat.' 0 M( O7 d0 S# v9 a0 O: H+ }) E
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
% y1 X' ~4 ^. y/ w) {7 ~/ N'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. % M' M) l* V# [9 M/ f% d) h
+ T2 ^; c/ k; @- OI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
) h# o6 E6 P: p" F$ z1 y* Zaway 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.
/ U: V+ \* g- e% VAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman ! t* o- y2 X2 b) J) E/ c
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
' ^0 X6 C, n1 Q6 Zcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
/ ^' h8 n" n9 R. |6 L# k/ s! g2 iclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She ' B' ^: P! w% n/ Z
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
( v7 f# Q1 k7 A4 Bplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 3 i; ~" d# q. P2 ~3 M- h5 ]8 F
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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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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