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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys# f8 u s; Q2 ?( g4 U
. `6 f ]; s( l5 q7 CCan 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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7 G" \5 i+ K$ g+ v& z5 Y# 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. * n& K- i8 f7 z0 m
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if ( `; B2 s* i$ \3 z) }# M6 ]
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. ; ~# g# H: Z6 A! ^, V" o5 r2 D) i+ e
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
3 {; F; K. G( X0 y: g7 |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 ' . e# H$ p( Y1 ?
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
. u7 @- x8 {3 @Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show $ v2 p) K8 t" E" p! H7 ]. n
, b9 [' }8 ~/ B, `7 zMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
) J6 H6 [: ]: m# b: b* a% ]Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 3 i. V* M+ G8 e9 y
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 5 M2 s8 ]' f% a- e/ m
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 9 V- A* A% e0 }8 u ]; ~" [
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. . U6 ?& k' x1 @( ?/ Q
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 8 M4 g8 x* b* q$ d$ S+ P: I3 I
We have to see the result of unity.
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 9 v8 ]/ |2 U( S9 s8 f) {- S2 n
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
; l: a3 b( H2 n0 I) _. F$ bclothes, bags, etc., 3 ?, U" u2 P! J" f+ n
- [4 I" e# o) ~2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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8 F! g7 j g! d0 g0 `A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 4 W0 z' j2 `+ L. l6 a8 y" z
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. " \$ @+ T- W0 S% }( }
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' : Z, @. U3 q) A6 s
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 3 Y+ _. j" {% m0 j9 z
You placed me next to a black man. 0 v. T# i' q+ ]
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. * U2 m6 P6 |$ t7 G
Give me an alternative seat.' % E! M: W- R1 Z( @: }9 l8 m
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
$ \8 ~& [! }- n0 q) W, G( V'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. , Q1 T# }/ j7 Z2 P$ r
! \( U I3 D8 ~6 b+ gI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
( |( G3 ^- t' U9 naway and t hen came back a few minutes later.. 'Madam, Just as I thought, there are no other available seats in the economy class. I spoke to the captain and he informed me that there is a seat in the business class.
b! j# G7 d7 i0 [) P7 c X$ aAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
9 q" b& \) k# T% z$ ~3 vcould say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
, Y U g! q; Q1 O/ `' @* ocompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
9 i9 b8 m' N/ ?7 D( g. E7 jclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She % q# ^0 c& V" w( {
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
0 W: f) V0 n3 L8 v) Rplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
2 S3 J3 G, I. t. w. }7 ~+ ^6 QAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 2 T) g* t, Q3 T4 C" V
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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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