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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys; A$ x: u! g3 ^" K
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?+ O7 O) B4 U( i0 m$ W M; w
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . ( i. F5 `' n: R* X9 w( G2 |
+ z5 ]8 t, }& {6 BTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM ( L, b5 @) N. V' v
5 k* J6 ^! t( i! v! R4 |$ S1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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+ Q- C. z/ p: vHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
' D/ j5 t0 g' b/ vthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
! A* J. s9 h z/ QStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish , x/ d- Z( |; a# h1 V
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 ' , a4 v2 g! `: C# f# X8 J8 B3 r
) U, Q" g* U. i% ` v8 e; \$ a8 LHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
& u" K$ t) b6 _7 D7 C+ S& tWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 6 R# K" L* s. L+ T/ ~& |. `
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
3 b6 ]2 S# n: @Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the + ?9 Q9 |/ F3 }/ n
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
, n% ?/ v) {5 \PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. + K( P( \7 P F& [5 v
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
3 M4 ?, P- s7 iWe have to see the result of unity. * z& Y6 u' e8 t2 D1 T
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
7 \& [& E9 }/ ~% n" vthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
* _8 b1 D$ L3 T6 Yclothes, bags, etc., 7 [3 C! U$ E$ g
) `* r* A9 C7 w2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 0 E" U: k3 r/ q' s
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 6 F: a. n! R+ H" _' f' n
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
/ L( w- p3 L" A ]'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
/ U I; X9 Q" m0 }$ z) E' K* u$ pYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' / y+ {' [1 A6 y! ?0 t& x
You placed me next to a black man.
* \/ t+ J, L" B- y, o; LI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 6 [; p6 [- ^6 N Y
Give me an alternative seat.' ; ^; n8 z% t6 f. ~
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
' r9 v, Y8 K7 C- U0 L1 ~0 w1 K6 }'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 5 _$ `: L$ L; p1 [
5 w# d5 j! ~1 n1 R' m: DI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
: k! e6 n2 v) p, d$ @' W5 F* Xaway 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. 9 L1 c; d a. o
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first , M5 e1 w" R3 a
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
' z% w5 [$ R8 L9 p( H# ^6 Nturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, ) @ w; z. E% i$ N, t
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 8 t5 h* c; T5 Q! ?) h7 b
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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; P( t7 G8 m* m9 S% VBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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