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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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Can 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 . & b! q4 h# `& E+ G) `- d2 s
' M) f7 K; _( {0 R" lTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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5 |# {6 i: {! Y7 i# y& u. t" o5 w1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. ' ?7 R2 N# _. a( G8 M3 J5 P9 u; x
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
) R0 V3 }) ~; j+ h8 u3 Pthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
. z, F% S# B- Q7 L4 L6 D4 I+ b& }Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
# @* l$ v9 O2 v8 ^" xand 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' . . {. D. ]5 t' e4 x' c- d8 h
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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$ S7 n& J: ~- g( k$ z! I% dMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. - \& X3 ^- G0 r8 u1 v8 \4 F
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
, r* ?, H, f$ e$ N/ GHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
& Z2 z. r: L6 O( v$ Pridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. $ v$ u' i" X1 y8 ~; E
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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( h. D! Z, z2 V7 W" q# L1 bThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
+ u% C9 ^) S# R) C4 e% F0 {2 gWe have to see the result of unity. : y1 W5 v3 O& ^. S9 n
8 l2 x$ x& s- n2 XLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in : q2 R3 E4 t/ s0 a) d" G& P% S' V
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
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; f: C% f5 ?2 I/ K2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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$ G$ d' h4 Y1 V/ f1 w. G1 UA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
& S! E& h" E) Z$ x+ h) i! X# mObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
# f+ a% h' N( _* b9 j" y'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
& ~4 @+ L* P# f& oYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' + e4 j! I7 |3 v g1 |$ ^6 B" L s
You placed me next to a black man.
: F! `- Q5 r9 `" \& A. DI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. - a( i( K: L& S0 Q6 Y) D
Give me an alternative seat.' 1 Q3 g0 F6 s% I, V( O* g
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
! r' s) p8 S% }6 n9 q. y( w'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. , ?% h7 a1 o( k# O) F6 N8 q
; \( J2 R" }* _3 X. A' Q; ^I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
3 @* H' h" o/ `7 B" K' saway 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. - P, v/ D6 n1 [" E( x3 g
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 6 e! `& U( u- y6 B; _1 X
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our ; @" V4 i. b2 U$ a- b& H0 e) O' Z
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first # Q" [" b+ |# E/ u8 d& e k
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She ) T& J5 w$ W$ g7 v9 S* M
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
! A2 b% v0 s! Y! aplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 7 `# V& E; Q2 R7 p2 B
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. - x" i# B. Q4 W- v1 W! |) E+ j
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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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