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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 .
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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.
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
1 J3 n, c6 f+ R1 V' Ethe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
2 v! X" B/ h. WStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
0 U5 u6 q: ^6 e# k- G0 Hand 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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& T) U( o0 `: a: z8 mHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . O0 h( r: z6 v8 P4 E* a4 M
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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0 X. n; O8 n: |8 B! J. `My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
v3 _) ^9 W/ jLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
& l' V8 N3 {9 }1 ^/ |# @( W6 DHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
: C8 R7 B& z) ]- ?9 [3 k" N5 aridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. % Z7 z( ~" X9 G$ u+ {& s, `( E; r: G
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. 8 |' i3 D; a% }1 P9 M5 m9 t
We have to see the result of unity.
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# v1 L* f* e* t" |* r2 b3 TLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
2 k/ o! h0 S' d7 Rthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
" U( L" W0 k& Z7 l* A7 t- tclothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . % x5 q2 Q+ ]7 w1 _
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
' v6 F% M3 [7 k1 v) iObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. $ }. @1 |3 z# O
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 0 |. \) {6 Y* ?
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
$ P+ O$ g) J+ U6 q! QYou placed me next to a black man.
- i- o7 n/ g5 v: Y2 PI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. + ~0 s8 g* K& c! ?. @
Give me an alternative seat.'
7 C% x/ r3 C9 T9 c5 _'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. & \1 l8 n% D! b& j, O
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 6 ], l j, X; N& m3 C
) c5 O N; y& C7 X! K. | oI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went # e. |; l1 k" I1 X/ Q5 V; w7 E
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 x% l7 G& D. T" z9 u$ `+ j$ z' P! e
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman ! ?: e1 @+ t3 b2 l! d, L s! ]
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our / a |# T4 g3 o
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
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turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 1 u# B4 w: [# Y; e! U. M; i- ~
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
9 M6 N4 F7 d' y% K/ QAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. ( z) M- X: {, M0 k$ _3 c
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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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