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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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* o& \2 ` d( L$ i& T f. QCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?5 }+ B* e1 n. I$ |) w
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . + z+ I: P* e9 y. F: M. i% }
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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" Y ?. A9 s1 a, B; ?& v0 G1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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5 d% f; D& V9 X# ?6 WHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
6 i- k& s8 Q+ b+ Q" X, ?8 ithe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. - U4 M, V( C. h8 C- I
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish : J- l$ n: G' a: U* A% P+ x8 h
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 ' 6 F W5 T. [) S2 x
& D' @0 F+ b5 y8 v( r% FHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
5 ?; j' ?/ G- }Whereafter 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.
) \7 O* s& I% n- @8 l/ KLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put " u! }0 \2 f) }0 ?* u! t& W. }
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the " w3 |1 r" J3 k6 n" f" M5 E
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
7 Y2 M# m s6 K: p* l( k4 S* mPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. + \1 X8 {% Q/ C* M9 A m
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. + t# p: n j4 S
We have to see the result of unity. * ?/ U9 q: U! A& X. [' V! B& F+ _( A" s
5 H8 M6 r) K5 u9 kLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in $ k# f+ e$ ]5 ~8 |' X( ]
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, & p2 D" M# y2 e0 M5 C4 ~( l
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . - Q+ g4 J7 }& h& g
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
4 x3 j: y( j! AObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
+ ?; N5 v! F' {, S'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
# z1 ^6 H: s+ K, f! T: [You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
6 e; T ]& A5 h1 t" }( T! u) K$ s9 ^You placed me next to a black man.
) p8 ~0 y/ Y' _! n rI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. ( {6 R" A/ D% e7 w; L
Give me an alternative seat.' 6 U% Z# j; i7 n* H
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
( e/ U+ L9 F ?) g3 ~'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went - A0 r! f8 P9 ?7 p# _6 o" T
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.
% N* ]3 b; R3 k. y1 R$ @3 Q8 xAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman " y+ C7 R4 {1 a- @
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
" }. d8 |2 Q5 A0 p1 `+ K9 d5 h6 S1 T* ~company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
4 t3 D* d7 G, A7 ?class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
& Y) I. G0 a+ V$ J2 ]% w4 Dturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, $ ?" `3 i. W8 I, f+ w* k
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
* w1 e+ p' W# d+ yAt 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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