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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys$ a' U4 w- o1 d' U2 T7 z
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?6 Y% W0 {$ P$ ^- g- p: Q. @
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM , [3 ]: a3 O3 Z" Z( {4 o7 U
- ?/ M+ t' x% w \/ w( i! G9 ~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 ! Y/ ^8 O' B# ]* l8 o+ V5 f
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. : K5 z$ V* q2 O* ~- A/ \' Y% v; x
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
& K5 J6 S; i2 n5 ~5 land 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 ' # f3 t; ~4 |: I9 J/ \$ x
0 J: p4 j0 ]* \8 l- vHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
) V: Z; O" Q! |Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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' G0 I" K l1 T0 {* uMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
% N, j* A5 F0 o6 [' yLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
2 {1 |( e; v1 E, dHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
: n7 N$ f, b+ [/ o5 lridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. # `! ]+ Q6 X/ X* U! u
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. 9 M) n! @- @( @) J* O
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 4 ?+ ]9 U; q( {0 L% I
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
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) c! Q0 C" J1 I2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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3 U) E- x) \; x' ?) W# p$ x gA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
5 f. E8 `% H) |3 C, c3 D- U# i' k6 JObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. + W' F4 q6 t" J0 @! |
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 6 M" h* d- D. l" n( H$ S
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 6 p; w4 M7 a3 N; w0 H
You placed me next to a black man. c. D3 A4 p: F- ~3 d1 ]. }
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
% z3 L X6 w! I/ k* u& t3 S( vGive me an alternative seat.' 5 @4 C1 y8 S* L/ c% _
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 0 W+ Z; Q/ V8 C- m
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 6 T' g5 S4 ?$ b# @0 O
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
8 p8 E2 f: L8 c2 Laway 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 v/ ~6 N! H. i3 ?6 t- Y- n
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman ) @( I9 |, C$ u9 d% S$ B
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our & _1 }* G( h7 c
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
, z# W- \1 I5 N% A; {% |class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
7 u4 ~% ~" Y4 u+ p% o$ O5 E: Qturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
. u0 v# Z% a$ Eplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
; J1 ~ P6 r1 J, }% ]5 Y% |At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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; a/ \5 R; Y1 j0 H, h$ rBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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