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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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Q( A6 H [3 sCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?; v+ y5 k4 D2 H" w6 i
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 5 W* S+ G1 q3 }" o' a( Q Y
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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$ A8 `" ]% ?% L1 f# } aHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 4 ~- k* S- T; |3 C3 T g3 |2 W
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. $ h7 B, `) }$ s7 g* k& A, B
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
% H: }- G4 f+ ^' Y2 M* F/ ^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 ' % n- r; d6 W2 G5 n, f
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
$ y2 S7 M5 [6 R3 a PWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show ' g. `, s1 }* e1 ~7 B5 B
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
0 x1 A7 P& k7 z2 {: |Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put ' D7 A% S c: X+ C& f/ x, I& ?
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
5 T$ A, |5 L- A& n% wridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
/ S9 C( L0 _; `4 z* i# sPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. # l& ~3 x" p( Q8 H
5 _" a, E5 r4 A! Z8 Y/ ?Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 8 q: M8 Z: I) L9 |0 t, N5 J# e+ u
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 M( `) R# m- x. l: Y1 x9 X" j
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, * J- v3 n# m$ H3 A& J2 D, q
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. & |" x/ D' F3 v$ [" i+ d
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 0 |, m! I' c0 M7 P' s1 o' N
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
* g" q o7 J% _% L2 M" XYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' $ [4 Z: _) b+ h1 i: o5 ~
You placed me next to a black man. , ^) E/ {& E8 U0 |3 s$ O
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. " B; k7 e' W; n% D( f
Give me an alternative seat.'
$ E" Q( P/ |# L* c6 U; a! l'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
" d# Z# ]( \; w# }6 K% n'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. . e+ Z- R5 g; b: Q' P
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
# b- D( B8 i1 \ x7 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.
- q9 o! ^9 b* Y+ N; r, E! Q0 vAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman ( g. M% z4 s# N6 j' l* [3 K) r0 ~
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our ' k/ L7 E5 Q0 l& B7 c1 x" B2 n
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
' u* q5 X/ h* i$ M, @- g) e; t% rclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
" m8 V! p+ x# Fturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, $ c, l' ~) w; z6 `+ u
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' % U+ i" z1 G. l0 {" l3 ]) U
At 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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