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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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* \4 D% h; _9 x6 MCan 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 , T& L" a1 B7 E4 e
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 5 w& B: T( r! }
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 2 W# F& d: Z$ _0 p, B; I# o+ ~4 Q
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
! f+ y# s* ?% K% r+ U5 E3 T& LStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish ! K& S) l$ u* j1 t/ j. m
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 '
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- y/ |6 P$ i7 }" VHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
1 `1 P9 }# S F" o/ r6 oWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show + {$ Z2 `5 `! Z/ @6 O
# h5 |& S3 `2 z! b0 G! u9 y1 ZMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
# `4 X0 w: r, b& Y) o& ^7 ~; ZLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
0 p9 K/ M) ~4 d T% @( JHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
6 d5 O, x7 l1 rridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
! o+ n5 L8 V( p! C+ RPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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6 S( M) R2 f8 }Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. " U D5 b- G6 O% e6 k
We have to see the result of unity. N( h$ l4 f" X6 k1 \1 S. ~& P
1 b: w% R( T7 |9 S7 p/ p9 lLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
# l; J3 v* M0 I1 M/ V+ A2 f% Uthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
6 k, A1 q7 J' _5 j! s+ jclothes, bags, etc., # d9 L' R X' \, ?5 W2 J5 U; @( c
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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9 W* O( V: D) U+ d3 IA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. $ A0 x4 x) Q+ B) W# P$ h3 m# x& ?
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
2 ]; E0 q# ]1 Q2 X. `, u; l'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
' c3 D& Y1 A$ z! [: w6 o* ]You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
9 N: g5 n: q* u3 w3 N8 _" pYou placed me next to a black man.
: R" T L3 d6 Y6 m0 lI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. ^1 l2 }$ ` F
Give me an alternative seat.'
) g$ W* P( N6 P- q- U) s'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
( q4 U$ m2 z0 O2 Z( H'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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; H- F* \: Q; ^$ u+ B, Q# ]7 gI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 6 Q3 ?: m$ y; y
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. * w" B' N$ A2 i
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman " n# P, s' t) z
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
7 w3 u; b8 j9 X5 l1 M+ Scompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
- f5 W0 b9 {1 W+ C( Iclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
0 i) h) |0 a ]9 l3 k6 dturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
$ y! s* H. v' Q7 x5 n7 rplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
" x% o- e- m$ |0 [At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 0 {7 @: y8 B2 n* m* c
9 f# M s/ o* q4 }* K$ QBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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