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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys7 \2 V! s' i6 q" I! T; E
: y; x2 J, u7 Z5 C* c/ LCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?" B7 X' H% J* y" M1 E
) F8 V' ?, E0 Y% cWell done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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( c% `% {# L9 N( {4 L1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. % ^" o4 h0 M+ U2 U9 r. d
' `" ]$ K+ R& [0 U$ n. X# }! yHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
8 B0 s7 Z6 E4 a6 J) |the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
- N, v% a* T# ?Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish ; J7 j; ]* O" B3 Z
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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2 \' l+ A: x- Q5 e6 q( g2 cHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 6 R7 R+ w f j
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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8 J4 v& C8 P) UMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. ; l8 M( a# K$ f' ]
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
9 S: c' x7 @# qHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 7 Q. ?2 j3 z# i/ D& Z: b$ J% N( i
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 9 {6 e$ i8 l4 V& Y
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. % e) }: K0 H* n* z5 @/ ?8 @, u5 |
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 4 b1 R- Y- i3 s8 S8 P
We have to see the result of unity. + Y7 O0 @. H' ~1 O3 p
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
+ ]0 ^& I5 A$ C* ~* z5 ?the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, . I9 y9 @; M% d, C! z4 I
clothes, bags, etc.,
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/ u% |4 P% b' M5 ]2 n0 w( V0 s2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . S/ {0 s9 n, r5 g- d% O7 F
/ C+ o% \% b1 v3 LA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. - d T, a$ O; P7 f( z
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 0 k6 f/ w, O+ q9 R# K. ]4 x
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
2 s- W2 ~( @0 R7 G: n0 f$ L, jYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 4 t3 C; N, [ N6 T1 q: g
You placed me next to a black man.
+ ?% J8 o; z( w8 Y# d8 Q" ^8 rI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. & p( t2 q$ T: O. L
Give me an alternative seat.' $ b4 a$ p, t+ z6 G" A
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
! f: B+ T5 P, @. ]: E6 P'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 7 Q! ~$ R8 x1 G7 R( v
8 N3 V* h* J- V, \I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went . d/ e* \8 L! h% q' d. K
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. % Q6 k1 b; O3 w# ~5 t- ?
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman " B6 r" B8 [) o; [5 P4 l7 D
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
2 s7 ] U; i; X! ~5 s; o8 c6 acompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
3 t3 Q5 D$ i2 z/ I! }" _2 o9 Kclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 4 g& P9 [ x6 x7 P0 w! ^3 P
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 2 c4 n9 F @! M0 i# x4 T- x# V
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
% c; ^/ V/ f: n" h U. \At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 3 k. V2 w/ e% M# l# w& x* ?, ^5 g
8 N5 @# X( t' p9 vBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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