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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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: p8 w5 a$ Y% S2 w2 D8 QCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?; G' Z7 i1 c* J; V! g
3 C: L. i# e4 `+ v7 z( VWell done Oprah and British Airways . 3 K: {7 {+ V2 Y
# H( k9 x t% g9 TTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 9 \1 w. U) g/ S: N& h5 B, Q
k, y W) I3 Q$ }! x CHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if : y% ?; f, D- v% y+ D$ \
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
4 z, a/ a1 ]- U3 [7 UStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
' z+ ]+ b4 D, [+ G5 [, ~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 ' 7 l# Y' ]0 u3 x; P
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
# p# U R/ X/ r$ \$ }, wWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show # R0 u' X$ D! i: n2 i+ A
1 i4 {; {" j0 SMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
# J; ?' N: y0 ]* g6 |Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put ; S" C$ z( ~' s/ A
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the y3 l3 V' w, l& J) E9 M. ^
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 6 i% Q+ H1 u5 S1 s
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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r/ v, n S, |' Q7 z p0 p" ZThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
7 J8 ]2 j# d9 NWe 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 " q) G) g$ x8 N4 ^4 O k1 N$ g
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, / ?$ G6 _* j! S; e3 }6 v+ g- m6 g
clothes, bags, etc.,
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- k% [9 i( s3 s2) 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.
0 O6 e8 ~( ]9 n: @0 Z" ]Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 6 @) a/ V3 X! y; @
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
C- Q+ Q0 g9 t2 p- r2 p. rYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' ; O- N9 c7 k+ |2 \& e4 y8 W& p
You placed me next to a black man.
8 w, J7 j5 S! V+ y' G. GI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
$ D6 r9 \& I! ?; QGive me an alternative seat.' ' t% v1 k! q' [8 ~; S/ s
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
: G8 K9 t5 [! o7 l'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. : u6 B9 P6 z7 L, E1 w, b6 T2 i6 ]& K
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went ! P4 Y% F& K8 u
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.
; ^) d7 d. d0 w6 x& yAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman # M4 `+ q' ~$ |
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
/ v3 n. C0 W* ~, o/ V4 Wcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first & D% o0 O6 J7 C' L" I
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
0 O1 p6 U9 p; [& M: cturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
4 I R2 N2 K9 t& z9 X/ Iplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
9 ^) f. v) e3 L6 oAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. & K7 j7 e4 W5 R. P: v ?
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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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