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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys1 k5 W6 T; R- w
7 n1 M) w/ h s: {9 W4 B2 aCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?+ `9 ^) A( W8 _
& z2 j' }) c# G- b7 r! e( @Well done Oprah and British Airways . " d3 w- @& N ]; O" S2 b
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM . v- J' W" {& e. K5 n' {
8 R' r; i; n# V- d1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 5 a6 @. X" f `" V
. \2 [$ R+ O- y; d: THer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
9 J0 Q" e: S5 Athe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. : q+ L5 h7 u$ l
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish - g1 j' P4 b" W3 ~: r5 ?. {! g
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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. m3 F* c5 w9 o; c# }His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
' ?# I, c3 s$ G4 E" HWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show , p$ H+ M) {3 U1 |
6 d; Q7 x3 y% X1 ZMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
3 R# d- Z7 ?; T' W' m" PLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
. O9 T+ z& A0 @# Y+ nHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 8 O8 \. E9 R$ C! I9 J
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. $ Y/ f& g7 W9 V( W' P5 m3 P
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 0 _0 I' w$ e! e0 F: d- I) m
9 A, l% g8 S6 U8 jThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 2 l" V9 o) O6 l3 X4 P
We have to see the result of unity. $ Y% w8 }4 g* m: K( u1 o
4 i) X8 T3 A2 n, Y+ V. g* CLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in % f' M' ^% C8 V" @; K% [+ K. v
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
- o+ a9 E1 o9 ^4 vclothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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4 c& B7 b" O) u5 b! [ CA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 5 N% d" J* a/ f+ O
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. + o8 i/ I$ z/ h V; F" e
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
; c' f! F; \$ l5 z3 Z8 fYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
x1 Z7 z6 |" t8 tYou placed me next to a black man.
3 m$ y+ i/ Z% D& `I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
) k7 c0 x+ G* b1 M9 j& D" {$ ? tGive me an alternative seat.'
' |+ V( X; G" k4 {* h6 E'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
. P% r; K$ Y0 K# N'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. A9 X, Y( ?) F2 V
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went + e9 f# [$ z# i' a" `
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.
- x; n4 V/ I/ N( F2 yAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
3 B- D6 F2 b4 \0 b) ?" rcould say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
8 f6 L2 w$ G7 k* H5 [* b& Dcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first ) H4 |4 T& ?( z" o& m- T6 S
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
- K: J$ ` T3 M5 ^9 }; I8 o/ L: @3 ~7 zturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
7 N4 h$ l( {: `( z$ o M- T a7 bplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 2 C3 A% U$ N- q4 p7 L
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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) O4 x6 z+ w4 Q! S, i0 ~Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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