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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys+ D, J( }# d" P; | L6 b6 \8 ]4 l
9 o6 d6 x3 P2 l! RCan 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 3 ~! J# x- t& }% X' U6 ^
9 H8 m. v! h" @( W1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
5 t4 d9 r: @4 U# K. Z W; {- W2 u9 wthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
8 z( r7 P! o- e. f- b4 ^Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish : \2 K/ a0 K; T; _& [; V* Z) [1 v
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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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 8 i. v+ x& g; |, R; r
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
0 }" w6 U& X3 ?7 Q' X$ L! w2 oLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 8 v8 E; R0 v) U5 W5 u
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the # G/ v) X/ a& r+ _2 M3 t# m/ o4 o3 R
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
% d5 ^' u- ]4 i6 t: G: ^) `PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 0 M o( d- s4 S- d
We have to see the result of unity. . r# @- k' c6 f- ^+ U
% h t w) d" z' D2 i4 d& B7 oLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in " u$ w% P; J. e3 M% P% N
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, ( t; M/ X1 B4 j8 @
clothes, bags, etc.,
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) N+ R5 N! F2 G0 A. N2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . * x% Z8 `" D, ^/ K! d
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 5 r c$ D: x& k7 b# u- E0 W
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
0 U( ]' M0 M* y; a6 ]'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' * U4 Q H# P1 `+ D+ q
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
# Y* {" d/ D' o8 B8 AYou placed me next to a black man. * @+ z9 K, {" F% Q% x- N4 v
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. . y0 k- {, s( _; h
Give me an alternative seat.'
3 ?+ \. ]' {8 z. I'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
# t/ ]9 N D6 @% X7 n( ^+ |'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. & Z8 y" W7 [7 r% A; @# v- A8 M5 O
3 j- [4 v6 ?, E5 g+ SI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
9 m3 q6 g' x3 c! W- [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.
" L: G( s6 Z, j/ PAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman - a! {* U% R9 W# X1 ?* ?$ R
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
0 U& U" ?# t: v1 k, E0 Ucompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 6 e6 ]0 p: T" D& o+ f5 E7 b) `; P( H
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
& i4 ?! i1 i& W) G- Y" F& @. mturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
6 W# F1 t- f. b' c3 kplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' ! i* r* m) u# B* b; U) G$ a2 o& ?
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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1 U: v3 D1 z8 VBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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