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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?/ K9 ^8 V/ ?3 K/ `) _' _
9 Y3 T* A: x2 t4 |& `Well done Oprah and British Airways . + c$ s! R; V. x; M0 s. i4 `$ ?( G
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM " B2 A1 ] |( t; k
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. ) w) I( _- ^; O+ l2 b
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
) r6 c& a" j! o2 z' S3 b8 \6 Pthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. : y/ |/ l4 ]7 N. Q: c
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
- g0 a; j( j6 j" q6 land 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 ' - b* s G$ h2 O* ^& _8 @
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
$ z+ Z* E: E4 ^4 o6 o! V, @: JWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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- I9 _) C8 P% e0 d; W. p8 h- GMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. * X5 C& y% q! K* {0 O+ K3 G7 a
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
x' a6 {, [6 q1 OHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
! i% S C9 v5 b8 x1 ?6 Zridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 0 g2 d; W/ ^3 h, g D/ @$ g
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. & ]0 m' h# M+ m0 c6 w
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
! T; g4 M: I5 x+ TWe have to see the result of unity.
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9 b4 a) C- R8 t4 Q, CLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in , X6 ~" r+ m% b
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
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4 V( [. m/ ] T, M0 k; ]% r) O2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . ]) q7 I6 @* R Y
: _$ ^$ _' v3 W9 ]) AA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 7 {) V: M0 N6 J7 Z# [) @/ g
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 1 k9 S7 s# R' y! L/ r @
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' , x: z+ g8 }5 q6 l% t
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' # m5 l. N7 F& }, v
You placed me next to a black man. " k9 W$ \6 Z/ p/ e4 f2 H
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. $ e* H& U7 K- ^: B2 I. e
Give me an alternative seat.'
' z. D" Q, W, J2 o( z# r, G* S& d! k'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ' b' W) j" s# J7 Q6 |
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. + D5 }7 i9 D' w, q, S, T) X+ i
& Y6 P3 p. C5 |: Q& mI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
, O: q: ]+ }0 s' S7 y' Caway 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. $ \# \% {; Z, e# J
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman ' R7 O+ ]6 p0 }* y
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our . u: ~6 D K$ ^- i" ^- e
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first i& l) u6 f+ t# l! }
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 2 f4 U! F% c' e5 d Q6 J: ^* [
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, ! G* W. \1 ]) R* t) p$ [
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
; P/ n8 H$ R1 q4 l# E5 hAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. % ^; o& F4 T- e# h" h0 y
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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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