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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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4 x! c) @ e1 ^4 K- t: ]Can 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 . : D8 _3 K% u$ H' \9 @# J; V8 ~
/ A) v+ V9 x0 E" N4 u/ MTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM ( Q2 J; {7 _. _+ p# y7 m2 B! h- E
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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/ |$ x5 D5 Y7 s' C8 l. j- M2 SHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
' _3 z/ e5 B/ C3 v$ othe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
% r: n- m: L- Z# pStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
( M* f0 a, A4 K. p6 G4 Q6 C uand 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 ' * c+ B# z; J' B+ N- l/ W- w8 f3 J
( Y: f" k& _9 m: p. G3 b/ _His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . ! i" p Q2 |# d$ f
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show $ D0 X8 Z7 s( ~# ]3 S0 R/ F& L
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
; L$ ], O" v3 t8 tLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put ) l% y6 G* {0 r% Q E L& e
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
% T) V0 N# l# Zridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
7 P. a& C+ ^ Y4 D6 \0 MPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. + ^$ L, ~+ w- w# a. E
+ C4 |/ h8 A& V- y5 s5 \Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 2 z: K. X: f; o! i( v9 X) ?* q2 p& X
We have to see the result of unity. 9 S1 H% M4 }, W1 w- ^: q
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in . y& i, O+ X4 a/ Q
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
( \* t' k& v: ]* Z( b0 lclothes, bags, etc.,
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+ G" H5 D% q7 y4 \$ E4 B2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . , B/ F. p6 {) w0 T
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 7 X3 Z7 I3 [& G% h1 m- r7 p
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
% t% N& C* e @) U5 i, w'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
1 y, [3 I+ S9 u& H) ]% G a$ X; B8 dYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' % o/ A5 [, x: V& N% k7 R$ J
You placed me next to a black man. % b/ C% T1 [9 V6 C" @( ~& L
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
$ X1 O/ D* Y0 \6 ?- s$ MGive me an alternative seat.'
7 C2 v3 l% @8 {0 q4 [! k& M'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
, Y$ }, v, d; Y- \% M' ]5 q+ |6 `'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 9 u \& @' l' W6 P
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
" ^7 {* g5 {5 `8 waway 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.
. E6 e% d+ q/ P8 r E8 k) N6 N7 U: OAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman f- x7 z9 I. c0 w9 @0 P
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our * f2 e$ y3 F3 W, {" u4 g
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 2 O4 b3 x0 A# L
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 9 ], I# L) V1 ^% p
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
% T9 R/ K8 F _6 t$ I U4 Dplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' / V. y) a- e" u8 H# _
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. : G: h+ @3 [. w! g
; d* j7 m( J# t$ T/ U4 K" a4 j( EBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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