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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys& y) K2 i, L3 h' k3 M8 f
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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 .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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% c+ j5 I6 w+ s0 e" l( ?1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. . h3 S" W* w& Z6 R, t1 j$ e
! U7 |5 P# o3 H, m vHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
9 ^/ q& ^* x* ^. H) E4 W, Dthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 6 @0 t3 K! R4 p( A2 H- {: v
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
% n9 o8 ]' O8 R% [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' .
% ^5 } j- w+ ^+ k# z& ?4 SWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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! ?7 f/ E- O; ZMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. ! {3 t# T! ^7 R1 K& K
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
9 n4 Q( S0 G6 c" s; aHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
6 f" }; R t* a. ]1 fridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. ; R+ O& V/ n! q6 L& L6 @
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. , L2 o, C9 H9 g( K$ O3 K: P7 y2 r9 O
2 u! Z3 q' i+ pThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 0 G. ~! @2 @. {
We have to see the result of unity. 2 ~9 @, ~- g1 J# x3 W' {4 i- Q' G9 Z
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in / V% j# q0 {5 c; _5 C: L, O+ G6 F
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . $ B) ?* V3 }( m) y3 J6 {
1 P! h5 e* M3 TA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. * x. x* b: Q. A; o" J* w; V" z, L# X
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. * ?. C+ G0 H; R8 k. p
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
! x" _! }& K8 G* P6 FYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
$ z0 `7 i2 C; |: {0 VYou placed me next to a black man. 1 N8 u6 T; K) g/ A8 Z! z3 C; Q
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
% Z9 _' T6 g9 v4 ^" cGive me an alternative seat.' % w$ ^6 z7 {8 u' B" P8 W5 T
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 5 y% o+ M' b" D' J1 s- Z9 u4 `
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 5 P. @. J- j* R8 @
_! N8 }2 T" eI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went - {9 i1 O/ q! |7 v1 u' t7 V
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.
- K/ {) w- R$ o2 n+ W/ Q' cAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
6 Z! h3 F+ C" o3 Ncould say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
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class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 0 N) r0 d$ [4 Q9 p2 K/ h% ]+ _
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, * G. x; k, }/ P( c
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
& |) }1 l4 Z9 U5 a0 j, u- S% GAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 4 K$ `# V. ?+ k$ I# c
" f* G+ _4 n' ]% p+ \Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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