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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys$ U6 c2 D1 G% J! r$ j0 F7 [7 ]3 [
' @! `) I5 h9 [' ?, H+ _4 R2 oCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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3 \$ Y( x5 y& @Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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( P4 j' }. P3 L! R! E aHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
2 e- W7 e r2 \the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
+ }, r& j6 ]1 s# P# B2 L# Z: OStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
~6 U9 R5 y2 d! V( A' rand 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 ' ) {5 c8 V0 d# a1 `
. x9 g# d0 {+ I t. o7 kHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . + a$ t$ N; w7 }# ?6 l& F$ P# R7 K
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show " W/ d( B* ^5 U7 N. E
5 {; p& x7 ^& e( r% HMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. * Y8 E' A4 D7 \) i8 S" E
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
: ?2 p1 A) O- { u7 w4 T) ]# ZHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
0 G! T2 i# D* [6 x Xridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. - \7 Z# Y9 y8 [0 I. c7 p* [
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. ! O9 c- ?; O) X
We have to see the result of unity.
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8 j) G% `! H! [' hLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
8 f: N s6 G0 N$ L+ U# H) Q+ L. Sthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
/ F' b7 z; p0 s$ E$ L+ ^clothes, bags, etc., 3 b1 R B' g0 {8 z7 s# ]" I6 _0 w
+ @! |) w* g) r8 O( I! Y0 w$ f+ ~2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . - ^' L" n8 A P: w% M/ G$ Z
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
c$ _/ S5 ]& J2 `' qObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. % D& Y2 } S. f5 k9 U- O' Q
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 1 }* X% R8 o+ G; P
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' * X J* ]' y3 \& W
You placed me next to a black man.
) N% |$ b, z, f5 h& ]2 W$ `I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
, Y2 I) }2 ^+ d. N* lGive me an alternative seat.'
5 X1 F' H# @4 d" a$ M. G( }* ~'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 9 v; e d @4 j; f w& d% b, u
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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" \& V6 Z$ I+ X; P) rI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
; O, m, y: S% q# s& [5 Vaway 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.
! W4 e! S' N7 H/ z; w/ XAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
# ~/ K$ P( Y0 L9 pcould say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our 2 S/ M, n+ ?+ {$ o$ j) T6 C9 T7 N
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
; w5 y% B+ W: ~class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
{* ?. d8 h+ w ~turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
# F. @. ~4 k8 j6 |please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' & ^# W3 l a0 o
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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2 A+ i9 ~9 {3 J/ s5 `; dBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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