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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys7 u: \& |6 N0 e: Z: f4 T7 r9 {
/ u, D# r9 E; K& P$ f" _Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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& t$ g( ] u! i: Z8 q- g% C! JWell done Oprah and British Airways . : V. l" N; M ?4 ]# v6 S! |
8 r( s- c. R. BTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 9 p- S6 @. O {4 c' A" Q( i3 _$ M0 S
\* v" n/ _4 Z7 f& |( iHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if $ C4 R3 i, U- S, j8 U, M$ p8 ^
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. $ m( R! P) L5 |* n9 i
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
0 h' T) M) b# K! Hand 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' .
+ D+ A7 R' L- ?5 K) {3 u @* I+ OWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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8 \: @0 e5 m) T4 UMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
6 T8 s4 X# Y- f2 _+ {) J# X2 @Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put " X$ h+ g$ O: P$ {0 } s
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
/ M, p. a1 F! g, w2 [3 eridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
6 N- `6 \' X# b& P7 j4 N8 p3 FPLEASE 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.
' ` Y @* o. u) O8 ~We have to see the result of unity.
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2 p7 c+ z+ L e$ U7 G5 z( n) Q: i9 jLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
6 R/ `4 h5 ?' `$ zthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 4 l8 V L8 M- W4 k; D( U
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . ' t8 \! F1 ~$ b9 l+ m+ Z# q
% P& }4 j& J5 p! ~A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
( [9 J; g# @5 P! V3 DObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. ; x' {* H: ^" J9 u+ ~, C
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' & {+ A( [6 p/ w: R1 b8 w5 T( e
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
, M0 s" K& }6 o* b, w/ IYou placed me next to a black man.
' K' [1 m4 `5 _) I+ MI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
, k" R6 @+ b( A2 I o2 ?! W' j. fGive me an alternative seat.'
, k. D2 x1 ^' d$ \'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
}& `$ X- s. A% t# Z+ g'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. $ f# ^4 N0 C' l6 Q: X9 I4 u
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 6 f: Z7 H" g: Q' d
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.
3 r. Q8 Z5 W; A! j* GAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
6 A3 F' H) g1 Z$ i% }7 Ycould say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
/ T4 a6 n# f2 w. @5 Jcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first * I: J z' [3 P" V" L" @0 B! t! k
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
5 P6 D) x& ^1 H# o& t' cturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 5 F, k; @- e' o6 r, @5 c. ]$ D4 e' T
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
% q3 |8 g* c9 t9 W. u0 p2 PAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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! ~7 ]/ ^4 T& `2 r! l" d& e/ i, ABoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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