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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?
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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2 z+ G! ~. a# g8 q% f* mTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM & S: l: G+ M: T4 s, P3 v
7 @& N0 b2 u& a+ p$ \1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
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Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
! Q( ?( ]3 |/ l, sand 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. q; G# R1 I& U) _4 N% M$ E, K4 \4 j
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 7 ^/ ^% u6 V& A9 `
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show : X8 K* J- Q8 T0 Z! F
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
, e9 b3 V; P( S1 ULet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
- ]; N: z) M4 N" h q2 a7 l7 vHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
$ z3 [; u' x# Y- u/ \ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
7 Q5 m3 w4 k, k- g1 ?# E0 I. C8 QPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. , S( a# X& u; I+ m' k
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 8 Y0 e3 L4 G' T5 G7 E1 v, d* m
We have to see the result of unity.
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in " p, W) O: t" b- L+ X" K7 Z
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 6 T Z9 q& ?2 P4 [4 x
clothes, bags, etc., ; V& J: L3 v7 ]- W
4 T) B' t( J, c3 o* z/ c6 |8 J6 `2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
1 {& D \, v+ n8 `- S; F& u/ ]Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. ! z$ M5 E: z- x- @1 \: M+ V
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
+ B2 Q8 s5 G8 U' Z4 n/ J' AYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 9 z' A' q$ C' u1 g
You placed me next to a black man.
' t3 E7 o* p8 s: L' ]& q: q9 y; Z+ WI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
" F7 u) T3 k; D* @' G3 NGive me an alternative seat.' ' K1 y. b E% @2 ] D! l% d7 r
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
3 P; [2 [9 l& c7 S& H, X0 }% ~# Y'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. " d! R0 I6 S+ g1 u i& x
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went * Q. K1 ?8 H* |
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. 4 J4 k: g' |$ o/ I3 s
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman ( F. i6 l2 d3 I* N( z, h* n; G
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
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% [$ k1 Z$ I# k$ j, G8 Fclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 2 Y [) A( w2 L( s6 ~' U5 i' d
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, : ~9 Q8 H% g1 `
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
+ l; A: G0 r1 Q3 P; f( w0 S% BAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 6 D3 \9 B" P6 p' a
) C9 h( V0 w7 v) @- c: n$ [# MBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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