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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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1 J# D# j* w9 ~; y$ M( {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 . 5 M- W4 y3 Y; u) w3 j
. p0 i9 \1 E v: N0 s2 TTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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# W6 |% L1 d/ W$ {) P. i1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. g7 k3 H" m& I+ ]# z, B' H N
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
7 O" E) O) g* O4 \ S, W: fthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. * u- I5 I) d4 e* r1 A
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish % p/ G+ g& D8 Z( @6 L7 N0 Z
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 ' ! c. G6 o; ~7 N) V$ o0 A3 B
! y3 Q4 Z3 D$ j5 `3 Z0 AHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 9 J5 g+ h& O' S4 A4 j4 G k
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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) U# z4 o6 T$ XMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
4 m2 i" r4 A* B) XLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put + @; \# X5 G9 Z0 c# d& p, Q
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 7 i0 r6 `% U. p9 @
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. & x, [( ~+ P* e7 ]3 _8 b% h) q
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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% L0 E* o( G. H' p1 xThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
3 s- ]0 J/ j" f/ H5 B6 z5 HWe have to see the result of unity. " L& c( Z& y/ [: @- d( R, t/ U+ x
5 Q4 ~" x b$ QLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 8 a" j9 W& I& m; e7 M
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
. M" J- |7 ^, p: V* [9 Nclothes, bags, etc., : e6 I. @6 f3 V% p0 F! ?3 s2 j( y
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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.
. f0 [* p' ?# q& u6 S1 A$ U- tObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
. p# i/ ]: i* B; z! b2 x2 [9 k5 P# }'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 6 L' R/ ]9 Y) j; ], P2 C9 }
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
: {9 I( K" x2 g, U: ]# J1 \$ O* oYou placed me next to a black man.
! k/ t0 H+ ^5 Y! |9 hI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. . i0 C. o6 u5 v& ^. J8 i
Give me an alternative seat.'
; ]3 I0 ]: Y6 m; q+ i'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
8 P+ x8 b; w% l. O. v _'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went - Q0 t' y Y2 K% M
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. 1 h* A- U" l k. _, Z3 Z
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman : a2 s& P* ^' }1 t2 m
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
" i4 E! M% h% Bcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
( m! g/ q7 \2 q6 v1 Wclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 9 G6 P* j% _# ^- p) V/ J' y
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, % }, S0 N; o' S/ m, {
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
2 j% H/ ^) ]$ y. C, |At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 5 f/ H7 |& k! Z3 j
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Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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