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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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; ^5 s, P9 i' E" _! SCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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4 B% s+ h: S4 j$ p2 cWell done Oprah and British Airways . $ p7 {$ v' R }* D0 W5 P
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 0 ?- ]1 q5 _( k+ j8 Z+ W* N1 i
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. , t V$ z* R$ e* V8 T6 L: z
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if ( Z" |7 Y+ G+ \6 z
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
+ @2 i) g9 @ m" A- n+ s: t% nStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish % l; `& _6 T8 h v" @9 d2 e
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 ' ! g( [9 L" x5 f5 E: U# O0 |% n2 J- g
7 Y3 o* u/ K" |9 S+ [3 s- NHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
- y( F5 }4 h& L6 N: p- TWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. ! s* f2 {8 N2 \: Y* C$ O9 L
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
7 _: J. I( X- |; `5 g# H& lHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the , ~" g" E4 N& h! W. d
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 6 V- t9 I* p6 a% d; a) w
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. / Q$ ]* I2 g7 H, W9 H; f
4 m8 W( l2 w1 B- e3 G3 ?5 w$ Q: gThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. " W: B/ _3 `0 c& T" U! F# {
We have to see the result of unity. , _0 o: {1 S3 B" O* `# g+ `
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
& D( Q) {" n) {& C1 {' y1 othe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
, M2 [9 w$ e% J6 sclothes, bags, etc.,
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6 }- E" O5 v) g2 V" q8 J( x: d, p7 |2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . $ C1 S3 F. ^- E* K, Q
" A. _2 C# u: TA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
/ f: B, b/ a5 M# @* BObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. ' T E3 g, e6 l8 U8 M
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 1 R6 B9 |2 K& f: G
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 4 ^% @6 D$ X3 f" G6 P
You placed me next to a black man. ) C, C" V0 u K4 s& F/ ?8 q. c
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. ; s: ^9 b' j& e% R& i
Give me an alternative seat.'
& J* `' p* {* E1 i! f( b0 l'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ; k% a( n% ^9 g( z
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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; T, k$ Z. m8 j% b& ~& I4 G; tI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 3 W# z0 a# K/ Z, H/ x7 @3 \' {
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. % D% Y/ q! e: t- L, v! M
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 5 s8 h3 ^1 t% u2 f0 p Y; R
could 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 2 R. D! M' `; ~1 P7 P
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 2 a5 K) u/ w: B4 I9 j: E! u
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
" z" B3 I5 V, C. [6 PAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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1 y+ \3 n% E5 I A# J8 FBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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