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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys, m. C% B' F& \( ~* U( G
* D6 \7 T9 m |3 z7 A% NCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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$ ]. M( x! n2 Y) B( \Well done Oprah and British Airways . 0 r) R' c( @/ Q' m# ?. J4 I) j
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM . b- n( ~, Q. G/ ]" i- U5 E) B
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 8 e+ h' f7 A* C( K }) z
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if $ Q6 B; |8 u2 G+ [& v' M3 g
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 9 \9 t" r! w/ X s) y
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish Y) ]( \' B1 N% R, L
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 ' * E9 V" [9 X7 Y( h$ R9 I
4 ^" {( [, h" B! r4 a; j! l8 G# g% xHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 6 k. Q4 _4 \2 {2 o
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 7 I/ \" I' g6 y6 X& @
Q6 R' p4 z. s$ N# p, d2 t' e. UMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 0 i3 a* T) Y( k4 Z6 x0 T8 J9 T
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
" h( T' k' |3 _2 q; MHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the ! ?% A+ @; q4 r7 ^; _, |9 A
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 0 v* C8 ~2 {! I, N& V& ]
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ! o# ^: W1 ~, M' P7 i
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
( O+ G q+ k0 t% u4 F" g4 wWe have to see the result of unity. + U4 \# G% A% U0 R
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
" v: g0 q# b; b- o$ }; L2 othe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, " P9 t U& P2 P8 J
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 1 V- v* b: I% R8 \2 a0 G I1 X
$ t7 Y# F6 s0 PA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
& P9 t4 K O) q/ r+ E1 qObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 3 p8 Z1 }# l- e
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
w/ H# r6 T) |) |" Q. v7 a& U& yYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 9 x9 Q& s$ S9 v! v
You placed me next to a black man. ; O, q; n! ]' }/ q9 S: g8 S1 ]; i
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
8 G* m2 a/ Z" N$ ?$ V% x: ]! x' S) LGive me an alternative seat.'
8 J' y3 _) [6 C" ]6 L" {2 b'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ^' A( t! `. W( d
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. & d+ d+ j8 E' [1 r7 H
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went : A( b1 b6 I7 C+ \$ e
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.
6 S; B9 F8 S3 H/ N8 G% y+ @All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
8 |* I' s* x8 ?* n( Scould say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
$ Y* G, K! k2 ~: |company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 9 f9 V! U( z, _, G$ n3 p
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 2 y6 O! K/ |6 Y2 S/ {' `
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
1 O. m. s+ j2 J. splease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
; {- h: Y. J" ?* D) BAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. & l8 N1 A! M" X# [- Y
# D8 {0 o T k+ F6 bBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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