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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys) Y* W% ]+ w. B7 g; {
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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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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM $ c3 a% d) h' _; }6 S; {
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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3 a: E: g$ l9 ^" Y# \/ R$ v7 EHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
( r" P3 w' A! x* j/ ]* g* `the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
+ W) @' Z/ ^" S! D% ?9 {Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
% V0 e8 r1 I2 ]4 V8 m& uand 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 ' N# I2 |% v* f- @, D @
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
4 N2 G; z2 H* Y4 @) [Whereafter 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.
# k! l( x; w6 F: o. r' S0 y. }Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
: I7 n' b& W2 d! K0 F6 S* H: qHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
, Q+ ^+ C, `+ M6 m# ^. Gridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
0 s3 ^! X) y5 N- e, zPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 5 a2 O5 g# d0 L" R7 b7 V, p: t
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
& y; @, \1 J+ ~, j( Q7 i1 o/ {0 [We have to see the result of unity. : p- D2 Y: m" }3 v# P6 I+ f1 ?* O
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in " }5 P# f5 c5 G5 j& G, ^
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, ( E2 S C, G7 ]: b# f. S) [
clothes, bags, etc.,
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- g& O5 s/ U9 ^4 ~9 V! S# o& X2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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1 T2 n4 j G* `7 e5 ~A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
6 W6 Z& G8 h6 f5 L3 z7 tObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 9 i7 S6 j: q# b g- s$ s# F
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
! ]7 p7 e+ J3 dYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 3 `- R1 u/ \& \; _: z" w+ {
You placed me next to a black man. * S. B, {% Q9 w8 F8 B
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 2 C# X/ H2 ^% Z8 E/ l: P; U
Give me an alternative seat.'
6 K0 V/ n; K" O: ^2 M, ~'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
1 e/ a9 s d$ v- s5 ], Z d4 z'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
* y% K8 {) g, T% Raway 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. " c6 F- R% w K
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman ; j4 \% H: K; y5 }' P% s
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our e) _ r0 ^+ D, O4 G" [6 c6 }
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 5 ^/ a/ k$ E- S- M: L
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
" l) U3 }5 p3 u4 yturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, + L/ T( W. c9 z8 I( p; C' F9 E$ e4 p) E
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' ; \7 S3 A$ b1 T* C% z! J; P
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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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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