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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys$ t \" y5 H; G8 Z6 f
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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
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5 m3 o' u) V+ ]% K% C3 `( }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
) [( e1 g/ X0 I( sthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. . v; e& q2 v) V7 Q$ ?) u5 W
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
8 O* A* `: D9 v: ]+ _( Cand 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 ' ) o- _2 D5 Z! |7 a
2 t; [9 H; \0 q9 A& @# WHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . ! Y8 w% F* M) J5 O2 U" I7 d
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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. V# G Q; B# y' Q6 M) sMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
3 p' L- |9 E$ RLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
; w2 t8 @0 u* b3 KHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 8 C& o4 a! n( ^9 ?" O4 D
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
( |$ {9 M4 w; H" J5 I1 u: JPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 6 U+ o! _' S7 z
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. + c2 p: ~1 V9 _* X: d
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 ; A3 z+ X- u- Q% B. B
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 6 Y0 T) I; ]+ y' c! s
clothes, bags, etc., . G, j; g) F/ z# _
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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0 `7 D! X% R% s4 r$ VA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
! b: X5 V+ M* Q3 R5 W5 W# oObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
, F7 R) H* h) t9 A, z' m'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 8 U# C- o& _/ j2 }8 }& _
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' ' s9 w% w1 e5 l! e; `: F
You placed me next to a black man. 7 C! I$ p8 N5 m$ F
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
& v+ z* X% w" } CGive me an alternative seat.' - P/ U% D* Y) ~9 m
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
; }8 a$ {. m" h' i7 ?'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
2 d3 a! a# s u5 _% Z- zaway 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. : X# L# k8 y c& T& o# S" M
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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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
& {3 y: G, T) A3 J9 Qturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
6 {: Y2 a. @2 _5 S8 `please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 4 ^" }# J8 m" U) d. D: h3 i
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. ) v. s' N' a3 H$ o7 @! V- d
7 v! r& w3 ?& C" BBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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