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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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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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. l$ R+ t) _/ s3 o% M+ M6 E1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 8 S' d! m+ I& E) Z
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 2 i0 l$ Y+ |* p+ |1 V9 e$ N
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. $ ?) K9 i7 f# v7 g5 r! P9 w
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
5 f& ], I2 H1 k# G$ W6 _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 ' , u3 x; X+ R( c9 h: g' M
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . c9 h, Y/ c3 S
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 8 a+ |: B$ b3 ]. N/ M
6 q' H( ~1 Q* g8 HMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
) c1 |# U3 Z& }! _& a" hLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
8 W5 v* [ O; m( \ |Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
% r3 s# m7 }* q# Z, Wridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 5 K3 C/ D$ i( S8 _
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. . a) l& r( o9 V" c2 l* D
0 k6 Q B+ _" ]- PThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
$ x5 V# r- a) n& _$ TWe have to see the result of unity. / G5 _$ e) p& ~2 B; L6 Q
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in - J5 R" m, E5 g+ ]2 y& `' G$ s! W" V
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
' J% i# f2 p3 `( I/ d/ ^8 mclothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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) H1 F4 `* }3 }3 }! E* W8 fA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 1 h$ q' L9 P4 d+ {' }" c
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. " c2 G3 a; D5 W# ]. L. q8 I
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' $ I! }8 B2 b0 S |. i
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
: u( s! V a* _$ @1 ~1 @You placed me next to a black man.
+ b) ^1 F' K9 L" aI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. ; e5 \4 R! r) T) U( M6 K5 s- S
Give me an alternative seat.'
) [+ [' Y! p$ r8 g8 a'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
- F& L% q' }2 k: l' W'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 1 e9 s% c+ @1 Q3 ^1 a
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
( \9 Q) d0 J0 s) q, \0 }2 paway 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.
' l$ ?" d8 L c; D- r; z$ {All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 0 W+ Z0 Z7 Q9 k' L0 G4 E! v, t8 ]
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our 5 f3 U! Q' X- S2 v- u& J! M/ y) R
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first ( N% u8 Q/ M- K
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
, H# Y% d h# m) l0 {& k' Qturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
- h! ^, v+ M% h" ~' @please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
. `6 w) K* {( O( t5 k7 g3 SAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. # ~/ S3 o" U$ }5 B; e
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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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