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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys2 l; t) z" K" j; Y/ r1 V
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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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0 ]2 Z. Z9 A/ }7 FWell done Oprah and British Airways . 1 c5 S* ^6 r% b
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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8 f- P) l- E2 V R# }; L1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 4 u4 f6 S3 `3 H. Z5 C
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 5 ?% F5 t- p6 g' s5 [
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 9 Y3 P1 \6 K$ r- _
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
7 T# X5 t% z: ?) ^+ a2 s# O, Vand 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 '
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
" X& @# L1 _! n( t! t3 A1 @ j; XWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 1 F& a6 }. b) o6 A
2 ~& x+ m( q* A" \- t$ tMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
$ X8 ?: o d* fLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put , i. N2 `( i7 x- B U" y
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
; l# D3 O+ K8 _' a$ u) eridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
% J+ f' y: `7 `/ aPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
& O$ g$ Y& M6 N- V E+ gWe 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
; y: ]. s/ D* _& Z6 dthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, / |& ~# y; t7 a& V5 L
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . . Z2 E4 ^5 Z& f
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. ' @. v$ I# j! f5 V" H; k1 Y. u! q
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
$ r# j: n( G- i" | B; n'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' / n8 y7 |, t" K/ v' T
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' ) y/ K+ ?) q9 p+ X q' ?
You placed me next to a black man.
' q, H# \4 v3 C/ E6 @2 a0 vI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
2 ~3 |: e# B( N# z4 g9 Q+ H; KGive me an alternative seat.'
; }$ L; j2 a/ `5 p- C- l'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
8 V0 [- W$ K5 g* A'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 / p! N% u6 W" m! {
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. ' f, ?1 W, Y! C
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first % |1 j. Y/ R2 I( H& [$ {
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
! j( Y7 w' k$ G( B, vturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, / Y: H8 b+ C7 \" h3 T1 U
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' % l0 n" L8 b5 D4 Y2 F4 ?# p
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. " g/ U2 t. O: ~% K! t
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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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