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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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2 \- Y8 |8 Q; z b% v3 RWell done Oprah and British Airways . & K. ^& V4 p2 `" s7 \. _0 C7 U
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM % j% d& ^' J4 I, V' U) R1 B
4 V" J1 d* j; `' {1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 4 U0 F& l1 z3 a4 Y. g9 p9 P
& J# R6 ?# f' _( O+ k6 f' w8 nHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if , | F9 k0 _6 B4 t
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. ! l& p( g- E% I9 A0 Y
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
3 a3 Y1 [& m! L% C0 f+ jand 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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7 |$ [3 E$ e" g( r, ]His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . , Q+ q! s1 |* R/ b# p# g
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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6 F" F. e$ k8 s( j( N: FMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
- i8 d1 R0 M3 u3 aLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
0 C$ f- E& _4 l) `3 T1 YHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the # N, ~+ ^: y a( E% F2 R
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
( Z% W8 O' l1 [/ U' lPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. # O/ d ^: V ^
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
: y u7 h2 V! H. LWe have to see the result of unity. " d `# O9 k8 a
% V) N8 `2 F7 ?2 K/ C* P5 @Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
; v, ?. M8 R" H! T( \# \; ?the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
5 m+ r& Z% l1 I/ g9 x4 w* Bclothes, bags, etc.,
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5 \* b$ z8 e3 P2 d! b2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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, c% d% G" [, oA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
: L6 x. m A/ N& V# \0 OObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
7 I/ N0 l: i# Y4 f' X+ Q1 N' l& }'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
% g- c# G5 ?( K% j4 N& tYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
2 z( O- o+ }4 w/ i' u' e8 e E2 ~You placed me next to a black man.
! m# j* C' _3 p T2 ]* K; m* iI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
) b4 g7 [2 Z) _( O- e$ \2 B1 hGive me an alternative seat.'
% P! f0 H' V' N'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. * `+ w0 Y }" G, U7 T+ l( {' o3 ?% o) t
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 9 p! i0 O6 j$ G9 ^( h, g1 k
, \* b+ f& w* U' y0 H3 l7 ~" q, O; g3 uI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went ( f" @+ g" C }5 e' l
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.
+ E0 Q: c- S/ C6 Q3 rAll 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
3 K) S% W4 @5 u6 _' tclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 8 b ~: x& u+ w
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, + W% k* s/ O( w
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
0 L9 E! ?$ G, tAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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1 k4 f8 [1 v$ x( uBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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