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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys2 Y! R* @" Z* w4 z
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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 k% N4 W# X& b( \$ ~* a' vWell done Oprah and British Airways . ) K+ l# O+ J+ W& q) X& j; r1 C
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. - {; Q; q* `' N4 L
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
7 Z6 E' J, i4 t: R1 Jthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. , b4 [( o$ x$ E: o L
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 6 l# Z" f3 f* X, k
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 ' 9 Z# j# h2 ?, O2 I2 T" x: G, w
& T. i4 I+ f8 K: L: b" b0 [. ZHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . ' O; n" U. x) n1 F6 N
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show ' |" w6 {* N: P. R* Z
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
$ A4 M. B9 x2 \' d0 ]( R3 A! s" ~# K yLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
/ R, ^ e2 r7 J& q1 n1 oHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the % n- |( V- T; p. d4 |% b+ M4 o7 n
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 3 {# W- g( O/ }
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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; \8 F; e: R9 s; V& PThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
6 N$ H' m4 o; w7 O2 l; m. G. |" i( bWe 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
' P6 Z/ p, m4 b% hthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, + ?, Q6 L! e) i& z
clothes, bags, etc.,
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7 E$ |) n2 c" q2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 5 T: C9 ?" ~9 Y/ B' t- X7 F ?
2 U( q4 U" X/ {! Y o# O! @A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
+ {0 N; ~, O3 Z+ v' ~Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. _, Q8 ~3 a7 Z' T
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 3 H6 w+ j2 M ?4 j) a* m% H: B8 @5 i+ o
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 1 E6 E @% X3 S
You placed me next to a black man.
+ Q9 K3 t0 J) L/ ^9 }+ [0 U$ wI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
2 ?) K/ A. _ Q- DGive me an alternative seat.'
8 k4 \* r# x# ]) @" X'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 5 L3 d) n/ m" @3 U, X3 }
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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& G/ P( o5 z5 w7 E! g! x. E# K# tI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went % a( s, n% j8 O O
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.
0 l& }7 r" _1 g0 I" s! ZAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
& G E) x8 G6 L8 A: [could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
. a; V" t# Y6 Q y: g" Fcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 7 B& ^6 G, B; U1 ? J3 t" S
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
8 `' W4 t; n/ V7 aturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
* Z% w& R' s7 p; A4 _please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' - |9 s) x+ S3 n0 l* t
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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+ u- A1 M4 T2 o2 V5 |! fBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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