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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys! m0 e! x* t! o [
2 z& |; q, }# a3 w% eCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?+ ~- _# u# l! W1 m7 C# m: b. v. J
) R S7 O. [) |Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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% ~; Z' h$ p" m3 P" k% X" ATWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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7 N. e2 ^ r! _ C1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 3 C6 O- b2 K; r
$ x6 F9 C3 }$ W# ?Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
! D7 W. p' A7 r0 V" b7 c" _the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 8 C* H" N! w% T% g2 v6 t
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
1 ^6 c: X" [9 w! L( T) 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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. f( }! b9 n0 q3 Z: ]His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 8 I9 k4 p3 @, ~0 Y% F
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. ' X+ W# U$ o4 N; N
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put $ G% d- d5 t7 {& t
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
# a8 B/ N! I" l1 r2 zridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 1 }: s7 f, l" f0 h/ @& e: H+ a7 G
PLEASE 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. " z4 Z; B: V" n) u0 G
We have to see the result of unity.
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! H! @3 d# n+ z- {4 \: JLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in - M7 J4 o( M; Y2 P! {" c
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
3 i6 R; n4 V/ y7 o4 B8 aclothes, bags, etc., / p1 Y" T/ I4 [
* c, h8 D6 p% ]! Q2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . ) ^9 s2 j. q' g, g, G
( F. P7 M4 ^! t' k2 d+ VA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. % g$ c7 s/ d( s& Z
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
$ ?# L( b. A3 ?'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' - d4 [- F u2 u( a2 U! `
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' : L3 ~2 Q- C9 ?+ R9 X! N: ?6 _ J
You placed me next to a black man. & Q. c! y- ^# w }
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 5 E0 O( U5 Y% I$ d+ S8 @* R5 t
Give me an alternative seat.' ( S. C/ t; u% a8 W9 z" C6 g
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. * L' E! W: v& N9 g
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. # g& S! d9 j3 E4 m a! v7 t
- X5 w+ x' s+ f% Y2 CI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
! m' f0 x* c. \* t) `! [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. 4 Y" B* s' Z9 z3 I
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman # N1 C; n" ^5 d: i7 |) ]/ r$ Z
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
; H1 y) J6 g n) f) i1 Mcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
, h* Z1 v! J0 |' rclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
6 ?# S9 b+ N9 z. u4 kturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, ! T; f8 j8 ]4 u7 O
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
) }& ?2 L' h4 W! ?; K( dAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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' X' V. F* j9 \. U GBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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