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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 ?# K! D) A* X- f9 IWell done Oprah and British Airways . 3 D# c/ [8 c4 p; H1 S. e1 ^
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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* d- @( }1 y. F4 y/ m1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
3 D1 ~3 f" X9 d# R2 lthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
/ X, R. c2 ]+ U$ {2 xStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 0 T# q& O. j& A
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 ' - I5 f% F" Y, ~, j) `# K6 h: A; t
1 r& n" K V7 a) f" i5 RHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . % o7 [5 ^* Z$ A1 N
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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4 A; W1 j! J+ `" X( M; J2 K0 hMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
3 {4 a5 f9 b8 {6 KLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 3 b7 ?* h+ q) d' V9 E! w0 z2 q
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
0 t9 I6 O1 A, k: ^: q- q/ yridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
2 Q6 s: o% J0 i6 n9 \& z8 N+ hPLEASE 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.
$ c8 M/ a9 a9 }7 [7 ~) NWe have to see the result of unity. % ]) e! ]4 O4 G' t$ N
# v" b* n2 d/ d$ I$ w1 `1 e/ C% cLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in : h Y* q3 N# X3 S( |
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, ; s6 r* h) E3 `' W% Z2 h$ Q
clothes, bags, etc.,
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9 U F# @) O4 Y( S' K. @, c2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 2 p* ?! X5 m3 y5 v+ \" s, t
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
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'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' ) ^- L; a& ?7 {7 O4 t
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
1 X. k* l) Q0 H7 D' B9 W, jYou placed me next to a black man. . N3 {1 `$ r) N" D2 I; B
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
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x" _" g' U7 K3 d'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. , \) V+ e4 D* X
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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3 }( V7 t0 {. s- A+ uI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
+ s: v% Y4 O0 W0 }- u& z- Laway 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. + `- G! }7 R7 r+ o ^
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman % s! c* e$ A3 C& M& ^
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our $ W2 j* ?" @8 P' R. q* v
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
2 i4 D+ l+ y4 t9 x$ k8 K1 iclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
" ?8 k2 j* J; b4 t sturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
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At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 7 j. T4 v5 v1 V( _0 x! p I+ N: l
: \& n' }$ c9 e. yBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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