 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys" {5 c p: Q: E% q
% A$ }" l) d7 d* r% @% dCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?) M$ u; p' [. n. T* [( W
/ ?. L; z8 K" c4 ^$ IWell done Oprah and British Airways .
! Y) f: n/ q, y7 ]8 v+ I4 Q; e5 h6 ?" E9 S+ | r
TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 4 w* j: O B6 C2 ^. v1 p8 P" U
b( S$ p$ |( Y: e
1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 0 y- Y* P0 m5 H6 D7 x
& d8 @6 F) g9 z6 [, D- R O* R' r. hHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
L' Y: a+ e" O9 {/ b4 zthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. ) s1 |0 C% T4 b# G, R/ W0 L
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish , o7 r2 y F0 \" x2 ~
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 '
1 W6 g, K+ m4 I7 S X5 g5 b5 N- z W5 Q
His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 9 X+ o- g, Q' W/ @3 w: ]
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
& k% M1 ^% K4 g4 c7 O o) L3 U: u$ w. i. L
My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. ) ~2 s0 I- ]5 \ |- h( a
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 3 {; E4 c$ N8 `! G7 w) g! |1 b. o2 d
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
$ i, |( k2 l/ @$ g7 u- I( ?ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
* z- A3 Z$ C0 }0 t5 uPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
2 E4 r6 b* `! i6 a7 H2 C$ \( n w, S# m A" F
Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
* N$ T0 f# ]) q2 s# jWe have to see the result of unity. ' s* m' ~. k2 U( S
+ |. A+ M0 {/ M6 ?! Z+ @3 PLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in : n4 a4 u: D% c4 |
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
& c- P) T) j x( Fclothes, bags, etc., 7 B8 q; G8 X( K2 \9 _
& X( w: _' }. x1 m+ M2 c; E2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
- r/ W! k- e2 v5 H) M. v! g/ a9 S' B6 U
A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
1 {. b4 j7 u2 i, [0 G' ZObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
5 M9 C& M" h1 W! j" S8 m, @2 {'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' $ F: R4 b% I8 W5 W' R
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' * T0 v; }3 g5 o7 v; w5 n+ m% t
You placed me next to a black man.
' G) o' D" Y9 n+ U& f( A- Y' p; uI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. & K* ]( Y3 S8 c1 g% C& S- p* t- v
Give me an alternative seat.' 5 G& W. S, o6 x7 w: W8 c7 a7 f
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
8 s$ V- e. y( g' K- ^'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. # b& o4 W- Y/ s8 @! d2 X) K! z% b0 X
8 T' c. T+ `' J9 Q( Y* e# T4 p
I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 1 ~" K. G- D( g2 f7 z
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. ) p1 u; _4 a- o; I# U
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 6 Y Q+ ] ~/ X) |% _
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
$ x L6 t% X0 \* C7 D8 C1 w4 P& Gcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
- d5 ]# S( c" H3 \4 H8 i- N$ f5 j Eclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
$ K7 M% e$ k# Y# {turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 6 _9 ]' D- J! v* b
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 5 i& |; r4 A: T5 O
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
& j/ ]) z* ~/ g; E1 U+ H( \5 j! T! {* o" W! |' A- Z. k4 K1 M
Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
|