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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys2 t' C" r; Y, n5 b s/ I
& x' y5 _* ~. D/ g; GCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?1 s! K* l( M/ \" J' _( _
, ?6 r5 t6 k2 Q+ jWell done Oprah and British Airways .
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; M' H6 D# d" ?+ kTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM . M5 [6 L, ~# _4 K9 p
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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% V9 {1 p0 i2 y0 lHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
1 _. _ y, t R2 jthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. . t4 P7 B6 y/ j6 d4 m! ~2 m+ q
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 4 L: J/ q! P; F9 n' e8 ]
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 '
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: `/ V' T: X% B4 R7 pHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
0 g1 i/ ]' \# Z7 a8 hWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show ; r) _4 B3 K$ I# v; O: W1 {
7 j5 E# O( g; HMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
$ M M7 a& H1 `# l0 GLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
& Q9 t% ?, m, W# f' c& ^ \# W. DHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
0 n* S0 T. {5 L, m8 sridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 8 @$ o' Y5 i% F3 R; q
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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8 a3 J# O3 Y! _* KThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
/ @6 Q$ P! a+ wWe have to see the result of unity.
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) y. y' j4 G m2 ~: uLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
& h p8 ~( J# M% l* N5 Bthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, ) I% o5 _9 ^% E+ ~* X/ V6 g
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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+ m8 Z% t- \9 n0 H" YA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. + k- X4 e2 U7 B
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
/ O* X9 @$ m' t2 p3 E+ M'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' $ u6 Y/ ]* T' o3 D
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
3 h8 P! J% c, G6 a$ y: MYou placed me next to a black man.
7 W/ \# v% _+ v: ?4 x% f" Y" PI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
) u" x2 r6 k. H, R2 \6 Z' dGive me an alternative seat.' 4 @ p3 W3 i% r' q4 z! N
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
# T( v7 y" v- u5 q c'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. : a4 L6 q, f: O
2 s* m% e; X* f0 c! wI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went % k8 Q( l1 G7 Z* x1 y ^
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 \$ d" X7 X1 d7 q N* _$ ~4 m
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 8 ~6 v- `. l+ @4 H4 F
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
3 V! Y0 P# b# }) Lcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first ) T0 {; \ O5 k! t/ I+ v
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 4 }2 E/ I1 F: M. W$ z9 i" t
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
- m- S, ]* f3 Z8 c9 F rplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
7 F1 u; `9 G S' g7 ?( P8 IAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. ( u: N( \$ K* \6 j1 [6 l; H
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Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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