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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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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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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.
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if ; |* G# L5 _+ Y# s
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
N1 p9 O+ v+ U2 K6 ]8 bStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
$ w; \1 K( E9 M0 F( R o: V& @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 J" }* }! p; Z% I$ f/ ?
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
9 R' c, r$ G- d2 k5 N6 g3 x: F; W% l6 UWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 0 K& x' w6 m& e
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 8 a2 r5 i" m8 t- S/ g: L: @
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
" X, m* P2 w0 F; z \ SHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the # ~$ ~% m- o9 P# U
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 2 X0 q/ k; ^1 ?( h
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. % `' y0 Z' B6 o' v
7 ?9 W9 e$ p( H& s( `5 s6 FThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 4 z8 g3 P; ^4 X$ ~
We 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 , X! L- ]+ C6 r+ R( A
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 3 ?# M n Z6 L) q
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. % v7 o7 w# @- [3 B) r( x q2 o6 ~; ?
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
, F% W2 i% I& j3 [7 ]'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' $ y: V5 v5 {/ [
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
$ G% N$ Q, l3 RYou placed me next to a black man. 7 K5 j/ ]. P7 Q( ^; l4 s) s
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
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'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
; s$ p2 H4 o. ^2 e'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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8 S! N# I- w. q: _5 l( `/ i' UI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went + v1 B. Q1 x8 F
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.
" m9 {& D1 F# {; }% }; E$ V# kAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 5 b6 K# o+ l( u: e8 E$ X% _0 Z9 y
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our % c6 z! f! ~0 _+ O: z2 U% ^% @1 o
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first $ |8 [" B1 \- p% n Q( j
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 0 Z! }# v. }9 N7 o' Y. X
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
/ D1 i8 T2 f7 x6 _( s% i, h9 ~please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
( j8 O: `7 x: E) |/ CAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. - \" F) p+ T. e" [/ m! e; W1 V
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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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