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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys' D% Q5 r* S: s K4 h, H
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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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( m' y! B( N7 f1 O# TWell done Oprah and British Airways . 0 i4 m0 z% Q% ~' ?; a) k9 ^
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 4 p% `; `# f$ L; |1 b! [
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. % M0 a: {4 ^' v4 T. u
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
6 V X; s1 n' `+ rthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 5 W8 x- n3 W( N) E1 O: y4 {
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
0 t/ m# g2 T0 Z, B" Nand 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 ' # U1 J. N4 X/ ^6 a
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 2 z, z! K* ^5 p6 D/ `4 V8 O
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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/ v0 Z6 U; |/ s& d- R+ _- QMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. ) T- h& k \* d3 G# _" X2 z
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put . j- y6 D: d. B' {6 M9 ^; ^: Q& h
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
7 y% T! }1 _+ B' ~ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
! k% h4 X2 C! m' S2 FPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ( F3 G% j% o- M% I2 V
: n1 }/ E2 _ q1 q" MThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
, O8 h; _& a) A- DWe have to see the result of unity. 0 d+ P* x4 @, N' O# ]$ X
9 f9 F v6 n1 }) f$ P2 ^3 \' ILet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 1 N, F" D: d+ U4 Q8 ]( P
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 7 o( ~2 ?! z1 S/ r- B
clothes, bags, etc., 2 C J; |/ \9 _& d6 m$ y
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 1 B' O) c+ P) R$ }6 Z- H# a: v
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
, u3 J+ ?! H# p% g3 g& c' MObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. ' ^4 P. i* k& L3 J9 a4 j
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' , z* c8 a" W0 k9 S- C
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
7 O0 n0 x6 k# ~) i- o0 F$ H BYou placed me next to a black man. 9 K, w" ]4 D. J" N, c
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 5 I, U' ^# M3 o$ T- Y
Give me an alternative seat.' $ x: ~$ }. F; ~) D
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
1 S' w4 c; v! E% u q) @* @'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 6 P j" T- M H+ T9 G3 M
r3 x9 K9 q% O5 q5 _2 ^I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
. T* B0 h& c6 S8 S ~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. & E% J$ M% U; F9 k3 ~, L
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 6 Y2 k d/ h" D0 Z! x4 W
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
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class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 2 ~1 e# h* q! h i/ g6 E% @
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
' V' P1 k- B* U4 }please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' " h6 u; e2 p/ f) L
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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9 X+ h2 ]0 N7 \) w) a KBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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