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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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) b) B7 K5 N8 H1 }Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?2 Y+ i8 ]" h# I; a5 x. h* H
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM $ g; D9 P5 n+ [' n- B
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. $ Z% `" a# W! W" f( R \ a; M
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
: z: i" i, @: e; Tthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
' g* P" n8 K# X+ x8 f. MStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
( _ g3 \9 P* A. H6 n4 zand 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 ' ) @; I+ }4 T' H4 w7 O6 ~
) Z7 `. S l3 n0 _) R9 p; p; c7 WHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . * t) z. |6 l$ q* E2 R
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show & f, Y# t# _* E8 x0 k7 v3 w9 g
8 w" u8 |( R! l5 a4 I$ S- oMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. " q1 _6 c5 f6 Z2 U) t
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
* N ^% m, `0 T! B7 S2 s( Y! `9 EHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 5 O. K% c9 Y0 A
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 9 J! \/ W, S3 d& |/ T1 k2 d
PLEASE 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.
9 z- k7 c' E/ V$ |. eWe 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
0 \3 f' ]' L$ u. X- Z) vthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
9 a0 g- J7 C' v! f( W) zclothes, bags, etc., * g: l, [ k0 F& \% o& v7 Y
# j$ y6 T& h! y3 ?2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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9 J( ^/ L3 k3 |: V5 HA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 9 W3 `: L9 a: Z* S; y
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
6 W; a" A) Q! M'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
4 h* L$ o- p3 ?- lYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
4 s1 T4 J" _( z( a. ?" ZYou placed me next to a black man.
" F, p) T# H6 ^+ i) ~2 nI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
. D# q X) g3 w" ?' |/ |/ z6 eGive me an alternative seat.' ( b4 C* d: h. b R& q4 Q
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
9 F& ^. `3 \' |$ y: g'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 5 W1 d0 d1 k0 D
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. - k k( s; o/ E t" f+ G# g
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman * A1 h, k V& p+ s& a3 ?/ S( z
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our 3 Y D% X( w/ w* O
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
2 p e; g# U9 Z9 X1 G5 `class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She % S* g' N2 @) ~& ?. v
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
7 P4 m4 r' F" _& ^! k+ C/ l1 R, wplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 8 K: p5 d8 J& g% Y9 O7 m
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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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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