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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys3 `( P7 l/ s9 }) |
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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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- F1 }- C8 `, E% \2 l5 r: @4 wWell done Oprah and British Airways . ' j3 z b% K$ A8 o3 C0 H$ r
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM ! C: t ^; r: H! P/ m+ M
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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+ {( ~, s/ i1 y/ c0 Y& LHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
1 d7 p1 Y; s+ a/ c. X6 kthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 2 H: c) A6 Y5 Z1 g
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
/ A/ n! n) @" c" I, band 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 ' , |* I7 p- a& o" \ P1 D
3 x1 R. f$ X9 K9 R3 P+ S7 ZHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . / n- l: F1 Y# X9 v* P
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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8 N: F+ v! p/ V2 L* t9 v0 KMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
: f7 d. @5 d3 a6 `Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
( z) O/ {% Q1 u IHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the ) [ g, O% q5 S4 ]# ~
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
: r/ F7 K: Q1 V$ Y- M6 T6 _" p& SPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 0 @% o5 N2 B/ I$ J) U+ {
1 M+ [3 q9 i3 K: L Q) m: LThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 3 ?7 Q# c# u1 m9 q( ]. w+ k
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 ( C; ], x& S6 v E. t+ v5 c5 {
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
3 i& h$ U& j# l: A5 @( oclothes, bags, etc.,
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: q, Y8 ]; x& y# \' y! d9 z! w/ t2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . n0 h- i6 j& z; l& g5 G! x
- `; B; Q: ]7 H. a4 D" Q4 d/ AA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
; t( }* t5 `+ m; uObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
( i' D- H0 }, L6 b/ h' L'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
) M' ?2 t; ~) S6 v. {8 OYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
( |: M. S c3 I, H) R/ ?$ xYou placed me next to a black man.
. |6 ^' X, ~8 L( n% wI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. , }% T; U+ {' v& _/ d% c+ ] u% U+ u. L
Give me an alternative seat.'
/ }0 m1 g9 k" g& d; |. X! b'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
1 C6 ?. b& L8 ~2 n/ W0 z'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. . ~* a8 x+ ] |7 h$ k
3 l( b0 @- W! I( g$ m" ZI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
* D2 o( R5 Q6 H3 h, Baway 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.
/ z8 Z: g- A" e3 O+ v0 Q, IAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
+ I: z$ D# g; c: V% \2 Ocould say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
3 _- f% Q1 T& G# B7 }$ j" |" o, Kcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
! `/ B# C1 v- I4 {. H/ Qclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
% R; C; u9 o1 oturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, ) K3 s) N" Y( [! G) d% z8 I
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' ( T4 ~2 K7 x9 f$ `$ }
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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