 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
$ O' a6 }6 f9 }* s9 ?+ S" w4 b- M3 \3 W% Q2 `/ q+ w" {( ~& m
Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?* q4 U+ V5 x) |% B
- H/ m( L* \0 `8 K. {/ r
Well done Oprah and British Airways . 5 M' a' r' p, Z
" V& v$ i% X# U1 |0 [4 ]- g& cTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
1 \# m) P* }5 z* s9 N% {- @
. R7 i0 x* }+ ~+ k6 b6 C- c1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 5 Q( B( t5 g$ q" Q; s# v, R
1 y# c$ ]8 z. \$ i6 b8 bHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if ' f" z+ ^/ v" {* m' H
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
, g3 m4 U' k! A8 m7 ?+ mStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish $ }$ {$ x4 O; Z9 d) ^+ Z- 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 '
6 p/ \' C* D9 ?% i
" h& h5 k$ O9 s' [: Z) iHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
$ H3 O4 s) s5 ^, h' LWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show $ ?+ |9 L6 _5 A: A+ k4 l
6 ^" C4 |- \4 R* C. n' |: e XMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
+ w( g1 h' u1 w8 m$ k$ J8 y% B8 @* YLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 3 H G4 u* f p
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 2 Y2 B7 K/ A9 t$ r5 X: L
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. / x2 X. F6 N2 j0 ]- U8 G
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
+ f |# i: B7 h1 o/ i
1 g: [) O$ }& ]5 H' ^1 \1 uThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. " D2 W, j7 D3 x/ H( }) k/ P
We have to see the result of unity.
: A1 W Y0 R# N5 @% c% s( Z
; t# A( n, w2 C8 }$ S0 C: w' [Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
, Y" T$ D6 J6 ?the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 1 ^5 O5 E0 ~0 F% l' o
clothes, bags, etc.,
; D# _: ?4 n! p+ K" s$ U" J9 K/ K+ S. u! t4 U
2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
; D) R' S0 B' \/ ?$ {' s: U, f" x+ ?
A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. ( j4 y5 q) M) x
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
, o& V- p3 k. Q0 j$ U( D$ a'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
/ E5 V6 a! r! e; I0 w+ LYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 9 k7 G! ]) Q& `, Y% M- }4 l) v1 v
You placed me next to a black man.
* y9 |8 H# y! W1 ~* @I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
6 a2 N7 r+ `& {% w( `) E, oGive me an alternative seat.'
5 }9 `6 j- `& f0 c6 m3 W'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
6 m1 J4 q* \2 s X3 A$ u'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. " ` @& J1 D' T! ~* s& d; V8 j
! Z$ }5 t* @+ g T6 u' z
I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
# N5 K2 T- w* ^" Maway 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.
7 z+ J* w4 f9 t; l' hAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 8 z% w9 T! a& R
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
! Z# N' o* I G+ S2 B6 m% Y5 Rcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
( t7 T; W5 |! o' L6 |class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
' d! t9 E. B, y& S: k: e& l( i9 X) Tturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
3 S+ H$ o' S* \; c2 t/ {% ~please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' ! _+ `. G, o- ^$ T9 e2 P
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
8 {/ r- y9 l9 a p- K7 T% b1 t! q! e5 l
Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
|