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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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+ ~0 j! f8 u7 A7 i- @/ C* sCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?/ f) C. [0 X0 T! c
4 v2 ?) Y# b5 v/ h7 D) K8 nWell done Oprah and British Airways . 6 }2 T3 B: }+ p: ~( x8 Q4 A# n
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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2 n: z# u: k) ~: b/ c; c1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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& ~1 J6 L: \* V5 t" C+ jHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 3 _- u' g9 @7 q. _3 J
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 0 C8 o4 `) Z! b' a7 k, k
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish $ L6 }- A5 s7 [4 i; Z
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 ' ) U* X: s w+ F" }
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . + t. w' }$ L. l; K" j, j
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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7 D- s2 e+ x( }4 N Y) `My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. " W: L! X: m" i9 x& D8 U
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
, A+ \" C. ~- p6 L# Q) YHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
2 S4 I. l0 b3 Q4 r6 N/ mridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. + l* {3 ~* I8 q4 [
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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( d$ Y7 k' i8 a4 C$ S6 @Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 3 V# v6 N/ ]8 {% M
We have to see the result of unity. 1 h `! O; m4 Q( X' W% f
) J8 z+ }6 ]/ D) c: gLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
4 }6 p& h2 {, }" I$ ?the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
' h( R/ O0 {& z$ \clothes, bags, etc.,
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$ Q5 w0 z7 L* u2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . ; _, a9 R# Z% [+ Q, Q$ M
a n3 { y9 ^7 U+ q) Y) hA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 9 b1 b! u; Y6 N6 f
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 1 G! O/ u7 w1 V0 W0 t: P8 u
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
6 @9 v- ?" _5 [3 J, I0 R5 ? ~- j( F3 fYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' ( d" M* u7 j, y) q: F6 k% w) }
You placed me next to a black man. ' `+ `( N- X1 z1 S7 P3 y' _
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 3 a, ? g; x% e& G$ W6 `' j+ Y
Give me an alternative seat.' 5 z7 G9 T$ c2 H R4 t) d
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. , p; A6 o% B3 Q k) t: _* D) W* y
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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) n9 \! e( M k$ N) B' y# v8 j, jI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went ; M$ ~ |% q+ A L# Q7 | W
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. . d+ V4 P& ~2 D: U( \! I6 B
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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7 u" ^) c4 z F. ~* x0 u+ ^0 G7 jcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
p! R# d$ p) U' r/ S. \class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 7 D, K/ O2 S) y& y( l/ D
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
- M0 j, g$ b8 c J6 X+ _9 Lplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' & j+ }" M5 Y- v) k/ G
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 6 ~0 \9 S$ L$ z9 s; G
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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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