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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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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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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM + G- K$ b: G! J5 \9 i% L
+ D9 n, B, X- y# D9 ^# {1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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5 z1 Z( I: ^7 C: ?5 OHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
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Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 5 V; \. c: y' B7 l# a, q/ b
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 '
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1 N5 A; [$ a3 U4 u- x) [. XHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
- U+ j$ K7 i5 P: \$ f" iWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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6 C+ O' a4 Y5 c; x$ T! QMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 6 V @. p( q- G5 A
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
! n5 W7 x9 I2 |& fHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the # B! s* z* v; }, M# t
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 8 w' P) e7 @7 u
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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7 b4 S& k) v% O3 x$ I% J! AThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
# z1 W6 t1 ?( MWe have to see the result of unity. " U1 T8 {$ a/ R: O8 y
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in , X% J; ~) ~' R
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
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7 \; Y4 s. E7 i+ ?2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . / }2 l$ d! K! l
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
; B# d9 g# I# D& A: N3 VObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
1 k2 `& F) a" O3 \'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' ! O; [4 ?1 B: e+ M5 N- `. L$ P
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 8 l9 H' [, J+ X3 A) }, X5 c
You placed me next to a black man.
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% J1 v. i- K! {# FGive me an alternative seat.' # J2 I: g8 t$ U+ ]
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. % M2 K2 D, a1 q
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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& r( T" n& u( m6 d& nI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
; n) x w) X: t' z) |# i( 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 I( Y0 J$ w3 ?& MAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman - `! d( B. r- G8 f' @: q
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our 7 ^/ Z& ]9 b, N& T X
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first $ s4 a1 Q% W9 C+ t, }
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She % v' }2 m( h4 @& Q$ G7 z7 D
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
# T* ^! p0 R9 I4 L7 ^3 n$ E' o3 H1 {- Nplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
( S7 R0 z [4 mAt 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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