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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys6 \. p( k$ X0 x* |
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?; s/ S0 P: d' D
# I# @% k$ b2 }' aWell done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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* t( q' e9 G& O" `( c( ?" @) J& H1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if , j# a+ C& \/ r# \3 q: F F
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. ! Z8 [5 T9 C! }1 G+ n9 b, l
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 3 G" h, Y8 u1 v4 ^5 \* C
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 ' . ?4 O# x' b. G
/ F& M/ K/ l! d. o2 a! ^His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
% }( z( D# P4 {! H% J6 eWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show * S1 H Z6 Z& b) x8 t; f+ d
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
/ ]- {( v; n& D% w: fLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
" m3 B2 k3 t. O8 `, Z" i1 z6 nHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the ) X! \$ h* R) |% T4 m- _. z: d! ^
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 0 p# a$ B9 J: |/ y; z3 w7 R
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.
' P3 [% R9 G& gWe have to see the result of unity. * K" s9 F v( z* Q
: o/ T5 E8 c9 |5 f* ~! r0 Z3 \Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
# {. {; {9 @. P# K$ ?3 mthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, ( N6 G& D8 Q* c, u8 }6 f4 F
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
# x' Z2 F1 L; o BObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. ; z7 }3 Y; }' h3 D; T$ m6 M
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
$ J' F& c& W% Y7 g. N# IYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' # {+ h$ r5 N; L9 g$ |
You placed me next to a black man.
- c: v: B, _& t9 g+ o# o6 q7 ]I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
4 I% O- j% p1 }5 k0 j: K. K! wGive me an alternative seat.'
4 b* |7 D$ `2 L% @6 S; a'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
( h: d. ^! i# W! e4 W5 t% _, ~) {4 Z'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
" u* J* ]" X5 |8 N( m7 x3 Vaway 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.
0 v8 F% N2 Z& Q$ Z7 WAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
2 O' h s0 K; ]: I: |" @4 r+ R1 w, bcould say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
+ M9 ]3 z" f* F" Y' ~- Ccompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
$ b8 U4 |0 l" A: c0 _9 |$ jclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 7 g3 R! X) ^0 |3 o, c5 ^) c
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 0 r# J6 p$ k- c) j6 T
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
1 \/ e& V+ c; K- yAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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* Q2 b h7 F3 {8 \" iBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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