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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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: ~4 b* W& d" _. x" pCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people? t1 B" R7 m i5 L1 e6 D: t, T
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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% z9 ]) s& y' ]TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. $ ~0 M/ B; g4 t# t
: G) i7 j I7 K W2 E& }# X. SHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 3 h8 x9 n- k! _ k; ~9 d! [' g
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. ) R ^' x# [3 A% }4 K6 U
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish ( R( |% W3 N$ N9 q7 R
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 ' 2 g0 H2 U7 W0 U7 ]1 u
) |9 k$ j c/ f* r# SHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
, ^0 U+ {, L2 d2 [5 ~Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
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Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 5 W1 U0 w7 Y2 k
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
l' t' t/ c I& s9 N IPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. : \$ H; T0 S. K+ q# t
7 ~% Z# ^! B% _( n- C# NThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
9 X" V. ^8 H7 F! c' w- AWe have to see the result of unity.
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. E3 \" z; z+ f- ALet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 2 p1 `: {2 m! d8 {. k. i( _
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
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a o ~* R: l2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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: o8 u [/ K8 R* H5 IA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. & j; m7 W% ^/ g
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
% L& ^$ L- n3 \- v'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
! i2 U# V. |2 a* vYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' # Y6 R' I& K4 a* p1 H& q
You placed me next to a black man.
3 E- X, w! y/ T% iI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 4 E9 p1 a0 E. Z) `
Give me an alternative seat.'
1 Y, X9 X) Z- z, i: [" l3 B'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
: x' g: s4 m8 q5 ?; l'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 6 Q0 n r+ r% A8 u9 t
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
7 r' L+ ]& P' \5 Jaway 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.
- j( c. ?3 w8 p8 q, PAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 5 S* F @ Q+ ^' L4 \' Z
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
6 _6 l+ D/ [' [5 F9 R/ Gcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 5 c4 t# `7 [4 [5 F$ t! z
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She 8 n3 |+ R1 ?+ b) K0 [
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 3 h- a$ g8 z2 I" u
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' ( ]2 x8 N# f* R( q+ {( U9 z5 `7 r
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. % I8 @. N9 L/ r7 l0 A# L
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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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