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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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5 \4 R4 k }5 vCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?4 b2 f9 i, J+ N- B' n' O
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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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.
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: z2 [8 F: S& C" IHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if ( b* O8 x7 \8 N+ }
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. . D/ Y0 S; j2 E
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
2 M2 M4 D1 ?* ?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 ' 9 ^( e' ?9 w2 N/ ?* F
1 w* [$ X9 z% O5 b* g, f$ uHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
, Y9 A# r% x- vWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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! {) M2 q9 H+ S {$ `My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. ) {2 i1 O: C$ }/ l2 X4 O/ o
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put - s y+ {& n# n1 O
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
t5 X! p" x# w2 L' h* ~ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
0 R( i! y5 J( ?; J8 ?6 N" uPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 0 @9 L* _2 v& s& X
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. ) ^) y! L* c: w* m( `+ N& i- n1 p
We have to see the result of unity.
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) q- }! c3 a# z( F8 a2 M% _! U! sLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
( A4 E9 D! H/ ?' ~2 ythe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, ; ?% @1 f" h! u3 {/ _
clothes, bags, etc., , T5 E' U5 ~: |) L4 l
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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.
, G5 m! E$ C% IObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
+ w$ W; c d% t; l/ S'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' . h. n% c9 @6 j; S
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
$ T5 r3 C# j- ^) RYou placed me next to a black man.
% A8 W+ T0 V* Q6 [' q8 z) u; m8 O6 uI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
, O! ^/ w7 W* D2 x& AGive me an alternative seat.' 4 e. }+ V6 i6 `6 o0 l+ a H P
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ( T$ m3 ~ {' z3 r! `
'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
- c8 r& O, |7 Y# b; y) Q& ~( 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. . Z4 M9 P2 V' X7 q
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 9 J- k3 i9 O2 L! H' ?
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
7 h/ |+ G" ?# a1 R3 _/ Q1 D4 ?6 oturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
9 p3 v; P0 }0 q9 s% r8 Eplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
# N! {6 a% I G0 M, v+ u8 `At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. . W0 P& |; i; x' b2 H: G% J
: Q8 b" n) m9 S, g$ c0 Q* ?9 XBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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