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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys/ C! |0 k' W. }0 d
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?$ F! W1 u) h+ |8 H2 G9 D# q: j
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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3 ~4 V5 Q3 x# @5 s0 C9 bTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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% m) q' n; ], ^8 r8 Y1 r) {1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. , v3 @0 W- B- N) D9 E5 {# _) ]
! }0 ?% a+ Q$ v1 ~Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
: ?" K. i: r; r. w7 H% Fthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
: W2 M6 n- q5 v7 ?9 EStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish ; W: A; M8 i6 u" y. g
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 ' ' X( B+ K3 N4 d) R) G# k3 m( `
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
/ r- c B2 s9 p0 \; f6 S JWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 2 w, x9 `" U3 b5 k! V* m
" c) l& p3 z& X6 j3 [$ M& dMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. & P7 N# E. n5 A) S3 ]3 l
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
' p8 S2 |0 |: N. K. N1 ~$ kHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
( ]0 W0 w# h& U/ {2 @' x* @ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
. H# N) h! E$ D$ @PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ' P2 {; }" P, C. w- u
7 e- b% J9 d8 w4 ~1 _# ]/ HThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. ) _% ]9 @ z. z) G
We have to see the result of unity. % z) ?0 D/ U1 S' Z
* t# E- K9 W) D7 r' Y' GLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in : U+ K- ` `; T1 c. e( Y
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, ! w4 j& E6 y1 e5 z7 w- @& ^1 {
clothes, bags, etc., 7 V2 P) x) T$ W! [
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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. 9 n; p+ [* `2 U
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. * g7 \! H2 O/ d3 n' C
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
- H6 d7 m) T' CYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
; S8 a" T) v; z R- [5 SYou placed me next to a black man. ; R% U" u) L4 G0 n9 x% a3 S% R
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
1 ^7 D4 O) ^8 q* I- M. u/ w; GGive me an alternative seat.' 5 c' s2 W& c. A0 R
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ; I& w- @4 q+ X2 J) I& M
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. ! v! z8 \. K# \
7 c- g6 e0 w# I) }4 k) z; gI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went / i( }! r ?7 a+ z/ ]8 F
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. 1 Y9 l3 k5 E/ U3 u+ E& H
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 5 E% A; W8 k" M4 ?9 D! o+ \% y
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
4 V1 Z: L& _: t, m: Bcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
5 J+ H9 Z& Y6 g9 {, V: }$ `' pclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She / z4 u6 ]. T5 T4 W& M
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, . |; D6 h$ d x5 U! O7 i+ r2 Y
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
5 X/ y) J7 `$ J. c! P1 b0 V) mAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 2 `' i0 v& ^$ k' R9 C7 Y1 w* X
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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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