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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?, r- @ ^5 S1 t3 C! ]6 D
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . . c. ]1 O g* b
9 i7 R+ v3 t+ B3 P5 j! n5 [TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM . v# K/ x: `2 O8 n$ M, J
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1) 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
( K% U w- t3 I0 {: _3 Lthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 5 H" Y2 E1 m" _' F5 ^: i) `
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
/ h* v' d$ I( ~; m6 z7 f3 j( Sand 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 ' $ ]6 {1 M% h5 ?% v4 V
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
# b$ x5 U$ e& ?3 G/ f1 W4 c+ RWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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Z# u& B- L9 D% OMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
# i/ s. s4 [& U! u+ f7 n2 iLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put % j/ T, h% a$ h& d) v3 u `
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the ; @. d" _" T2 L0 E7 ^' w* }9 s) L
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
) m" b$ D6 K. O' L# S' vPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ; u) L- N2 }4 @8 t3 F& @$ s" d% P
$ }7 v( @8 D( M' G4 a iThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. , L9 q) ]6 D' p# u& J
We have to see the result of unity. 6 [5 ?7 S! P3 a6 n. X/ S9 i
: K A- `, E+ q1 l' Y( Y0 w; JLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in : b/ _# @3 ?# W9 x
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, , [8 K w5 P! t( ]. Y* J+ V2 Z
clothes, bags, etc., , A8 c1 ?3 \, n/ s6 o
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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y8 f1 l- ^2 R$ ~/ V% bA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
7 w. e2 s' X) x' I% |8 M( ~, lObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
# U- G" V6 ~8 s8 ['Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' & O! x3 M$ ]/ [4 e6 r: I3 h* t5 l k
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' * K9 V' [: R; A+ E# `, c \
You placed me next to a black man.
; ?6 P. i7 U+ S9 S) U: @2 NI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
9 g; s# W! _4 OGive me an alternative seat.' 3 w1 o9 `& q" Y7 t2 H! J
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
9 T1 @- W/ Q: [0 p'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 1 q/ V4 G0 o- N) X" @5 U" N* b, Y
8 X2 K1 u9 k. G! }: bI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 6 J* [: J. N: v
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. 8 h1 [! O8 c7 O6 J1 n% a
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman ; M, G2 z+ m. ~; s
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our ) o) Z/ `; C: o3 U4 r
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 2 H4 c8 J8 |. C; u' C
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She , o N( {4 d$ o! R6 \* r
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 5 Z# V3 ?+ Y* v8 M2 q8 \
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' # A, Q# N0 ^! r) t, |. u' P) r' l
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 6 \3 f' ]2 X& ^* D6 ^
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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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