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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?' p: G7 ?& H$ k$ b J
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . " |$ H* H( t& t8 q; q! W1 b/ l; l% `
& T* ^3 B5 w* w: \5 G( YTWO 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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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 4 u8 O8 ^/ E( c
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 6 J2 F$ J2 R8 F! G2 w& E$ k$ m/ l
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 5 u: F# O0 c _& m
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 ' & k# R# G2 J' M" I
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . ; A$ B$ L, P/ f- V1 e
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show ( k5 h) T& i3 P$ C* ^
# u' f: b, |1 z! O/ G6 n, [. oMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
& i: p5 b8 E- c' d+ i% p, O& fLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put ' R9 m' H- x. B! T0 w/ f+ z0 {
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
+ L4 t$ Q! _1 Aridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
2 m! @2 Z8 d) P QPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 4 B/ {, E* O# T" j
- ^/ ~1 `( D! p* P; ]8 T7 R! O! VThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. # ]) F0 C0 w; s& |& r+ T
We have to see the result of unity. " \! B- }; l$ Y$ g: s8 G* [# I
`3 `7 f7 U I. j) nLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in ) X1 Q$ [' l8 j
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, ! ^2 P# m: t8 Z3 ?5 L7 E" X# ^
clothes, bags, etc., + w$ T' |+ @% e; ]* a9 M3 h- @
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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1 [9 e' |' ^/ w. k# ^* i9 `6 L: N1 s& kA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 9 p/ y5 k1 G( z# p& l4 k% a
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
2 S+ v! [7 _( l; U3 B3 S'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 6 p) e. a1 {# b ]' q7 D
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 7 @: F0 u- p$ z. b$ ]" X
You placed me next to a black man. 8 ?- M7 @* X' r
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
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2 X4 [# D' Q) U( V: ^'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 4 Y. k* D$ U8 h
'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 2 |' |$ W6 X2 b( 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.
1 m9 d9 J2 i% x8 M4 \4 ]( c8 K% XAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
4 O) | x* l e. t3 X( l: Iturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, ) J7 m! A) }7 D, F. v4 M: J; z% X
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
# S, U( x- b8 N8 c( @% ?8 tAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. % B# o: h3 J) i6 P/ j
! r, C; x: d, ^3 T. V% ]Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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