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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys" u y% }! O9 \" J# P
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?% q `9 M+ |( B w# G
o* {/ Y% t+ T$ g# J/ ?* tWell done Oprah and British Airways . ; V( K7 m+ C5 {7 a, m
2 W* R a ^) rTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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$ a: X2 _: b1 z' t$ a0 z, d1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. / E2 n$ B' M% q" k6 L- j9 l0 Y
* [& m) ?( g. I. \Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 5 E2 X: S$ G, K p2 ]
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. $ S4 G6 n1 R2 U
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish ) j" w" P8 y8 Y9 \% l
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 Q6 {) e; J) ~7 H& e9 ]2 P
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . # H A; |+ ?7 ~3 `) ]; v( X. L
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 2 o) \; g1 q1 t& Y" K& Z( K4 M
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
* D ]7 T& ?; e6 ?+ N$ ELet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put ) J" O \2 b8 B8 y& \
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the . @+ U T8 P& f& g
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. " R- e! {# m* T
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
% t" u3 T* g4 t0 g! s0 JWe have to see the result of unity.
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in - B* w0 q1 T* S0 W- G$ t6 v
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
0 `, O* p3 A5 @- c3 j1 t" ~3 P3 wclothes, bags, etc., - w* a2 j+ d7 ~9 W4 @+ l5 ]! f
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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* }) M5 p7 r( s5 E9 vA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
' M- j8 G; j3 |: w* iObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 0 Y& J$ ?* K# ]" |- C# P
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 2 O$ L: s- B/ j5 O$ W
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' & Y7 Q6 b# _& [0 E
You placed me next to a black man. 5 k" W) C$ u( L+ Y; I
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
' l. L3 z; {4 [( _) \Give me an alternative seat.'
9 _2 M$ l; V! F# ^$ f3 ~( s( H d'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. , r# t9 x: k5 A; v" R
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 7 z: n. q9 n& P! a4 f1 O" x
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
8 T: w; w# m: ~! xaway 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. 2 V4 T8 R1 n6 J9 z- _
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman & ]' R% {* K+ S0 |/ u9 d1 J
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our ; t$ r8 h w" x, @( ~, g
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first # J4 j! G4 {; ~" V1 L$ Y1 t6 Z
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
9 N) ~$ c+ J j7 g5 h8 fturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, $ H3 w0 ?% @% R! M
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' # G s1 G/ y, N/ a6 ^0 P- R: N2 R4 r9 @4 q
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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) x1 ~( H! k' z' p3 x$ O LBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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