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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?+ [! m, b0 t- H: S
* l3 g9 p7 Z3 V; [+ `0 @Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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8 G) Z3 E- {# F' u/ ]& jTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 3 q0 b/ W9 J- j. _5 [
- D8 G6 g! J+ a) i9 Z1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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$ h+ M* b% {% `Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
1 V0 k% ^% V: I* e1 {* O" H; A5 ithe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
: t7 k6 Y/ D" G) S1 lStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish % K9 |( u; H. r# U# K* ^; K% ], [
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 ' 8 t2 f2 j+ z% G* T Y4 X8 y1 b5 q
2 Q9 M4 `, y+ y% x! ~His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
8 O1 i, O0 H* ]- J. r. k. FWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
2 g& }3 ?8 z2 ^# Z% f8 b5 k6 D$ rLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
! T' B# Q1 f+ N* A0 z: ^ eHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the / l" {+ Y( H1 ?$ m
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
; Q, z, W8 r( S6 E8 TPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. " Z5 b$ q @3 E& J* S# p7 q" r
2 W- i, `2 t, ]) u+ q( c8 [7 e- v( wThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. ' Z; z2 i% e+ h" @8 P
We 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
! m% t/ F( k2 L5 C' o' Wthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
6 s: P/ Y/ L; K1 C1 Z! a6 yclothes, bags, etc.,
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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.
) k n7 W, H3 m: R! m0 D/ Y* @Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
+ Y" s! X A5 C7 m# B'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 6 v1 T4 j4 {% k2 j6 F
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' ( E1 X9 l+ v' ], ]0 i
You placed me next to a black man.
0 r& ~: }- s: [; N: @+ RI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
- x) } ^9 s8 L* ?% o+ LGive me an alternative seat.' ( ^% ]. f3 }5 [ s% ?
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. : c& x; q* E; k( @6 D8 v
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 5 @; N1 U! j) |5 P, w# L
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 5 T+ q# I/ X0 A; A7 z
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. . q- w' x9 L y/ l6 n: Z. z
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 ( l) z6 V5 \/ d7 v# _9 T9 M% D7 _
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She ! c4 m+ _, C4 ]3 a8 H9 F5 Q
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, ; H* D' a! l/ ^: a' D* g5 T5 L; Z
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
( K: y, c7 N$ w$ \At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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5 K7 S }7 h# XBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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