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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys7 V/ D0 K' S) _8 N
) a5 N" z* i# k$ J) w! ?Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?2 F6 h6 j: G7 Q1 j2 w8 Q9 {
% ?' I$ _- {' o( x7 _Well done Oprah and British Airways . " R7 ]& f2 k$ q: x. ^; v, y; F; Z
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TWO 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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) r4 S) k9 y0 }3 W3 |$ CHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 2 b6 p( S4 V3 f
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
* i- Y: V4 }7 O6 ~6 \Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
5 |: M, }, V' V) @7 t7 h, Rand 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 ' ! t `' {* G9 E* c2 @+ i
0 \7 |# A0 }' v' J, _His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . ; l6 C% c Z& V- I7 z. C+ @
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show " M y5 L* o' `" x3 n& n
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. * _0 h. p% c* w. G
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put # T P2 L% Z' j V/ n4 N
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the / f$ ]3 B b( f
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
- m E) p% N$ `: N; MPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 3 h# s# b3 G0 y! B' B1 Q$ s3 y
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. . V% L# _8 t3 t3 z- o2 Z
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
3 D8 @3 U9 {7 I3 {" q9 p- t, nthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
' X1 l$ r9 z3 B, h1 e; h9 ^, hclothes, bags, etc.,
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9 \3 i9 k0 L/ S; f2 |9 _2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 7 G, k8 e* f' D9 m
) d G6 D' O. t9 C. A! s1 K2 qA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
/ c8 C7 q1 M4 {9 n6 d1 \" fObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
5 u- J: E8 |& }" I% l+ c'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
# d( n% X! q* v: K/ gYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' + u1 c- V" A( M8 I5 M$ _
You placed me next to a black man.
+ _% [ D' j6 H* m! vI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
3 \! {3 v4 O1 p4 @5 j% OGive me an alternative seat.'
y; q2 w% E+ S* N2 ]. h'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
4 y. C6 f- G# Q! Y( @'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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/ r" W G! ~) b# TI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 1 s: _( A" y5 V3 u
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.
! s. `2 b3 C8 cAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 3 \: j9 O/ F0 m$ {
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
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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
$ d- F; ? k5 T2 Fturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
$ T* W* z/ x9 h3 Hplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
& `6 P; x, L& r& dAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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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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