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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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* ]/ P3 ]' f8 o! K. ECan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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* J. }8 t' j- z* n- L" n& {, m3 K% N# SWell done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM : H$ I9 m: e( H% c* Q3 e
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 7 u3 ?. A6 R$ f
$ z8 x! |$ _3 x; g% H: oHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
9 w1 W! l! }7 D6 }( t, T5 Kthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. $ E' R: P" v/ r
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
; M$ S" i" ?& f% u+ _0 F3 wand 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 G: {9 i4 g: ~) h
! a. i& Z7 R$ `8 UHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
+ v, z+ r! ~6 bWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show . W+ s0 i; ^) H; e- j
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
, A: Y3 K4 q8 o( m9 tLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 8 e; j- g; d% n8 k/ }- ^! ^
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the & R* W$ O$ x1 X2 _& q2 b
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
3 z$ |: m. N2 @! u- GPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. , r- m! s6 B3 z, p# w/ Q& Z
- m3 g5 s! g% w2 b( C1 T u. HThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. ' @, e5 r2 m1 B- S/ l3 w* K1 Q
We have to see the result of unity.
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x' H" A& ~+ ~" R% _Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 0 N" h( |/ Y2 _9 g1 q
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
7 D. v# N. D8 L/ U- Q5 H9 [3 ?, Bclothes, bags, etc., $ e1 A8 e2 S4 w: A5 B
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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+ a1 \* e8 g% @( Y1 |A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
+ F7 q, v! h2 X/ q1 XObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. % H1 H' U" Z3 b9 F1 X, ~" ]) e8 \
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
, B( g9 y1 F6 `You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
- ], r. d, q9 d- mYou placed me next to a black man. $ D* u. ~1 r* z: z7 k4 c, O# ?" ~( h
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. & p. m, q9 k$ i6 g
Give me an alternative seat.' - C$ v( e: L- @3 \1 i# w
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
+ F G0 C9 J/ ]3 q `. O'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. $ _ ?( d4 j& p0 n( i* O
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
; { y& r9 S+ H, T1 H* m# \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.
; l! A$ V4 x" {+ A+ UAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman ) u9 J" O5 ]" l$ K
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our , c2 d2 j% ~. P; Y% I
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
' l3 _( c! E" ?. g, Gclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
|: |7 z2 J( l, G& |) dturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, ! G P2 ]* D* B+ e0 y A b0 B$ f
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' : `; }! u+ c( p, C
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. % T2 r* ]# k. a2 D' y4 j4 b% a& ~
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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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