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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys8 a5 R+ b, ?3 I- C) P. g
8 ]- b5 L! b2 \0 j1 v3 @Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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3 b2 i* J- M7 n" `( l' N. BTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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# M3 y; U% K- L/ A3 P; v1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 1 m, D/ H9 t6 l& v, h% w
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
' w1 L+ E. J$ N' j7 X! fthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. ) M. `( \2 a3 Y T' e9 T# p
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 8 }8 t$ | q: o2 G! e
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 ' ; k7 L+ G/ j( m9 u5 D; J
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . ' ~* Q( Z6 x4 i a
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show # M5 j/ e% s, \. S/ x) w
0 @4 ^- W$ C6 Z( D- L5 [My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. # ^4 z' C2 F% z& M2 |
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
4 g- n4 g* P* \, {9 T. @6 C* AHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
) [; _9 a# J: {. [ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. ' Y! P" k- {( B2 W
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ; E* ~5 J' V% Y( A+ R5 j0 G, [
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 2 |$ A% q& U: J0 T8 C' p
We have to see the result of unity. ) U8 A$ {* O* D( Z7 K: K8 D6 ~3 F
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
) Y& A+ m. a5 U. t% ]the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 2 G; l! Z; f/ b8 M' T
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . : S' T* i: P4 z+ v6 R' V) H
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. ) {1 h, l* {$ V( c& H
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 6 q6 x; d- L* q3 M
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 0 F; i& C8 \, D8 G1 b
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 9 j9 V$ o- t/ S' O1 F+ x
You placed me next to a black man. 8 X8 ?2 h6 i$ D, u5 g, ~3 }
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
4 ~6 S4 h5 x* p! u" HGive me an alternative seat.' 6 f% A$ b* g/ @, W3 \
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
: h1 r5 B9 g4 B) G- J'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 6 }+ ~. a" p# e, j
, k; \+ j) {; h: t8 D* @- {I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
K# w* ^$ y2 G6 n- v: h Kaway 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. . w3 }; A9 m+ I [/ \
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 & N( q1 Z" H: ]; p5 G" D2 y
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She : r/ J8 E0 R b! _8 N# X; N; R
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, % t+ z8 U; O( v0 j$ K- B
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 9 h2 s" r( y, y
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. % ^) L, c7 q- D' P- a
& ]* Z" T- [2 }" F" jBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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