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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys8 u3 ~5 V7 \3 x3 u7 F5 ^
; W1 H! J w0 @& `Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?# L/ b- s, l: o. U
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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( k% F7 |: y6 Z: O* }( {TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM & }/ \9 N' k9 d7 }* @7 B6 m, J+ j) Z
. J. E: a$ X7 Z6 |. D1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. * ]/ [% Z6 M4 ]+ M' E5 `+ j
& o- ^$ h" @0 f& ~" xHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 0 B. I. R5 ]% K. u+ x4 ]
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. & f# S4 o: K! R4 A
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
* A! B9 v) u4 Xand 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 ' $ I$ {5 [2 z1 t4 e. O7 X1 G, n
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
" P' s) R- K& ~Whereafter 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.
" N# {( u N( G- N$ N9 M0 W2 H% ZLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 0 R+ G$ Q0 j% ~3 z5 z
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 1 y+ y' y/ h% ~& `- T7 s
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
4 C) x5 g/ ^% c4 p v. RPLEASE 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.
$ L, ^( ]/ s+ l) ?" B0 cWe have to see the result of unity.
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* p; L# \5 F* g7 h5 R8 ILet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
/ G9 `1 P' K4 l6 L! y+ {the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
/ w0 |1 j& a# U2 M3 [* Gclothes, bags, etc., & M' V) _' t# m( }0 Q
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . / s8 [# Y; a, ^. b
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 7 t$ j7 h7 z/ g# F( ~0 ?; Z O! @
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
: X. T2 ^% |" r" B'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
7 L) w! w( R0 s% VYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
3 Z4 q1 R6 f6 Q5 C- X+ BYou placed me next to a black man.
' w( s! I: t9 Z; d! }I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. ) A* W# q8 b8 b+ a \" E
Give me an alternative seat.' 8 K4 T8 G8 d! M' v% d5 f) M
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
* }- t9 d8 h6 f0 F- d'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. `" Y( R' C2 S+ c! C4 N
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
! K1 } P* D0 |4 S2 F% haway 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.
0 n. X$ f2 Y5 x' bAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
6 g! r# t. t# G; D; C( e/ _could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our # p0 ]4 y0 r7 ~% R5 v
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 9 \; y) d( Q2 W4 r) d) 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 C$ R7 }0 \; m+ o( Sturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
6 T: ]3 W% H0 m6 L% q6 L$ Dplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
3 S) r/ P1 ^8 ^$ {' t% y9 ~At 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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