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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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/ p5 b- i8 I0 O- u) Y8 ?/ QCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?6 _9 X& z% }; d* w. Y5 a& E# ~. @
. g1 I! ~) |7 t& ]Well done Oprah and British Airways . 5 z0 ?/ B9 _9 m- l0 o R. N* J
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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. + C) C8 u1 o# W A: `# X: F
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
9 Z) W7 v& H& m. rthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
9 q3 g% F% b3 z1 `. a* F# W" O2 y! aStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
" D' I: j0 ^) e E& Tand 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 ' + z+ u. K0 u3 `. O: ^( N
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
- l( ^9 y. K- {; p) DWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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8 L2 [- H/ w2 |0 x5 u+ [' YMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
' D F2 h1 q2 Y! y+ V& DLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
" Q9 M, ^1 T5 `4 X. BHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the ) S/ O7 {9 o% T! P% N
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
5 [" _ P% [) zPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. - Y5 t1 M. J9 M
& L/ i4 m b1 z2 RThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
$ o, E! k/ M% @5 M' d1 l+ _0 DWe have to see the result of unity. # |- h/ ^' j$ K" o7 e* k1 d7 Q W) u
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
% I$ n+ X! D9 N( F8 @# \+ B/ D4 pthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 1 v6 M% e+ h: o3 Z
clothes, bags, etc.,
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1 e2 d+ k K0 V9 {2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . / K- P* C. l$ W
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 5 d/ s5 Y* _9 T/ D
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
/ D7 f* D" |5 y, r4 v'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
* S. A! L6 d) {: x; o1 dYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
# q) T# v( j2 f0 @& I( GYou placed me next to a black man.
, b# \- g# f; n6 GI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. * H# x+ y6 \6 f* L5 E, n& P& T
Give me an alternative seat.' 3 n6 }1 V: C- Y3 k3 ~: w
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 1 ]# m, L0 Y# z0 {! M* A
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. . ^' |- U1 I* D( @" h& x# \
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 4 p$ s \ _0 i. L4 @
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( d* r P. _' v" h5 c- R
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman " k3 o" W3 H* I6 r4 A% y/ v
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
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; }1 \# M5 X) x- f8 Lclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She ! ?8 t9 U$ D+ _2 f" \4 T; B
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
\0 x( @9 W9 z$ k$ |please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
p5 c! S# |6 v9 yAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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" z. _( M) F8 N* {Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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