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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys# d: n7 K* P! n4 m7 @# V: }
0 o' [/ e4 i" rCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?; J5 N6 _; g% e
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . 6 d3 @2 @9 f$ I* Z9 |# K8 c) T5 ?8 d
1 N+ J. ?! p- l0 T# {0 y, |' jTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM " ~, }! }* X7 Z& R9 B
5 K( X4 D B' d7 Q1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 0 e" R. i7 c& J w$ u: M
$ j- ~( K" r& r' ^! \Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
' n5 C; j0 A3 dthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. ! i u0 e& s1 Z/ e \2 J
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
) w( m- r- s! Q8 G& L, Sand 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 ' 4 y5 p3 c5 l1 h! E. z, {0 p
$ c- a) [, }2 NHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . # [; T0 q- n0 {8 D) f
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 0 y7 D: O& n. z- f8 J1 ?1 P
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. " I+ A0 T' x4 H& |
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
, P5 B# ^3 d+ e4 X- uHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
9 r" z/ t4 O. R4 F# mridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
: b7 b. B4 o5 M2 ^1 J# E+ ^$ g6 RPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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" Q, c ]9 v0 S% KThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. ; |9 B) K2 u) Z
We have to see the result of unity. . P ?% a. D0 A* u% r0 J' ?$ N
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in ) k' p! j6 [6 V; H. _
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, - }5 w0 Y* d9 J( x5 h
clothes, bags, etc., / h' I V7 D+ b Y; }- H( g
8 o% ?3 |/ _, H8 S8 C0 u2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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' I4 B; w/ C7 J2 U. ^' F# MA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
+ J( j k4 M$ g6 p# Z) m: iObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 0 u p0 s6 s/ p
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' ! G1 ? e8 ?3 |- O. P% c
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' & w |1 m8 N7 Z
You placed me next to a black man.
! {" R' q5 G: g! m- j0 [: T) sI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. Z7 \# x! L6 c
Give me an alternative seat.' " l: y( E& |7 N
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. O$ J J- r5 F
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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9 J1 V& u6 Z. r2 [8 w7 Z. @) W4 g* KI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
7 Z' V* S2 g. t; ]0 q7 H: z% _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. ) `. Q! }& |" ~$ {
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
, \) _; a+ `5 A) D+ J3 p' s+ _could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our ' k# f |+ B+ y) ^: i2 E
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
2 M' W3 G3 n% Y) t9 bclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She * L* s# ^( P% t4 L3 f! d
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
5 c+ H& H( V# A- q# kplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
; t- k7 b2 Q! j3 B, {1 j8 }At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. ; }- I) U% w; J; ]0 n* S6 K* a8 m
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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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