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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys! Y$ g% c c0 c2 w$ X0 I8 W2 k
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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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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM % F& y) S D- \$ b# p; Z1 g& \
/ O2 X( P% X# M' m1 R1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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1 W+ s9 }# `6 `! q0 H2 u$ ~Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 1 d) @. Q4 R# F T7 ^' H5 |5 s
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. / P& |1 V8 r$ X# `1 W
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 1 X6 c ?4 d% F/ f* Q6 |, q
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 '
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# ~- D; m% z% V4 \His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
0 S1 f& X6 H$ t6 c. C* M3 U1 ZWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show - K; Q, i! S: e7 F5 |
* w' m/ L5 `3 wMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
+ R. g: `) B G$ Y, f( LLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
% u! u5 k! c$ N1 WHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 9 N W" g k! s$ M
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
S. e. _$ c& F; q; DPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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/ y* L$ r) y* s+ uThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. , ~2 `' [' E! t/ }, E) y
We have to see the result of unity. ; f, N5 ?) @. {4 h% m2 ~& C. u5 X
$ A$ y% W, C* nLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 1 ]) T. R0 ?2 v% J2 l4 S
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, + Y' i2 G# G6 p- H; x! N& ]4 F, D
clothes, bags, etc., ( j8 s* O* a, K2 a' x+ @9 W
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . ! I% ~+ V- m$ ~9 j& J! J8 h9 \
( H/ x3 N* _7 W: \% QA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
' c8 |# { ^% j3 e* y, nObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
. w) b( N/ A# R$ Z, Y'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 4 v9 u- \# N+ s5 C
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
! ^ t j- a: m/ H* R9 fYou placed me next to a black man. * i8 c5 M$ ^. G+ P8 P- G' o K) ~
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. ' |9 M2 T; J' N9 o
Give me an alternative seat.' / k+ Z2 o8 o0 t( V
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. 4 @2 n7 A7 p+ @9 |# V% U1 \8 s
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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1 k& b+ J1 Y: v: B" J: {3 ]I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
. ?1 `7 [# t8 V+ p ]. m9 Paway 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. . a9 s0 m0 D5 ?% W( W: z+ 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 : ^& B3 y' c$ z0 |$ f
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She , A% ] N* Q3 [+ F( C# y; D
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, $ `' @) @2 Z8 n4 f
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' ) O6 p8 X9 D( M! n; n; U
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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4 {& V+ s( G/ F' y1 l0 ]Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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