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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys' K; \; U$ w- m6 m6 b; {3 r
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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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( L I- b" ]! R, x# z6 M9 {& ZWell done Oprah and British Airways .
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3 b. x y* ?# B) yTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM : Z8 |, b0 {+ H) h2 U4 n" I; g1 {3 L
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if , l! M( d9 z& d, p
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 3 n% A8 t2 V- ?& S. Z7 O0 _5 F
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
1 ~, S8 Z7 ~' y- d! 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 '
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . m& ^# W; ?. z/ [
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.
( F( [) Y- E5 fLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
8 a; c; B; y4 SHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 8 c) d v' R- }$ h% Y& _- ?* F
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
" N6 y' h {! ^PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. & s4 ]9 c5 i. ^( L
0 F! z6 l, }/ C0 [. qThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
" c7 s8 i& q3 ?We have to see the result of unity. 0 [6 n& i4 N( G( {$ \7 ?
& v6 [3 `0 s3 |+ r9 `( M3 cLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
7 Q- w0 b1 K3 I' ^! a) J0 uthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 2 q7 y) C8 s! _. s" C5 ~0 P
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . ; K- f& F4 Q# y5 x8 p; Q
) A- P8 s1 y! a) L% i* VA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. ( k6 v% V3 ^4 H; x& [$ i1 T8 j9 O
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. $ M) ?' I. c6 x
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' ! W0 F: z1 e: C- r3 o& g! ^
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
- I; b; z8 R( JYou placed me next to a black man.
- W& y; d! F2 VI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. ) i1 l. K* g3 H
Give me an alternative seat.'
7 N5 e+ ]0 G$ t) q0 g5 e'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
% ^# p. T+ x+ {8 v'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
9 u* m: p) ^7 k) C2 Caway 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.
' o- X4 u: d5 ^* H/ |All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
% Y" ^3 h, D' B' H+ I# s' a; P; Ycould say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
) S3 _) d+ v R( u( u$ R# i; l' K0 |company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
( I& q8 r' ~5 B. j( r2 I5 l6 V$ P2 }class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
+ q+ a9 }3 P( U; t0 _, h" uturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, # D3 A# \7 ^ B
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' ; K5 o& p+ D9 Z) v- W+ M
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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