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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys' h; S4 F/ m- m: }. }
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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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# {: _" |4 i! Z" u2 I$ I7 M; VWell done Oprah and British Airways .
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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.
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if # s% P) }* r+ R7 ~9 a
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
# z# c, a- Y9 c$ f- LStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish + B0 [5 W/ E; F5 M
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 ' ! D" p$ e2 e( [8 t% \+ f
4 ~( l5 n6 Q: S5 ]" B' z: ?% Y& g. \His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
& U5 a1 r& Z* ~# d- F# [4 UWhereafter 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.
' B0 U8 L8 H1 i3 ALet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put , L: P" V8 }: _) t' V5 M
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the / I3 P+ g4 |/ C- Y
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 7 L% K6 P" K' b* `
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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+ j/ L4 Y& B& f! A' j+ mThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
1 }8 P9 X+ ~+ @0 `We have to see the result of unity.
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% }) H+ D( _! z$ L* yLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
; Z5 o9 T# o, H* H' R5 O$ Jthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, W/ p, \& j/ e$ C+ D
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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# `: `' j6 @8 i# j: x( e; E* UA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. . e: Z# Q3 y6 W, `. d! ]4 _
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
& h# d% X* k. @5 Y0 {9 a' ~'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' , e4 K* R( S* F6 @ l
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
( `) {7 C9 X6 m+ @0 X: _+ x$ T, GYou placed me next to a black man. / A4 [ J5 x4 J& D+ f: t( n% g3 f
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
% j) F3 x! b% A1 FGive me an alternative seat.'
( P$ _$ W; J% w) H% P( J'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
- F: K# L8 a! ]7 X X$ ^; \: H. r'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. ; k0 i' F8 L8 _2 n, Q7 x
0 M' h5 ~4 v/ i rI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
* b) `6 A0 P: h) ~' zaway 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. : ~% k h7 |3 o# P5 I" \
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman & b& h! I b' [- w8 v
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our 5 J8 x8 X' ^( @5 r# i/ R! K9 q1 Z
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
0 u$ _# F0 z$ ~$ E9 rclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
8 j! Q$ u9 B$ G j( xturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
5 m# [" j0 M8 v1 v6 a. mplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
$ t! A6 Q, ]2 l2 O4 P, \4 D6 jAt 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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