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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys6 v6 ^% R& _1 D# Y6 p5 V
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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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) T0 G. x8 \, ^( c2 j, A1 @# W4 O1 VWell done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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2 [1 \& z4 J3 x) [) v! U, f$ g6 D1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. % U |$ F5 x- {
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
; s% i; g( P. L) hthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
3 K8 r' H& S! IStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish % U6 |5 W& K. P4 D O8 T
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 ' ' ]# \! _+ ]2 b7 d/ |; L
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
; R& W1 K' B3 Q; f( z W9 {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. ( q& @! }& g* r: ?" \
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 7 X5 f5 s/ Z6 n$ X' ~$ O4 d
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 6 q' U: L0 [0 j* U' B( e
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. ; \- N/ \9 v+ E5 W2 ]
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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4 L! o0 E2 a4 bThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
[, L' @9 y* E7 g3 N7 VWe have to see the result of unity. % l0 b" S l; F$ A
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 3 k3 ?; @ o* r% S* `* b( D
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
" z2 [) o# v! g8 f& o. sclothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
. ^1 o b/ n- u0 mObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 3 \* p3 J) f0 Y5 k
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' , X$ q3 r; D; x) _
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' * X: j u$ q# {/ H; n/ X
You placed me next to a black man. _! R3 \% U" ? u! r1 c J1 k
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. , v' n% [8 y- B2 K; U' x7 P
Give me an alternative seat.'
4 e0 P2 U+ l' U4 b; J3 {/ q1 |'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. + r J3 N0 e4 @3 a* ]8 Y
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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/ P7 W8 y: g* ]I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went ) _, k( Q" u+ m; [' [
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.
0 ^5 U; T! W9 B8 tAll 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
8 D# u/ j( b+ T/ s$ v" ^: aclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
$ H& l1 _/ u/ t+ w; B+ S5 I* m' d7 aturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
/ j3 j5 O7 u; splease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' : g7 C$ }3 r2 I* z$ `2 L
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 9 a4 `/ [; O- z; T* V# O# k1 z
! p" X; q1 n2 C: q# p% xBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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