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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys# `3 S5 Y/ Z) \, T
+ V8 j8 A8 m0 H! B* c. s1 HCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
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4 h9 N5 v( S* R8 o1 jWell done Oprah and British Airways . - c7 m( d3 t6 ?
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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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! O# l+ @5 N, A( jHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
' r: @3 C( U( z, kthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. : e c6 \# |* I& W7 _4 ?8 Q
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 4 Y2 k# |7 ^" _+ ^
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 ' $ [5 P$ `) t. d
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
( @5 [/ W5 C8 n0 X4 j, BWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 4 J6 D, ^, w/ \9 @3 c9 ~$ P2 `$ p
3 G/ U/ |% N$ y" S' x' J1 B3 x+ h: i* uMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. ' @* P4 u" @' t, p/ G2 M
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put - J8 C0 {0 F! U, p5 w5 X+ Y- X
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
5 t5 m3 A& d8 n9 }! pridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. ; ^( ]% Y8 c3 p5 ]
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 5 l/ G0 L# ?% d9 p8 K1 S" p+ x
) ^1 q2 p& u4 z7 Z, y9 xThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
! X' ?. Y3 r$ k' Y& cWe have to see the result of unity. & ~: [ y; |- i+ |# M
; R) w2 R" z" z6 i. uLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 5 |0 g3 y( _2 k" T1 i
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
/ _& l1 M( G! s4 C1 {9 }# _clothes, bags, etc.,
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/ |* k* S# X4 t8 R9 u- v9 @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 m# [) f9 P1 I9 f
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. ; [( |1 w; x# W7 p
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
0 {' u3 r, K7 Y$ u' _: JYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' , ~8 \- y1 u+ ]% k# U- n
You placed me next to a black man.
@9 ?5 v1 V! w" E3 l5 Q9 wI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 0 ?# u; ]) F3 c4 S3 H6 C9 U @4 b
Give me an alternative seat.'
* j2 q9 Q2 }7 A8 R d+ c, y$ O'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. : c+ a- B1 a' f! J% F+ e
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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! f6 _3 m% `8 }9 f9 v& N. s% z! CI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went " x* b6 j/ c2 C$ _8 h
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.
7 c" Q% ]" |4 |' q* @: v& r( [7 qAll 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 M- U; E7 V1 {* b) ~- r
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
8 q, |7 E, _( W, j# d+ dturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
) l# v/ [5 ]$ e s4 uplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' , t, I* M2 E5 k% j$ B. J+ \, ?) P
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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) w: X/ U0 n( B/ R9 _# IBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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