 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
2 o7 Y5 i0 f: f2 t! Y4 S5 s- j1 t+ U
Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?
3 ^1 k6 H/ X1 w3 A- T
0 ^) W0 y3 t/ ?$ m! PWell done Oprah and British Airways .
" f: ?; O4 r) m* \ ]1 H2 E5 J H8 A, k) o$ U
TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
" C1 k$ u* |3 ]: D& O, {/ p% ]$ D5 ^" A% B7 k
1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. & C& O- ~- y# i1 M& \2 p
8 q! N2 f, S8 |7 N' F1 o3 y
Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 1 a4 Z7 h/ s |5 V; B
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
- w3 v( w# b3 L2 @& e& VStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
. @% {7 ?/ B [7 B8 W5 E0 Dand 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 '
3 D6 [9 P& z6 S4 m9 Z3 ^, d/ H% L) t8 d! @ B. J( F
His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . ; W" }0 ?! N1 E+ W: j8 D/ Q
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show ( e+ B3 t4 i6 a6 T. d
; U' ]0 c9 b- U9 @7 C4 xMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
8 q( y* Z! \7 Q4 m1 D/ hLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put ' W4 ^4 d! Z/ ]$ O2 P
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
' i! F3 O* L0 l3 ~ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
7 n7 n) i3 q, {3 j) u0 l NPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 4 \; ~5 W. n8 f: @& @
9 M; Y) q& a, A; w
Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. B; R: b6 R( `# j
We have to see the result of unity. & s1 w0 ^2 ^* I! Z6 w, i
% ~; ~. @% x/ |# x
Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
9 v# Q; l6 \& j( [+ r( ]the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
' @3 W1 A1 `; {- t5 x# U1 Y. eclothes, bags, etc.,
* L, u& q9 n; t4 u0 U
( A! w: m5 c2 y1 \$ [% `' x/ g2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . ' L( z. L4 r- r% N5 M
$ E2 Z- `0 r, j2 ?
A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. & h4 o& L/ t, `! @
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. - R6 v/ f" b- }, C, a% `
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' . }4 Z9 b0 X* }# V, H
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' . A7 Z6 \/ L" l t: F+ u. m
You placed me next to a black man.
- J5 Y" {9 Q0 s% aI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. & |1 _# g: ^; F2 l: _
Give me an alternative seat.' + u- s. m) }* a
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ; ? y0 o* Q- T1 j) U+ T6 ]7 p& y; k( f
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
! a5 y6 \7 o% p) j
' y' a$ f& G( n$ D r% q2 g4 qI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
+ J; a* F+ V+ r% o Z& 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.
6 [ O. U1 G* R# j5 [All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman ; v) e0 a- P% ^5 S% s0 d d8 G
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
, K3 o. F. I& c4 [" `7 A: L) Q6 b" Bcompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first : p8 X1 n. `* ?7 e1 z
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
5 D) S7 h: o2 s4 d3 z2 pturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, * T. b7 ~+ z# r4 @0 w5 ]& h5 r6 p
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
( c- R; W8 T' N# g3 K- i, a* jAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
' W: L! R* o/ A' O* i b& [( X7 O3 \; ` f' t) f" _; }& R# M3 b
Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2011-3-16 09:36
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
楼主
发表于 2011-3-16 12:09
