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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys2 s t. B7 E9 U: S& v
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?# @0 f" a1 d7 E, D0 H+ m, T# b, s) G
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . 7 I! Z+ `' T/ D: j( u" }
# S7 u [! ~! ]/ V3 zTWO 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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" @+ f$ ?, Q$ u4 f8 F5 iHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if / ^% A1 Z. ]$ q
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. ) S& z" N$ c m N) `
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
/ e/ l/ A9 |# M0 hand 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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, y- T- L2 b* G" h; M2 mHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
- ~8 O1 |9 T; w2 f) Z3 ^Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 1 g* l' Y% V; }
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 0 E! u/ o B6 O" k8 g
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
# d: J/ }, I U4 \' [Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
' ~- h; y5 r& ^ i. z* j: |ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
7 |# [$ y9 ]0 [1 l' @9 LPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ( k1 e' `- V, o! Z6 {) R+ C
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
! e! y M3 I! G2 U3 lWe have to see the result of unity.
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6 U3 `+ u+ q$ P1 _- w' E: I' ]$ [$ jLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
; w/ ]! P, t7 _+ t% d# o0 Pthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
2 v; X" Q' N$ P; w: lclothes, bags, etc., 5 H7 i4 [ h# u
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 5 p2 ]9 Y; V' f1 ^9 Y9 h3 Y4 ?
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
& V* Z2 t. \3 CObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
; d/ r9 H6 T1 a4 \% O6 v; w( m8 ~2 z o'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
, P/ k1 ^$ ]5 K" {* ^You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
' q$ H% j% ^- K4 LYou placed me next to a black man. 9 j6 B4 @) r/ b: _, R2 d
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
" V# x& ~: [5 kGive me an alternative seat.' + y: q# p+ r8 [% K9 H- ~+ I
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ! t* v9 d% s* Q: A b
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 7 d/ w6 A$ L {
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
! B9 m& S S2 B! ^& ~2 ~5 ]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.
* k; x+ [* z0 n) aAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She ; x6 g! J5 E* p
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, : o* S5 s3 w4 f+ b. |* Z# H+ |
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 9 F& E5 {: r7 X0 ~& F8 D1 R
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 0 V! j% G3 U! J" o+ t" x
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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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