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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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; {( N. k6 p2 k! E+ HCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?, H3 @8 ~- ?5 `
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . 9 {' c; k, u# l' g% ~5 E" p
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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. ) k/ J# _6 }; S, ]. _3 H
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
! @+ u, M% O1 @4 nthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. $ j- L1 |3 V! X) ` c& B, ~. T
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 8 C3 f* W+ {3 ?7 W/ ~; G& S
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 '
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( U; p* v" B, V, u) [5 g, |, L) \His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . Q$ e, O- g2 H. t) M
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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' y# h5 Y! u J: K' z4 H2 k; e$ V. [My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
8 H% r: `* ~% w: p o( cLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
9 L. I2 p& l6 X+ |5 QHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the " i0 D7 A! ?* V: Q( E
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. * h" a8 ]$ u$ g( @* x1 [8 d# l( e
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
; M. l! s+ X; z- q, ~2 N; ]4 FWe have to see the result of unity.
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 4 B3 w/ U1 ?. G& p6 P
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
4 Z( i8 f& W& ^* v- Mclothes, bags, etc., . H1 w1 A% z( f2 q6 b+ V$ ?
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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8 g8 Q8 v5 w/ u. x9 fA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. g I! d0 ^/ {8 I6 b4 I' n' {* P* H
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
9 _" ]! X8 s, a% }'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
% ]0 i# {9 Z: T2 Q2 l q! kYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
! I1 @/ l6 |! x# L1 |4 ?You placed me next to a black man. " T( K* n$ X7 `4 ]
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. % d/ k+ [6 [9 H6 k0 c
Give me an alternative seat.'
! O8 ^' s5 w8 a% F o% H. ~/ h0 S7 M'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
+ T+ |* y1 M0 F8 |5 f2 Y) F'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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" R, e6 H; j u% ~* t- Y/ L9 a: xI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
$ g7 I+ W1 u- B8 s1 naway 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 a, |/ C- q# Y" J0 a
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman % F V9 d" ]& K
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our 9 i$ \* o& }& R" g' f8 x9 \
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 9 |* m& e0 O# r1 q7 `: `# P: {7 r
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
* f A/ S/ d) f. [( sturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, * l0 k% d0 r. [+ V+ z. u, F
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 3 A3 `0 ^6 u8 F! k. y
At 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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