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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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; h4 J% w( N" j- U* ]/ F. z- ZCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?8 ?8 h7 B) L1 W/ J; a4 Q
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM ( l6 ^; R U& W$ g
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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5 a5 [5 c S l xHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
. Z0 ?* ^4 @0 U' N: _. R! wthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
7 A* x6 D+ o; P9 ~* lStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 5 p& n' A/ c( ?0 j Y1 m* ^9 ]# }
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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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . ' a( r4 ~; k8 u1 L9 M. D
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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& n3 y1 w8 Q6 U. A' P5 S: UMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
0 [! l% j% i% OLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
$ W' n8 |( W$ c. G; J VHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
# }% p& s' ~% r8 C8 t+ Nridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. $ o' _& U" }: H5 P' s; ~% R
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 2 G4 o" g! a+ N. p& f+ c2 h+ G
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. / T G; w, S0 k. Z
We have to see the result of unity.
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$ f! m5 Q7 J0 Z! QLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 5 F3 ?) |# V7 w4 f: S
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
9 u- b% X$ y2 Aclothes, bags, etc.,
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$ H: J# }2 |' c2 m: p2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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8 |4 N% Q/ I7 ]5 Z$ kA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. ( V( D7 W7 h8 m
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. : Q. R( T! U) V. C- r
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' 2 W5 ~+ L0 ~ m3 k' r5 {6 t
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' - K% C. U6 P& n3 F9 j1 ?
You placed me next to a black man. 1 w9 q5 B Y3 D9 {; ?8 F
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. & p7 B& i# \( p r' y6 ~9 O
Give me an alternative seat.'
8 f4 q; B9 A3 M( ^$ y'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
0 G0 _7 R" o( R& ^8 T'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 2 @9 k: c6 C3 J4 H9 l
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.
* H `, U7 p* c8 v; v, @All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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& G7 b% k9 B4 V* y+ icompany to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 0 T& E4 ~ q1 s# `+ ~+ B
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
4 ~/ q) M0 k! |) w" Aturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
4 o" [+ O& H7 [: cplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
5 I; Y5 |9 i5 ~! W3 O/ W. eAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. 8 t$ T" m( H' Q8 N( n1 B8 o7 U
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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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