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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?& e/ c2 |" |7 `- u
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM ( d% @" S5 B9 q- Y
8 w. F/ s6 b* |+ @1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. + v0 F2 i0 N7 J: V5 i4 }& g2 Q0 {
6 U. z4 T* l; @8 S8 s6 u: [/ M3 XHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
$ s. H) A2 Z+ O: t1 J+ g, qthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. $ q6 i; |6 T1 ~8 a+ s% z9 [
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
* z% I5 K1 ?" w; x( Land 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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2 P/ m' k' h( a1 J6 THis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 6 k: i* B2 V4 v9 `/ C
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 1 k1 r/ u h9 E3 K
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
^1 u1 Y1 t$ MLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 6 ~. F- x: W' [" b8 `# {$ {
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
) Z0 H6 `6 a+ J7 Yridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
) t- E. g y: ?% bPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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0 I* Z6 |% G+ t4 x% N4 t* b9 kThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
4 U0 ^3 E) C# s) a# b& v1 n) `We have to see the result of unity.
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4 `* Y2 g- F* \Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in . {$ I$ C/ p5 N, d( ~4 v9 i0 p
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, % p. _: C) s' \5 G- q9 G- \& X
clothes, bags, etc., 0 f% R* N0 s7 C/ v
% a* i9 N; P) ?* L/ x% _; x3 Y2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 2 m( W/ W1 O( ^+ R' V$ H
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 3 ]4 m# n1 Y9 e+ x6 C3 J: a. W
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 8 y+ u6 i. M0 n, R& @& G) a
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
! H! f' m6 W5 ], o! q) Y- O" tYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
" m4 r1 f8 r2 sYou placed me next to a black man. * d. `4 G# v T! C9 o
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
0 X Z0 _- ?8 W9 i% PGive me an alternative seat.'
7 p D! C$ g1 X4 H& |4 R'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. $ A' T* Q7 L5 P+ K
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.
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! V5 ?7 ~7 y4 z5 yI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 0 v/ f$ g" Q# \# k1 B
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.
- c. M0 P1 W0 Z* AAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman - m3 R8 y$ |) F
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our % u- r, R0 L/ o# E
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 0 E' k/ d- b+ `. @0 Q
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
5 Q. d ]2 L# ?- b- Q9 G9 Gturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
! I" l& d' c' {, U+ Y6 E* \' D. Pplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' ' ~; y) \+ {- l( a* ^
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. # |$ m$ C9 p, P1 A0 I! r4 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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