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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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" u' g1 c+ C- A# F. }2 A: f1 ]Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?7 c# j3 h! ]* g* w# E
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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3 ]; d7 I0 x v7 X! p) STWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM ' e$ \" c5 O. J" ? z A
! s: P, |: G1 x [! }1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. B+ o' }" w# _% ^9 M) |' q
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if % y2 f$ O; f' x0 ?( \
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. & h( p: ?0 o# ]
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
+ d1 z0 c# y$ Band 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 ' q+ A7 {3 a8 {; l
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . ?' X" |8 l; @
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show 1 q$ @8 i* A2 {" J. `# R" w
: {( c8 K0 m2 @# N# X! S$ I* x4 P7 MMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
9 O3 [' p( |+ B; h( _Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put - X: L0 O) z% x2 \4 ~
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the : S9 K+ Q! C# E& v
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. ) t9 ^- u6 V* g# S# X
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ' B/ p6 g$ L# [3 K% L7 Y6 v& z
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Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
; o; a: L5 J8 [' @* P- fWe have to see the result of unity. % I" E$ Y) e) I: j6 Z
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in / z8 Y9 L- ~. [+ t, h8 D
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
) n( [. _4 H, h# ~4 \* uclothes, bags, etc.,
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& A5 ~3 _7 }. k. N! h3 A0 k2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . 4 j% b7 b: E: j" w
! V( k8 Z6 c0 t Q( \A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. - a$ x. Y+ L( P# z
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
0 ], N5 x1 Q1 `1 o n'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' - R! y; R4 [, N6 n' b8 k
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' ~5 i0 N, t1 ], N: _* ^
You placed me next to a black man.
_; F' C9 W: L0 a+ JI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 0 I4 q/ v; P! u$ j) _9 v
Give me an alternative seat.' / ?* }3 \, q" H, `! ]2 N
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
% o# y) _2 Z7 U% [& t0 E# ]'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 5 a5 E& {( t+ I- d5 |2 X% \
' H, o& B# w# |2 S0 E- x% _3 w8 rI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went - M' Q4 j* i6 b" @) y
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. 9 G( f( d4 t! M( x
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman ( D+ H, U5 x' V$ h- v' M1 l: m1 s
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our , B O& _0 G) X U# M/ h
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 1 Y3 H' U5 X: e8 @7 \/ f
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She ' e+ P1 T/ m& y+ I
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
9 N% J$ U$ k- e; F: G- A. T- Jplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
$ ^: ^' a$ G$ D% ]. q% [; PAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. + q6 ^( m6 e2 m, w) W: ] k) A& c
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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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