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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?
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . % o% |# n0 W7 f+ F/ n4 M
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 3 e7 D- p; m; f" J
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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- |- k8 s+ J! `. _ ~; D' [Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 5 f' W# G. d: a( t7 A0 _2 z3 k
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. , \8 i6 P+ s& E; o, _
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish . H& B( J( d* H. E& t4 r
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 ' ' _* }0 c5 b, v9 @
- U3 R6 U# y* c& [1 X5 A6 {+ t; @His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . 4 C/ `0 ^; l- T" W8 H' y
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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1 W/ o e$ w4 x* F2 VMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
4 P9 F$ E/ I6 J3 s. f7 R2 HLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
, y: X7 ~/ m. {) u2 A/ {5 i8 f# vHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the . ^% }* s5 y, C
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. $ E; U, ^$ q0 h! P" F5 I% l
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. ) ~& _& u* h! S) W& u6 c
We have to see the result of unity.
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! N; t* T! k, c7 T+ ALet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in " J) L3 ~' w; ?, g
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
- \- E" v1 n gObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. 8 c* z" P$ b" L* e
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
3 U# V$ `7 O2 f0 ^0 D& oYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 5 f: {2 K: S1 Z7 N% E+ z
You placed me next to a black man. : W5 z5 \# h6 G
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
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'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. : F7 A6 f5 z& V3 K0 [6 Z9 B- l: q
'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 3 M! N( u4 |+ I7 K
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.
$ t- h$ r4 Q) lAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman + s! Z6 F5 N4 p/ F$ J
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our
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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
" O: r% |7 D1 Iturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, , u5 d8 ]. R3 M& Q K; k: U9 [( G
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
- [% k# K" |. D- C o" JAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. + {, O* F- k; I4 A( `3 t: B4 T
8 P$ Q1 f, x" n1 KBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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