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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. F. ~. q: {, r) ~4 d, ~: a
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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& v% I$ V# q* A; m. p; x0 {9 E' ETWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 5 z( v: N O; M: ~! g
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. 5 Z3 p' S! d+ u" a/ j7 K
( e* y- V% q4 b& @Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
8 v) L6 |/ m( j! S. `3 a. hthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 0 I/ K) S' ~" h& e/ R
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
9 ~8 o: W+ p" @ |( ?! tand 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' . ) Z: T4 m$ M9 [ R: J* M2 M2 y
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show $ m6 g( b4 ^) C. F1 k
4 {* M! D" e# Q+ E0 UMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
- D, Q; V8 v. U8 b! ILet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
8 o6 ~; M) x' w r" }6 E0 B* s3 YHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 8 e& w1 A$ j9 D
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 9 i. i$ S" v1 S* p% ~
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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; T/ ?- Z" ~# F. o+ t9 uThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. / |+ ]- N8 v9 A* I" a. C
We have to see the result of unity. / C2 }7 e0 P- f" L( n, K6 u! H
; t1 T9 q6 {; D x8 U/ `. XLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
: F# v: s/ l* |8 @the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 5 ^$ }" C' }) a) y M, D
clothes, bags, etc.,
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1 _- U7 n W, ~9 Z2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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$ B* } q! Z; ]) m0 w0 XA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
( L& O' R5 e$ C6 SObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. & v3 P6 h- B$ T! q! O4 h' ]
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
8 @5 v/ ]7 ]( |+ L& d+ DYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
! h7 ]+ D! a/ ^" G6 SYou placed me next to a black man.
O5 T; z$ H1 y! Q5 `I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
+ w! W5 C+ D/ A, g. LGive me an alternative seat.'
2 j0 N& S5 N1 _0 ^# P; J+ Y'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ! E6 c: s7 r" e) G/ X
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. " g3 X- a# g$ D& W$ {
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
5 w# S. P) u7 g9 g$ q' _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.
1 w5 a ]. R, s2 G0 cAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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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
8 Q' \. ]- Q) c1 oturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, . L" w) B' u; ~- j: [
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
& E) `; Q3 H& x: \. EAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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. \9 ~( X6 B# H% i% \9 EBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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