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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys, j! c% S% p- g5 m- q% w4 i$ a
4 O: B9 n9 T- _: ]5 f( BCan 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 . * }: i. l3 t3 C0 ]( _
3 S+ {5 B) z5 s" ^1 m7 W7 ]TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if 3 ]+ S* J6 b% H4 y
the statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
; |- i; |3 F% r2 ]" dStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish + W2 A( v" A7 V: a
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 ' 9 Y, \* J1 ~& b, f: c- @
5 F2 k/ {( _" w5 p3 h( T3 UHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
4 @, Z" P2 C. C% y( ^! dWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show + ]2 K" @8 |6 N" t: p0 h/ ]
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. $ ] P' u. E/ a: k8 O
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 3 J- y" ^# q* G: k( G
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
1 [" |; e/ d# h+ N: xridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. * F3 d8 l7 c8 i; q( X7 g8 V
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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1 N3 \7 S K" e; k5 ?4 Z' e6 nThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 2 M* O) u: _6 V/ r! q1 f, }
We have to see the result of unity.
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in # u& z' Y2 m" a/ D
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, , c, K% _5 Z$ y0 }/ s0 @# d7 j$ e
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . ( ]- P# I, g0 R: x( D- N
9 o0 ~/ p: v+ [% s8 QA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
5 t* ~$ J) E" X6 g& A$ ]Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
; K- G$ }' e H7 b/ v# y% U'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' . }: x6 u+ f' A, E
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' . C! A a5 S2 {; N. A" R
You placed me next to a black man. 2 A0 L9 R( Q" T( C O
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
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'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
Z( Y! T9 z. b: k'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 9 T+ }/ {1 r8 _) E& _) I/ L
5 T# y# x, b2 M" ZI will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went `6 ]5 ?' Y$ m6 L: 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.
$ s5 W) j3 n1 n( L' a' b8 K" @( AAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman
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company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 6 H: E) O/ I$ M; E5 W- v
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
8 D6 x. f9 Z% {+ ]# pturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 8 ~5 w6 K2 u' T$ t
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' ) ~0 }- R1 P. ?+ c1 o. l6 e* X6 V1 E
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. . u4 T' X* |3 T, [ e) X# o
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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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