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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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3 s5 k) N2 T, u& t- ?$ x9 ]/ wCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?9 P; ~" p+ a/ N7 C' h
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Well done Oprah and British Airways .
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0 Q% ~* }2 d8 w: MTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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7 s* `1 v6 m# w; s* a; D* g0 s1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. ( _" h2 @2 V$ ^' w m
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
/ ^: w+ S O$ `8 T. i& nthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
* ?6 D$ d- v+ K8 I/ NStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 6 i5 Z" C& Z: b4 L3 G
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 ' }$ _% X6 X" ^, ~0 t, ~' v
% ], v9 N3 j" sHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . / S; M" d; L1 @8 J
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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3 }9 n$ m; X0 aMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
) ~! z- E1 i; y3 s" M4 n0 n8 _/ hLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put 3 f/ d3 s+ d V4 k
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
. s2 h% `6 K+ E: u1 ^1 ~ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
' h8 T) Z6 }: |; @( |PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. ! t) j0 s+ R! W2 _. Y+ Z7 L& Z
0 s, e0 X/ |2 j4 n1 a d+ [/ oThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
( u1 D/ o3 w7 }, t: TWe have to see the result of unity. 2 _6 b7 C$ X* K6 \# ~. Z
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
% ~7 H! B3 @8 z& pthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
9 b7 B1 o7 ~ w) R( m- ?clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . . [* M+ L6 r; X. |6 z
* m) m: @+ |3 x3 yA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
) M2 x, i1 n% S1 A9 }Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
! z x+ u y" o1 w% z1 L- b1 h'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
7 D' S- j2 T! }( L4 M2 }You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 9 L! W2 b3 o1 x$ V
You placed me next to a black man.
( z7 t J+ y& c7 C; }9 u; SI do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. ) }: C7 y2 k7 c4 J: H6 X
Give me an alternative seat.' " Q8 ]* t [ i6 U: v0 ~+ q; W
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. ) A2 b$ e7 h7 }6 t
'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
! N$ Q1 H8 A2 V6 Vaway 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. 0 n" M9 X! u/ u0 Z8 z
All the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman # i1 ]% ]4 M. _
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our 3 O" g& ^/ F. i+ G3 `% p
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first 7 {% ?. S; \1 C; f5 J+ _
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
* E4 j# ]' v5 q0 b% Zturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, $ t" ]4 d/ ]) ~, v. G5 x h4 j
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 5 U5 D% _% {. G
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. / F$ O! ]0 @" @2 e0 R
. y9 d3 Z( |) \" N* t. y6 KBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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