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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?0 Y3 }2 x7 `! [% R3 O0 r
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . 7 F+ q& Q9 P) ]
: z) t: @) Q/ P, F$ r0 TTWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 8 p( A5 U6 D# y; \5 M; r8 ]
% p. `3 e4 B/ _/ {% ]1 G1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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4 A9 [( h! F) E9 f3 K9 kHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
) M, x z+ i4 S% p+ S4 l4 fthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
) \! n8 Q- o- e w9 DStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish e/ R j- {1 v
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 '
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- {- m& \& P3 |His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . : P4 x% K; ~6 G* K* g
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show ( I' r4 L M% |/ {' P3 h+ L
1 @; N' p. U; `7 h7 |( M# RMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. S, D5 b. I: A9 i9 D* F
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put & m0 T- g! s1 P4 h, ]! ~( [
Him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the ' x2 s- b& x# B( ~3 V+ e$ ^; l7 L
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT. 7 k% e9 t4 X' A2 P
PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. & \, Z% u% P. ~7 m) |
% ]' d# x/ A/ S$ d& I o; l3 iThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
& V) q* ` @/ g- M; QWe have to see the result of unity.
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% Z U9 {) b2 c& U" yLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in n+ b: |) C1 P4 s) y0 h+ \. i, |
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, $ t( [/ F! V6 S. [* P# y' z' m
clothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . % _* m5 x2 E3 `. U; `# w
# ^8 p* ~$ L) [# ^! N4 eA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. ' D$ s- o8 _4 R G, k4 j
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. $ l/ o' e1 ?7 O$ b$ v
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' ( D6 c7 I# z! W, }) x) h
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' 1 e& j! ]$ s) U% z1 S+ s6 X
You placed me next to a black man. 1 j4 v5 a1 ^4 S( [
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. & L$ }7 b9 v' l+ e
Give me an alternative seat.' 3 \3 ^* U0 f6 M5 u1 t+ t& b: }
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
; V) I* W* v$ P'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. $ d! j) r+ b7 w; Y' r8 U, K
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went 8 W- n/ u4 w( i- L+ ~/ C* r3 `6 P
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 `% _( U& A0 L$ rAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman 9 w7 {. D+ j o* k( l5 }( l. y
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our - k$ }- c/ M9 U7 o& f
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first / ^! H) ]9 o, e7 T% K: N! Q3 l0 F
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She - v( j8 O$ x& y
turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
+ m1 d3 q. F1 U5 T7 e3 Dplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
# s) v8 F6 ?- t# j+ {* ]( R. sAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
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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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