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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys
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: s: f+ U" U0 U/ [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 . 0 c! t6 S0 T: ?9 \) m
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM 0 B& Z6 s% B, p4 [4 O+ X1 B
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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
& p D* u5 f1 J Y/ S* Fthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
$ ~0 j Q% d7 i$ W, ~! w, n+ Y- I, EStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
0 j& S/ v" \3 {5 v$ _0 ]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 ' ( B4 j# i! h0 ?% X& `
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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' . & \4 s% f) \6 |& @) U1 A- ^
Whereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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8 d' r, g" `- C$ r" n XMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 0 |' x2 k" d4 a5 i% D* V2 a
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
. o9 R9 f: I$ y: u, S% A$ YHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the - o9 R9 c! K$ X4 j; `
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
2 r% z8 K* z6 Y' x1 C$ M* Y5 ?PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. * }4 @1 u5 R. O% z; V$ F
& L q# Z0 K1 X) i" FThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. 8 m# ~ _) i- Z3 u, g2 W; @+ j
We have to see the result of unity.
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8 G9 Q' W( [# E! j3 l- i }Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in - N0 p. w7 s% |% y9 t
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, 1 ~: ?. }* Z0 N" t1 d
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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; M x- F3 j, z: G7 F2 LA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 6 E; ]% n( T' x' a1 E& S; ]
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
6 D) o$ w; J1 J# m6 _'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
0 b" t+ Z; d3 M, {- U% aYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' ; U* u/ W7 P; F6 {- d: X1 @
You placed me next to a black man. . ` w1 L& L- i) j# V, E# r" z# E
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. 3 y5 _7 [0 s$ q6 b
Give me an alternative seat.' ) K5 l% R( _# c) P
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
. c% H/ f6 V: D) d. v'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 . S1 x8 W0 N( v6 x& f$ M- u* s$ F
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$ l" d8 k: M9 I
All 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 0 Y/ Q: r# |( S( ]
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
& {1 n' @ G4 ]' i( `turned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 1 X9 I9 T) o8 p- B8 X
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' ' W# b7 O* P( G- b
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. , z8 z$ d6 X: ^$ E4 o; U# P7 w
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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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