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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys3 ^ B/ z8 R% w
; C' O M1 ?. _6 eCan you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?1 G$ m' y4 i$ P$ g1 k) h, n) A
( d6 C9 ^4 Z! x# p/ Z' n; ZWell done Oprah and British Airways . % Y* f. K2 v; |) Q
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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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" D/ Y! S* i& I& d% s. P+ ?4 DHer guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
$ i5 X; r4 w8 O" r# v$ Rthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 8 b) B+ c! Q5 H4 { U2 M4 s: X
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish " M3 i% t6 ^5 K4 m: B6 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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His answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
* l+ [# y. ~$ X, u" L9 }/ BWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show
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My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. 7 I: Q) A) q; N* }
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
: e0 ` }* Q5 t5 y0 V. aHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the 6 B4 v4 I9 @: _: j' _" {* [# G
ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
& l! [/ z v0 ~% gPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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& J, Y* P! M" S! OThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
# a R' I/ [. s1 Q6 u- N4 {We have to see the result of unity. , t4 M' {3 y1 X3 S& w
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in
9 _' U6 V( }2 z8 z$ Gthe world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, ; t+ q, P' F& a: |
clothes, bags, etc.,
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5 H t+ r8 B; ?3 Y/ F) f9 T2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . ; a4 U& \: A, O
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
& R' c- g2 I$ [- e7 iObviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..
* f' R; j; ]/ i- ?, ~- v: c'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' # e( z2 V! u* C+ }: k8 J
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
9 d4 W2 a' Z: y# p/ {3 tYou placed me next to a black man.
/ i1 B2 f0 }5 |9 c. ^I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. & e. s Q8 D1 r/ G0 X
Give me an alternative seat.' ' y/ {% O5 L# Z- x
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied. - ?6 F* f4 ^9 f1 P" R
'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. 5 F/ z& q1 x. j: ?3 c. K
0 W! i/ X8 Y, @, t" e" \I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went
# Y* m! A( E$ R( G7 @3 c7 Raway 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. : }. k! w/ A, N- c y$ j+ V$ D" J0 S
All 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
: x; z3 z# y) ?+ t! a5 T; B" Dturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, 6 t! J- [" Z X4 v# a; j$ L6 @
please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
6 Q) R0 Y1 L: Q$ |2 a) S6 fAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. . s( }- m( s4 r. 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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