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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys& ~+ e' A8 i# w: j* o9 k+ M& D9 C1 ]
/ x& g. N$ |0 L; _. h; `4 B, NCan 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 . & q; u( I4 a) i
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TWO TRUE STORIES ABOUT RACISM
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/ U3 Y( w4 W* k% B P H5 _; W; A1) I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show. * t. r p9 L( B' x5 C v
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Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
, T* S" g) `. n2 }+ p; d+ _the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. 5 l' l$ l: |* F
Statements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish
' J4 l, O2 }4 I2 t* }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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D/ w4 q4 @8 e3 sHis answer to Oprah was a simple ' YES' .
; Z0 a5 N, @, U1 v$ r$ y: P- u4 bWhereafter she immediately asked him to leave her show - [! f! W1 M! D; m1 Q
3 b+ E6 }" c, ~/ m6 WMy suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy Hilfiger.
5 j$ x$ W! {! y; y/ z& w' u0 A. KLet's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
1 y+ \& t: {6 z+ k: e) `6 | sHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
5 @2 t- i- I! ~. R zridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
1 u! C. D3 m# z v& aPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW.. 0 m+ j. B5 t: e
4 C8 q" G% B% o$ c8 [Then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result. , r2 a4 u+ h$ X) ~3 p
We have to see the result of unity. " E7 M8 H& L1 ~4 [2 x
. R# m0 L' l b0 g sLet's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in ) H; b7 n2 D0 x; f0 y+ i* v
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics, - ]/ o1 F' u( i* {0 J; h$ d
clothes, bags, etc., ; Y7 ]! ?5 P. Z' G6 u
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .
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A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. W3 ]& r, L( V! S7 i3 e2 Q
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. ; r0 ~+ H2 ]3 M) t7 t( N' Q2 m: l( M
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. ' " G2 }( k! U1 f5 T5 Y
You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. ' ) A8 g3 ]9 Z" f3 q6 c/ N: t/ p
You placed me next to a black man. 1 j- ?* B2 n; O+ r% _* u
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.
3 f3 p7 H: V) D+ x3 B" D- J( I$ _Give me an alternative seat.' * d7 v6 Y |: O& y! N% Q( V
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
2 H& m$ T/ H0 ^; W( N: \9 n/ g'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 3 [6 n, D* R6 u
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.
" R/ P4 l" i3 |. p1 m: Q2 t6 I' Z- CAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman - Q& r, y: F" o6 r/ }7 s
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our / R$ u) _3 e3 l) u* r+ t+ ]
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first * N5 \' f& X6 K/ C
class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
) D# d1 r0 y3 B/ r" ~- Vturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
9 |- ]) n0 C% @& I/ }6 ~please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.'
6 h4 i5 l$ Y% A/ OAt that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. % x) }" N0 r0 ^
5 \2 H0 d2 @) c* `! w+ t$ [Both the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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