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Subject: FW: Tommy Hilfiger & Passenger a of British Airwys: c7 E2 A, _* R$ z1 E
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Can you believe that Tommy Hilfiger is such a raced person to Asia and other colored people?7 y$ C' H6 s4 R: V5 Y) M$ Q! A
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Well done Oprah and British Airways . - y5 p6 D0 C5 k- [0 m
, n/ Y6 D" L4 B' F( J0 b5 ETWO 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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% R5 g: q% h3 }Her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
5 ]4 V7 l; @: Y6 @" Lthe statements about race he was accused of saying were true.
+ |4 p+ w M& H9 Y1 v0 OStatements like'... 'If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 7 I) R2 }4 k) [. o3 u
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' .
7 @% F* r# N2 f: c6 v3 u2 C0 UWhereafter 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. / p7 q$ Q2 K3 j+ }7 n9 M( w
Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
$ d/ f0 _5 o3 d9 T: V' Y, b) CHim in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford the
% y8 u$ ?5 T: h0 A# Nridiculous prices he puts on his clothes. BOYCOTT.
7 t4 S; J3 k+ W8 sPLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW..
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/ w9 ?1 L) S( }' `5 O IThen send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the result.
8 Y# j0 d+ G8 RWe have to see the result of unity. 9 b; A. p, L2 \9 l+ y4 O
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Let's find out if Non-whites really play such a small part in 2 U( P9 n3 }: ^
the world. Stop buying any range of their (Tommy H etc) product, perfume, cosmetics,
, M( B9 _- R& Y7 i5 \% D' N3 j3 Sclothes, bags, etc.,
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2) Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London . ) q9 R: N% d0 F" N( Y
: V- D7 E; q" j5 z, E BA White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. 7 z! X4 o | R( ^* b' Y
Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.. . S( X9 \6 T& n* C: \( Y4 R: G G4 W
'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '
: d, q5 M/ F% Q TYou obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '
: z& n# R+ i! }; @5 N/ N7 [You placed me next to a black man. ; k. J2 n6 \9 Q2 M. e
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. : p& m; }9 S9 M8 k/ e b
Give me an alternative seat.' 1 f! ~% f" ^+ A
'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.
2 X" \! d- r4 a6 w% a5 Q, [4 j'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken. , c/ Q0 X( g1 F
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I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went ) `' b" e5 X# e# H4 q* {
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.
, y1 L3 k! e. J# F$ \6 _2 i% Y6 vAll the same, we still have one place in the first class.' Before the woman $ w2 ^. F8 y% Q$ \( W" S4 g
could say anything, the hostess continued: 'It is not Usual for our 6 z- i8 ~3 F& B, t
company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first
7 ]+ C+ ?5 g$ O4 O5 n, vclass. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.' She
- U/ b S$ N9 M) _- t4 q$ uturned to the black guy, and said, 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to,
Y" u- k1 d& f! d$ U' mplease collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class.' 8 d1 Q8 \/ Q: e3 I {5 Q
At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. ; \ X7 {* l. b2 M4 f3 M
# u/ u& k' V. @ F/ }8 UBoth the above are true stories. If You are against racism, please send this message to all your friends; |
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