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I've received a email today with these contents:
(Anyone knows is this for real? Or a prank? If this is indeed real, i feel so disgusted! this means if i own anything from tommy, then i must be low class then!)
Subject: FW: If u r an Asian,African or Jewish......PLS DON'T BUY ANYTHING from Tommy Hilfiger!!!
>?If u r an Asian,African or Jewish......PLS DON'T BUY ANYTHING from
>?Tommy?Hilfiger!!!
>?I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey
>?show where her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
the
> statements about race he was accused of saying were true. Statements
>?like "If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 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." His answer to Oprah was a simple "YES". Where after she
>?immediately asked him to leave her show.
>?My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy
>?Hilfiger.
>
>?Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
>?him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford
> the ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes.
>
> BOYCOTT. PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW. If we are small,
>?then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the
>?result. We have to see the result of unity. Let's find out if Asian and
> Non-white really play such a small part in the world. Stop buying any
>?range of their product, perfume, cosmetics, clothes, bags, etc., etc.
>?Scene took place on a BA flight between Johannesburg and London. A
>?white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
Obviously
>?disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess. "Madam, what is the
> matter," the hostess asked." You obviously do not see it then?" she
>?responded. "You placed me next to a black man. I do not agree to sit
> next to someone from such a repugnant group. Give me an alternative
> seat." "Be calm please," the hostess replied. "Almost all the places on
> this flight are taken. I will go to see if another place is available."
> the Hostess went away and then 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 e captain and he informed me that there is also a
> seat in the business class. All the same, we still have one place in
>?the?first class." Before the woman could say anything, the hostess
> continued: "It is not usual for our company to permit someone from the
> economy class to sit in the first class. However, given the
>?circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make
> someone sit next to someone so disgusting." She turned to the black
>?guy,?and said, "Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, please collect
your
>?hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class." At that moment, the
>?other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood
>?up and applauded.
>
>?This is a true story. If you are against racism, please send this
> message to all your friends; please do not delete it without sending it
> to at least one person.
(Anyone knows is this for real? Or a prank? If this is indeed real, i feel so disgusted! this means if i own anything from tommy, then i must be low class then!)
Subject: FW: If u r an Asian,African or Jewish......PLS DON'T BUY ANYTHING from Tommy Hilfiger!!!
>?If u r an Asian,African or Jewish......PLS DON'T BUY ANYTHING from
>?Tommy?Hilfiger!!!
>?I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of the Oprah Winfrey
>?show where her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if
the
> statements about race he was accused of saying were true. Statements
>?like "If I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish 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." His answer to Oprah was a simple "YES". Where after she
>?immediately asked him to leave her show.
>?My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or perfume from Tommy
>?Hilfiger.
>
>?Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy his clothes, let's put
>?him in a financial state where he himself will not be able to afford
> the ridiculous prices he puts on his clothes.
>
> BOYCOTT. PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW. If we are small,
>?then send it to the whole community that's not white people and see the
>?result. We have to see the result of unity. Let's find out if Asian and
> Non-white really play such a small part in the world. Stop buying any
>?range of their product, perfume, cosmetics, clothes, bags, etc., etc.
>?Scene took place on a BA flight between Johannesburg and London. A
>?white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
Obviously
>?disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess. "Madam, what is the
> matter," the hostess asked." You obviously do not see it then?" she
>?responded. "You placed me next to a black man. I do not agree to sit
> next to someone from such a repugnant group. Give me an alternative
> seat." "Be calm please," the hostess replied. "Almost all the places on
> this flight are taken. I will go to see if another place is available."
> the Hostess went away and then 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 e captain and he informed me that there is also a
> seat in the business class. All the same, we still have one place in
>?the?first class." Before the woman could say anything, the hostess
> continued: "It is not usual for our company to permit someone from the
> economy class to sit in the first class. However, given the
>?circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make
> someone sit next to someone so disgusting." She turned to the black
>?guy,?and said, "Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, please collect
your
>?hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class." At that moment, the
>?other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood
>?up and applauded.
>
>?This is a true story. If you are against racism, please send this
> message to all your friends; please do not delete it without sending it
> to at least one person.
Why would he want to set up shops here?
or else tommy will be wrongfully blame.
about it so as not to affect their business. So they wouldn't be open about it. The use of Asians and Blacks in his ads, i guess is just a diplomatic way to appease the masses that it's not true. But once he opened his mouth about that comment snowny mentioned, it simply revealed what he truly felt. I mean why would people come up with this sort of rumors out of nowhere, whereas we don't hear of this about other designers?
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