From: James & Mary Tang [mary@weworkathome.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 1999 3:59 PM
To: Charles Hymes
Subject: Tommy Hilfiger

Is this story true?? Please advise
james


> > TOMMY HILFIGER-WHO?

> >   I'm sure many of you watched the recent broadcast of the Oprah
> > Winfrey show,where her guest was Tommy Hilfiger.  On the show she
> > asked him if the racial statements he made were true.
> >  He was accused of making statements like if he'd known
> > African-Americans, Hispanics and Asians would buy his clothes he
> > would not have made them half as nice.  He wished these people would
> > not buy his clothes, as they are made for upper class (white
> > people).  His answer to Oprah was a simple "yes¨.  After which
> > she immediately asked him to leave her show.  My suggestion - let's
> > give him what he's 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > BOYCOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > BOYCOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > Please send this to anyone you know who spends their hard-earned
> > money on clothes made by someone who does not respect them as
> > people!