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In reply to the discussion: N.J. man says he was almost kicked off plane after flight attendant found shirt offensive [View all]
intheflow
(30,330 posts)34. So their policy is if anyone of their staff is offended by your shirt,
you're kicked off. So if I wore a shirt that said Jesus didn't die for anyone's sins, I could be kicked off? The telling part is when he asked the United staff if they supported bombing kids, and they couldn't answer him. His choices were missing his flight (which, as we know, is costly, and I doubt United would have given him a seat in their next flight) because some RW nutjob got offended or change his shirt? It's bullshit. They picked on him because he is brown and had the word bomb on his shirt, ignoring the underlying message of peace. I think the flight attendant was a racist MAGA.
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N.J. man says he was almost kicked off plane after flight attendant found shirt offensive [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
23 hrs ago
OP
Since you believe a policy against offensive attire and one on endangering public safety are one and the same...
AloeVera
21 hrs ago
#45
Context matters, yardwork. That is an incredible stretch. I like his lawyer's odds on this one.
hlthe2b
22 hrs ago
#24
Uggh huh. Threatening to remove him if he did not remove his shirt is a viable "harm" especially
hlthe2b
22 hrs ago
#36
You don't say the word "BOMB" in an airport or on a jet... nor should you make references to them.
QueerDuck
22 hrs ago
#13
Blaming the flight attendant personally ignores the reality of the airline industry and how corporate liability works.
QueerDuck
18 hrs ago
#72
The airline itself characterized it as a dress code violation, not a safety violation.
AloeVera
17 hrs ago
#74
Passengers must obey flight crew instructions. He did. Then whined about it. End of story.
QueerDuck
17 hrs ago
#75
As a legitimate backup to the threatening word of bomb. Yes. When it comes to flight crew the rule is simple....
QueerDuck
16 hrs ago
#79
This is the ridiculous side of those who want to make everything antisemitic and there are those
hlthe2b
22 hrs ago
#22
I listed this as but one of several possibilities. Again, jumping to conclusions is problematic
hlthe2b
22 hrs ago
#32
If she found that offensive then she must find 'Bombing kids is self defense' acceptable
ToxMarz
22 hrs ago
#25
Exactly! If his flight partner had a t-shirt with your slogan, which one would get kicked off?
TheRickles
17 hrs ago
#77
Irony... Both sides of the conflict could use the same meme/slogan on their propaganda.
OC375
17 hrs ago
#76
Gonna go out on a limb here and say air travel is not the place to fly your position flags high
LearnedHand
10 hrs ago
#90