02-16-2010
03:43 PM
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I have to say that I'm amazed at the hate this has generated. You'd think Southwest made a black woman sit in the back of the plane or denied boarding to an Imam because he wanted to pray (really loud) from his Koran about the Jihad against the infidels (who just happen to be on the same plane...) or even allowed a priest bless the pilots for a safe flight... Gasp!
These same folks are actually categorizing obese individuals with the mentally disabled, physically impaired and the elderly by saying that 'if they can't fly, neither should the handicapped.' Their argument is that airlines should not allow these people to fly because they also pose a safety hazard to passengers if they had to evacuate the aircraft in a hurry. I would gladly choose to risk my own safety to help a child, old person or someone in a cast down the inflatable slide if need be. I just hope we get to go before the fat folks -- I'm afraid they might pop it.
I, for one, applaud Southwest for their fatty policy because I had the misfortune of sitting next to rather obese individual on a flight from London to San Francisco a few years ago -- it was one of the most miserable experiences of my life. My lower back and right shoulder hurt for two days! Why should anyone have to be subjected to some else's obesity like that? It actually caused me pain. Furthermore, why should an airplane apologize for thinking of the other passengers? I should have been given an apology, a refund for the part of the seat I couldn't use and a Valium or two for my trouble.
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