BUUUUUUULSSHHHH!!!
@Hornman — Mon, 02/15/2010 - 19:08
"I for one appreciate Southwest's efforts to make flights comfortable for us normal sized folk who may have to sit next to exceedingly overweight individuals. It sounds to me like Mr. Smith is not only being unreasonable (it was his choice to try to fly standby on an earlier flight) but is acting like a spoiled kid, or else just using this to drum up attention for himself . Don't apologize too much, SW."
ME: PLEASE do not be so nieve as to think that a CORPORATION would respond like an individual and take the situation personally, this is why companies have PR people, it is their job to deal with situations like this.
@Anonymous — Mon, 02/15/2010 - 19:10
"Come on. Kevin Smith should view this as a wake-up call to change his unhealthy lifestyle. Get over it Kevin. Truths in life are often bittersweet. I used to be overweight, but one day I just told myself, I don't want to be fat anymore.
I have slimed to to below average BMI after running 4 marathons and have kept the lower weight range for 5 years."
ME: Are you kidding? Well done on your weight loss buddy, but I think you are on the wrong forum, you may find the satisfaction you are looking for at the forum for The Biggest Loser.
This situation is about a manifestation of discrimination that is somehow acceptable, to treat people differently based on their appearance. Is kevin smith "too fat to fly?," so is this policy enforced on everyone of "size," I would think that in the same way a hefty individual would encroach on my seat so would someone the size of Arnold Schwarzenegger would equally breach my personal space on those too cramped seats, I don't care what size/weight you are, I don't think anyone would describe a SWA seat as "roomy or "spacious."
67% of Americans age 20 and over are overweight. At the VERY least SWA needs to readjust their employee training to reflect a company that should value their customers and not view them as "excess baggage."
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