Posted on 02/08/2006 10:35:05 AM PST by jsk10
An African-American woman claims Southwest Airlines unfairly subjected her to its policy requiring large passengers to buy two seats because of her race, her lawyer said at the start of her federal trial against the airline.
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Because of her race - LOL. Unbelievable!
I think that this was already posted.....or was the First one deleted?
She was playing the fat card and then changed suits to the race card.
I don't get where racism enters here.
"I don't get where racism enters here."
Then you haven't learned a darn thing. ;)
People need to be more senstitive to the doublewide race.
They're people like everyone else, twice as much, in fact.
She wants to prove she was judged on the color of her skin, NOT the content of her A$$.
;-p
EVERYTHING that happens is because of racism.
Why did the chicken cross the road? Because he was a escaping from a racist white man!
unfairly subjected her to its policy requiring large passengers to buy two seats because of her race, her lawyer said at the start of her federal trial against the airline.
WoW! The Lost Race of Fat People!!!!
Once thought extinct!!!! Found hiding in the wheel wells of Airplanes, surviving off Stale peanut bags....Emerge
into the 20th century!!!!!
Tonight on the Discovery Channel.
Front Page of the new York Times!!!!
"Peanut Popping Pachederm People Pop up!"
I wonder if she even realizes how she just stereotyped all black women as having large butts.
LOL - funny stuff.
This is why I don't travel SouthWest: not because I'm "oversized" (I'm not), but the boarding policy would have put me in the middle seat with this woman, I swear! Give me that good old priority boarding for frequent fliers!
Yikes, you are right. I did not see it, my bad.
Realized? LOL!! She's based her defense on it!
Let's see ....
At the time, the 5-foot-8-inch Thompson weighed between 300 and 330 pounds, according to court records.
If I had to posit a guess I'd have to say it was because, at the time, she was a fat tub of goo.
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