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Woman claims Southwest Airlines worker discriminated against her
Boston.com ^ | john K.

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: airlines; airplanes; freerepublicbigots; litigationlottery; race; racebaiting; racism
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1 posted on 02/08/2006 10:35:07 AM PST by jsk10
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Because of her race - LOL. Unbelievable!


2 posted on 02/08/2006 10:37:50 AM PST by mlc9852
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I think that this was already posted.....or was the First one deleted?


3 posted on 02/08/2006 10:38:33 AM PST by ExcursionGuy84 ("Jesus, Your Love takes my breath away.")
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She was playing the fat card and then changed suits to the race card.


4 posted on 02/08/2006 10:38:43 AM PST by Thebaddog (Dog can like cats who are cool)
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I don't get where racism enters here.


5 posted on 02/08/2006 10:39:18 AM PST by blueminnesota
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"I don't get where racism enters here."

Then you haven't learned a darn thing. ;)


7 posted on 02/08/2006 10:42:17 AM PST by L98Fiero
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People need to be more senstitive to the doublewide race.

They're people like everyone else, twice as much, in fact.


8 posted on 02/08/2006 10:42:27 AM PST by the gillman@blacklagoon.com ( You'll love Laffey! http://www.electlaffey.com Chafeehas2go)
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An African-American woman claims Southwest Airlines unfairly subjected her to its policy requiring large passengers to buy two seats because of her big butt
9 posted on 02/08/2006 10:42:52 AM PST by No Blue States
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She wants to prove she was judged on the color of her skin, NOT the content of her A$$.

;-p


10 posted on 02/08/2006 10:44:59 AM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitor)
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To: blueminnesota

EVERYTHING that happens is because of racism.

Why did the chicken cross the road? Because he was a escaping from a racist white man!


11 posted on 02/08/2006 10:45:16 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: mlc9852

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!"


12 posted on 02/08/2006 10:45:39 AM PST by LtKerst (Lt Kerst)
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I think that this was already posted.....or was the First one deleted?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1574195/posts

13 posted on 02/08/2006 10:47:56 AM PST by ASA Vet (Those who know don't talk, those who talk don't know.)
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I wonder if she even realizes how she just stereotyped all black women as having large butts.


14 posted on 02/08/2006 10:48:10 AM PST by TommyDale
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To: LtKerst

LOL - funny stuff.


15 posted on 02/08/2006 10:48:18 AM PST by mlc9852
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To: the gillman@blacklagoon.com

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!


16 posted on 02/08/2006 10:50:08 AM PST by trimom
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To: ASA Vet

Yikes, you are right. I did not see it, my bad.


17 posted on 02/08/2006 10:51:15 AM PST by jsk10
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To: TommyDale
I wonder if she even realizes how she just stereotyped all black women as having large butts.

Realized? LOL!! She's based her defense on it!

18 posted on 02/08/2006 10:51:49 AM PST by JoeSixPack1
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Southwest just asked me to get off the plane either because I'm too fat or too black or just a woman," she said to people as she was being led to the ticket counter, according to court records.

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.

19 posted on 02/08/2006 10:51:52 AM PST by tx_eggman (Islamofascism ... bringing you the best of the 7th century for the past 1300 years.)
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I dunno but the first image that comes to mind...
20 posted on 02/08/2006 10:52:05 AM PST by jmq (Islam=Religion of Peace)
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