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  • Rhyme at center of lawsuit against Southwest Airlines

    02/10/2003 8:40:49 AM PST · by TroutStalker · 186 replies · 1,774+ views
    The Kansas City Star ^ | Monday, February 10, 2003 | ROBERT A. CRONKLETON
    A widely recognized rhyme -- and how it was used on a flight -- are the focus of a case headed for trial in federal court in Kansas City, Kan.Louise Sawyer, 46, of Merriam, and Grace Fuller, 48, of Lenexa, have sued Southwest Airlines alleging that they were discriminated against and suffered physical and emotional distress on a crowded February 2001 flight after an attendant uttered the rhyme.Trying to get passengers to take their seats, Southwest Airlines flight attendant Jennifer Cundiff said over the intercom, "Eenie, meenie, minie, moe; pick a seat, we gotta go."The two African-American women, who are...