Author Topic: Southwest Airlines boots passenger.. (Read 2140 times)

Monk · « **Reply #30 on:** October 08, 2005, 12:56:01 PM »

Nilsen, now you have me thinking.

Can you show up at the plane with a parachute as your carry on? Is there a rule against that? Something I always wondered.

Nilsen · « **Reply #31 on:** October 08, 2005, 12:59:58 PM »

Don't think that would be a problem. Unless there was a danger of it opening somehow so that it would create a mess, or that it would take up more space than allowed.

Monk · « **Reply #32 on:** October 08, 2005, 01:02:20 PM »

and if I have it on my back?

BluKitty · « **Reply #33 on:** October 08, 2005, 01:06:33 PM »

Wasn't the movie title it was mocking advetised on broadcast national TV ... FCC seemed to allow it and all that?

I'd just like to know the reason....

Doesn't seem like "Meet the twittlers" qualifies as curseing.

It seems like it was politicaly motivated.

After seeing advertisments for this movie on Broadcast TV.... I find the curseing argument pretty hollow

So politiocaly motivated.... does that mean you can be asked to leave the plane for a "Kerry/Edwards" shirt... seems like that line of thinking to me.

So is that obscene?

IF southwest had a dress code I could understand ... but they don't .. you can wear a sleeveless top, shorts and flip-flops

This is politically motivated. That's the point I think.

Nilsen · « **Reply #34 on:** October 08, 2005, 01:09:39 PM »

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Originally posted by Monk
and if I have it on my back?

I don't see the problem. I guess some would laugh at you, and those scared of flying would look at you like this

or like this

Gunslinger · « **Reply #35 on:** October 08, 2005, 01:14:47 PM »

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Originally posted by BluKitty
Wasn't the movie title it was mocking advetised on broadcast national TV ... FCC seemed to allow it and all that?

I'd just like to know the reason....

Doesn't seem like "Meet the twittlers" qualifies as curseing.

It seems like it was politicaly motivated.

After seeing advertisments for this movie on Broadcast TV.... I find the curseing argument pretty hollow

So politiocaly motivated.... does that mean you can be asked to leave the plane for a "Kerry/Edwards" shirt... seems like that line of thinking to me.

So is that obscene?

IF southwest had a dress code I could understand ... but they don't .. you can wear a sleeveless top, shorts and flip-flops

This is politically motivated. That's the point I think.

The shirt didn't say "meet the twittlers" subsitute O for a U and that's what it said.

Shamus · « **Reply #36 on:** October 08, 2005, 01:16:03 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
most bars reserve the right to refuse service to ANYONE for any reason.

And some reasons are against the law.

shamus

Flit · « **Reply #37 on:** October 08, 2005, 01:17:58 PM »

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Originally posted by BluKitty
Wasn't the movie title it was mocking advetised on broadcast national TV ... FCC seemed to allow it and all that?

I'd just like to know the reason....

Doesn't seem like "Meet the twittlers" qualifies as curseing.

It seems like it was politicaly motivated.

After seeing advertisments for this movie on Broadcast TV.... I find the curseing argument pretty hollow

So politiocaly motivated.... does that mean you can be asked to leave the plane for a "Kerry/Edwards" shirt... seems like that line of thinking to me.

So is that obscene?

IF southwest had a dress code I could understand ... but they don't .. you can wear a sleeveless top, shorts and flip-flops

This is politically motivated. That's the point I think.

The shirt did'nt have "Meet The twittlers" With a pic of Bush etc.
Replace the "o" in twittlers with a "u" and you'll understand the vulgarity of the shirt. Would you want your 7 or 8 year old kid to see that ?
Thats reason enough for me.

Pooh21 · « **Reply #38 on:** October 08, 2005, 01:19:57 PM »

Ok lets take this to where you all want it to go. Evil Boosh heard about this woman through the CIA when she got on the flight, and called southwests corporate fatcat owner up. Then the military industrial complex, trying to supress free speech and kill minority babys, because boosh doesnt care for black people threw this poor innocent woman of the plane in an unscheduled layover to show there is no more free speech in america.

Shamus · « **Reply #39 on:** October 08, 2005, 01:20:14 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
Irrelevent considering it wasn't the capt. or the attendents complaining. It was the other passengers. They were given a choice, change the shirt or get off the plane. They CHOSE to get off.

Even better, now I can whine where ever I am if I dont like the clothing that someone has on and expect the powers that be to pick me up pat my butt, wipe my nose and comfort me..PC at its best.

shamus

Gunslinger · « **Reply #40 on:** October 08, 2005, 01:20:40 PM »

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Originally posted by Shamus
And some reasons are against the law.

shamus

depends on who is stating the reason. People can find racism in anything, as long as the owner has a valid reason he doesnt have to worry about it.

But that's irrelevent, in this case the airline had a policy and that T-shirt broke that policy and OTHER PASSENGERS complained.

The people were given a choice change the shirt or get off the plane. They chose to leave.

It's no different than dress code in First class. Try and fly first class of a major airline wearing cut off jean shorts and sandles.

If the shirt didn't have a picture of Bush on it this would barely make the news. But, you guys keep thinking this is politically motivated and that this persons civil rights were violated. When you're done thinking that you can re-join the rest of us in the real world.

Shamus · « **Reply #41 on:** October 08, 2005, 01:22:19 PM »

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Originally posted by Flit
The shirt did'nt have "Meet The twittlers" With a pic of Bush etc.
Replace the "o" in twittlers with a "u" and you'll understand the vulgarity of the shirt. Would you want your 7 or 8 year old kid to see that ?
Thats reason enough for me.

I guess we should remove it from all the papers and the fronts of all the movie houses too

shamus

Hangtime · « **Reply #42 on:** October 08, 2005, 01:24:17 PM »

Another example of 'PC' crap.

The shirt was 'PC' enough for her to board the aircraft without comment from the crew. Only when some pinhead passengers started in about being 'offended' did the crew react... pure PC bullcrap.

The airline HAD to react, the broad with the shirt HAD to react. But without the PC bullcrap from the other passengers, there would have been no argument, no escalation, no forced debarking.

Land of the Prudes, Home of PC.

Flit · « **Reply #43 on:** October 08, 2005, 01:24:57 PM »

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Originally posted by Shamus
I guess we should remove it from all the papers and the fronts of all the movie houses too

shamus

ya forgot to replace the o with a u:D

Shamus · « **Reply #44 on:** October 08, 2005, 01:29:23 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
The shirt didn't say "meet the twittlers" subsitute O for a U and that's what it said.

OK missed that, if thats what it said I concure.

shamus