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2naSalit

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23. Why didn't SHE get off the plane?

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Sun Mar 17, 2019, 08:31 PM

Mar 2019

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Four innocent Sikhs were kicked off a plane today because this woman was scared of how they looked. [View all] demmiblue Mar 2019 OP

She seems....rational. irisblue Mar 2019 #1

Are you kidding? Paka Mar 2019 #10

She sure has hurt her career. irisblue Mar 2019 #16

I can be slow at times, Paka Mar 2019 #33

Why do they always pander to the crazy assholes? Aristus Mar 2019 #2

I was thinking the same. California_Republic Mar 2019 #6

Exactly MustLoveBeagles Mar 2019 #29

True ignorance on the woman's part, the plane's crew and anyone that was sitting near enough to hear Blue_true Mar 2019 #3

Wait for it. She will be denied some service for her color before it's over. allgood33 Mar 2019 #24

She likely has been denied something because of her color. That is the sad part. nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #37

It would be nice for businesses to escort the scared person off the plane for once. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #4

Exactly. "Oh, you aren't comfortable flying with them? Well, we can accommodate that. Bye!" RockRaven Mar 2019 #7

or, "we will book you on the next flight" DBoon Mar 2019 #19

Four of them, one of her. She gets the fuck off! TheBlackAdder Mar 2019 #28

Hope they sue big time malaise Mar 2019 #5

Exactly!!!!! tulipsandroses Mar 2019 #25

Airliner Arlene? Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #8

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2019 #12

Cabin Cathy Blue Owl Mar 2019 #20

Jess Hilarious. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #30

Kick the complained off the plane, MineralMan Mar 2019 #9

The Impossible Hulk (white women threatened) uponit7771 Mar 2019 #11

Wait so, I can get anybody I don't like kicked off a plane Downtown Hound Mar 2019 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author marybourg Mar 2019 #21

So we can get people who wear red MAGA hats kicked off planes? smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #47

Newsweek story on this MineralMan Mar 2019 #14

So all she had to say was she felt threatened? tulipsandroses Mar 2019 #15

and how she isn't like other black people JI7 Mar 2019 #18

Instagram comedian? TexasBushwhacker Mar 2019 #17

Maybe it's wrong to say this... GaYellowDawg Mar 2019 #22

And I have seen it posted on this very site that only white people can be prejudiced. Tipperary Mar 2019 #45

Why didn't SHE get off the plane? 2naSalit Mar 2019 #23

Sikhs are predominantly peaceful but even they have their extremists. keithbvadu2 Mar 2019 #26

She did not even know they were Sikhs. She says so herself. Tipperary Mar 2019 #46

Confusing. The article makes it seem that she left the plane. Karadeniz Mar 2019 #27

My best friend during college in India was a sikh at140 Mar 2019 #31

One of my customers ditched the turban as well. Codeine Mar 2019 #34

The whole story is really muddled Codeine Mar 2019 #32

Her name is Jess Hilarious dalton99a Mar 2019 #35

Looks like this person has a history of being a mean spirited asshole tulipsandroses Mar 2019 #36

Warning: Where is the link to the news source? The only one i found was from 2016. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #38

Here's an article from Newsweek: Dr. Strange Mar 2019 #41

Thanks. It still doesn't make sense to me. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #42

I'm guessing she'll be opening for Diamond and Silk soon. n/m RhodeIslandOne Mar 2019 #39

Omarosa wannabe? colorado_ufo Mar 2019 #40

Why wasn't she kicked off? ck4829 Mar 2019 #43

Nah...something's wrong with this "story." I give it a "false." Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #44

Sounds more like a stunt for clicks than anything else. Vinca Mar 2019 #48

Sounds like a misguided -- and HORRIBLY timed -- attempt at a sight gag rocktivity Mar 2019 #49