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‘I’m not comfortable flying with un-American bigots’: Twitter hammers Southwest Airlines [View all]

November 21, 2015
Adam Lidgett
Posted with permission from International Business Times
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Days after news broke that two men were barred from boarding an airplane because a fellow passenger was afraid to fly with them after hearing the two speaking Arabic, people on Twitter lashed out against Southwest Airlines for the incident. The two men, Maher Khalil and Anas Ayyad, said they were profiled in Chicago’s Midway airport Wednesday trying to get to Philadelphia, WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, reported.

Both men are originally from Palestine, moving to the United States about 15 years ago. Trying to leave Chicago after visiting family, they were stopped at the gate and told apologetically by a gate agent they weren’t allowed on board.

Assholes on parade

My wife is a Chinese national. Americans are shitting their pants over the Chinese too. I wonder if this will happen to her on her puddle jumper flight to LA the day she goes back to home. After all, she isn't a white Christian Murikan. God damn, my country sucks these days.

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‘I’m not comfortable flying with un-American bigots’: Twitter hammers Southwest Airlines [View all] Feeling the Bern Nov 2015 OP

"Fear is the mindkiller" is proven over and over. hobbit709 Nov 2015 #1

Great quote from Herbert! blackspade Nov 2015 #9

Yes, but there are very few "Fremen" in America, to help turn things around. villager Nov 2015 #26

Some people fear diversity and our changing demographics IronLionZion Nov 2015 #2

I've recently ran into that Populist_Prole Nov 2015 #57

Did I miss the memo? cwydro Nov 2015 #3

Wait till the bigots find out yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #6

Lol! cwydro Nov 2015 #20

Your posts always make my day! tech3149 Nov 2015 #30

Oh, my goodness. pangaia Nov 2015 #54

I was wondering the same ToxMarz Nov 2015 #7

I think I missed that one, too! TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2015 #17

No one.. whathehell Nov 2015 #22

Give it time. With Chinese rapid expansion in pretty much everything, I believe a renewal of the Feeling the Bern Nov 2015 #39

The Chinese Exclusion Act enacted in the 19th century and repealed 72 years ago ? whathehell Nov 2015 #40

Don't underestimate xenophobia and don't dismiss it. Martin Niemöller's words will mean a lot if we Feeling the Bern Nov 2015 #41

No, but I'm not about to start fearing a law repealed 75 years ago either.. whathehell Nov 2015 #42

You probably do. I'm only a 40 year old historian. :) Feeling the Bern Nov 2015 #44

Yep, I'm a 65 year old who lived through the latter part of your American history curriculum whathehell Nov 2015 #45

I don't teach US history. I teach IGCSE and A Level. Feeling the Bern Nov 2015 #48

Such a coincidence..He also taught Cambridge Syllabus (Maths and Science). whathehell Nov 2015 #49

Begs the question, can I keep adult white male Christians off of the planes I fly on? Amimnoch Nov 2015 #4

Donald Trumps's hair makes me very uncomfortable ... no fly list, please? marble falls Nov 2015 #5

His fucking pie hole is even creepier. lonestarnot Nov 2015 #8

Looks like the squid in 20,000 Leagues Under da Sea. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #37

Or a blowup doll TexasBushwhacker Nov 2015 #55

It is truly disgusting..but if these fellas have nothing to hide, they should get KTN's, which are secondwind Nov 2015 #10

I have nothing to hide and I won't pay that. Nice we're all assumed terrorists. Feeling the Bern Nov 2015 #16

Because the victims should pay for bigotry. jeff47 Nov 2015 #19

Nobody should have to do these things in the first place. SusanCalvin Nov 2015 #21

"If these fellas have nothing to hide" Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2015 #35

Airlines are way too accommodating of prejudices and bigotry FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #11

absofuckinglutely! eom LittleGirl Nov 2015 #13

Airlines should accommodate Hasidic Jews who are afraid of Vagina-Americans Arugula Latte Nov 2015 #34

LOL.. whathehell Nov 2015 #46

they should have to buy two tickets, maybe three greymattermom Nov 2015 #47

this is b.s. of the highest order LittleGirl Nov 2015 #12

Fear of the Other. Rethug mantra, with which they hope to win the White House. kairos12 Nov 2015 #14

So they tossed the Muslims and left a whole planeload of people who look like the murderer jtuck004 Nov 2015 #15

I would think that if one is uncomfortable with... TreasonousBastard Nov 2015 #18

While everyone here is thinking this is a religious issue I jwirr Nov 2015 #23

There are plenty of Xtians and Druze whose first language is Arabic... JCMach1 Nov 2015 #24

Exactly. I was sitting in a Bible study when several people jwirr Nov 2015 #27

Nor is 'Arab' a race... I have known Emiratis who are whiter than me me with JCMach1 Nov 2015 #31

We really are stupid in how we judge each other, aren't we? jwirr Nov 2015 #33

Precisely... JCMach1 Nov 2015 #36

By "we", I hope you mean humanity in general, as ethnic/racial bigotry is whathehell Nov 2015 #50

Absolutely. jwirr Nov 2015 #51

Good. Thanks. n/t whathehell Nov 2015 #52

so, why didn't the airline tell the fearful ones to take another flight? spanone Nov 2015 #25

Yeah, that seems backwards to me as well. /nt Marr Nov 2015 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Marr Nov 2015 #28

For what it's worth, not all airlines are this stupid Xithras Nov 2015 #32

As an old, white, male, athiest, I'm really starting to hate white people. OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2015 #38

Do not fly. Airports are the model of repression and bigotry. JEB Nov 2015 #43

I fly only when absolutely necessary MurrayDelph Nov 2015 #56

"After the incident, Southwest Airlines said in a statement safety is a primary concern" Daniel537 Nov 2015 #53

This is so depressing. MBS Nov 2015 #58