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43. He is an American. His culture is your culture, assuming you are also American.

Wed Apr 12, 2017, 01:47 PM

Apr 2017

Oscar Munoz was born in California to a Mexican-American family. He is as culturally American as anyone. It's xenophobic to claim that just because he has Mexican ancestry, his culture and behavior must be more Mexican than American. We are talking about an American CEO of a major company, not a waiter at a Mexican restaurant. Your post is offensive.

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United Airlines CEO apologizes for horrific event, promises review of policies after passenger... [View all] DonViejo Apr 2017 OP

What he "continues to be disturbed by" is louis-t Apr 2017 #1

is this while he sends KT2000 Apr 2017 #2

And leaks to the Daily Mail that the victim is a convicted drug dealer. meadowlander Apr 2017 #22

Yep. dalton99a Apr 2017 #29

Desperately trying to put the shit back in the horse. Charles Bukowski Apr 2017 #3

Sonny boy Kushner doesn't care about that guy be dragged down the isle... Bengus81 Apr 2017 #4

Simple solution, keep 4 seats as reserve seats for United's personal only on every flight. NT cstanleytech Apr 2017 #5

Or if they don't often need to do this, they should have plenty moonscape Apr 2017 #10

That to though there would still have to be a cap and random removal of passengers if no one cstanleytech Apr 2017 #11

No, it would end up what the market would bear. There is a tipping moonscape Apr 2017 #14

They did offer money... jimmil Apr 2017 #24

I'm quite sure the CEO wishes their policy was to offer more - for another 500 moonscape Apr 2017 #38

That EXACT thing happened to me but from Hawaii to LA. jimmil Apr 2017 #41

STOP OVERBOOKING! muntrv Apr 2017 #6

Pass a law,min $2,000 per person per day ejected plus hotel and all transportation.... Bengus81 Apr 2017 #7

Exactly, with a built in COLA. nt SunSeeker Apr 2017 #9

For $8000, they could have CHARTERED a private plane colorado_ufo Apr 2017 #23

Company needs to lose millions of dollars before he admits wrongdoing IronLionZion Apr 2017 #8

Running scared due to stock tanking Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #12

He should have also apologized for his offensive "re-accomodate" reference from yesterday. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #13

He is Mexican, so maybe he doesn't understand the problem with that greenlife1 Apr 2017 #28

Ben Carson is black, and a white supremacist dalton99a Apr 2017 #30

No excuse, he speaks English. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #34

The guy is the CEO of a major U.S. airline, athena Apr 2017 #35

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He is an American. His culture is your culture, assuming you are also American. athena Apr 2017 #43

That's quite the allegation particular to an entire nationality based wholly on anecdotal evidence. LanternWaste Apr 2017 #44

Not overbooked until United valued 4 staff members over 4 customers at last minute. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #15

Maybe he should have been more "disturbed" by it... regnaD kciN Apr 2017 #16

2 days too late, after his original BS statement and WePurrsevere Apr 2017 #17

In 1978 the "airlines" were deregulated turbinetree Apr 2017 #18

+1. n/t ronnie624 Apr 2017 #37

Munoz needs to go. Now. spiderpig Apr 2017 #19

they didn't care until this went viral in China Ohioblue22 Apr 2017 #20

Precisely. dalton99a Apr 2017 #31

Huge coverage on Chinese TV spinbaby Apr 2017 #36

at the time this broke in China the tweet got retested 97000 times Ohioblue22 Apr 2017 #40

Wow, this dope really is out of it. lark Apr 2017 #21

What a pile of sh*t CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #25

Stock market woke you up, huh ? C_U_L8R Apr 2017 #26

You hit the nail right on the head. So true. Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #27

I suppose there will be plenty of empty space to seat their employees now miyazaki Apr 2017 #32

Big, giant, $250 million Fuck You Kennah Apr 2017 #33

Shitty apology jeanmarc Apr 2017 #39