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Leontius

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16. Glad to see all the support for Bigotry and hate here

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2015, 11:19 PM

May 2015

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Muslim woman claims United Airlines flight attendant refused to give unopened can of Diet Coke. [View all] Warren Stupidity May 2015 OP

Some people like to play victims. Yorktown May 2015 #1

Yuo. Somebody would complain too if she tipped her. rug May 2015 #14

As they should! AlbertCat Jun 2015 #33

Aren't you from the UK? rug Jun 2015 #36

Aren't you from the UK? AlbertCat Jun 2015 #37

New Castle is. rug Jun 2015 #38

"shut the f--k up," because she's a Muslim, or because she's a woman? mr blur May 2015 #2

Because she's creating needless drama. phil89 May 2015 #3

Because she made an unnecessary scene yeoman6987 May 2015 #6

Next time, take a bus. TheCowsCameHome May 2015 #4

Those shut-the-fuck-ups come a lot harder and faster on the bus. Iggo May 2015 #11

That guy did it! HassleCat May 2015 #5

The flight attendant was wrong; she gave the guy an unopened beer muriel_volestrangler May 2015 #10

Really? HassleCat Jun 2015 #18

'one of her fellow passengers told her: "You (are) Moslem, you need to shut the f--k up."' muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #19

Look, you and I know that that woman was a drama queen Yorktown Jun 2015 #20

She might be right HassleCat Jun 2015 #21

From the story, she initiated the storm in a teacup Yorktown Jun 2015 #22

A refresher course in logic is needed here muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #23

Thanks, but I fear your call to logic boomerangs back at you. Yorktown Jun 2015 #25

Your hypothetical situation just tells us what *you* *think* people would do muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #28

No, my question is about normal people behaving normally. Yorktown Jun 2015 #29

When the other passenger was given an unopened one, it could have been discrimination muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #30

Try to see the obvious drama queen element Yorktown Jun 2015 #31

"Muslim = danger; guy drinking beer = no danger" AlbertCat Jun 2015 #35

It could have been an unconscious thought muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #39

If you're not going to take what is offered, don't take what's not offered. Igel May 2015 #7

Oddly my reaction was "a pop top is a weapon?" Warren Stupidity May 2015 #8

Same here. If someone wanted a 'weapon' then a blunt object muriel_volestrangler May 2015 #9

Hell yes, I've seen women boarding planes wearing high heeled shoes skepticscott May 2015 #13

No kidding. I've actually used one of my heels as a weapon before. beam me up scottie May 2015 #15

Hell, they'd let you take a hard plastic liter bottle through security skepticscott May 2015 #12

Security Theatre. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #17

Ask Mick O'Brian. PeteSelman Jun 2015 #27

What the fuck is wrong with us? AlbertCat Jun 2015 #34

Glad to see all the support for Bigotry and hate here Leontius May 2015 #16

You reap what you sow. cleanhippie Jun 2015 #24

I think it is about sparing fingernails, too. No good deed...! MADem Jun 2015 #26

According to United this flight attendant will no longer be working their flights. Leontius Jun 2015 #32

The religious drama queen won. Yorktown Jun 2015 #40

When bigotry loses we all win. Leontius Jun 2015 #41

I think this lady is a bigot too Yorktown Jun 2015 #42