Should morbidly obese people be required to pay extra for taking up extra space on a plane?
Here is the Parade Poll.
This controversial policy pits the commercial interests of the airline
against the dignity of overweight fliers and raises the issue of
whether anti-discrimination laws should be applied to obese people. For
Southwest, a plane ticket is like real estate: You get only the space
you pay for. (Passengers must buy an extra ticket if their girth
prevents them from lowering the armrest that divides the seats. If the
flight is not full, they qualify for a refund.) Southwest
representative Ashley Rogers says the airline instituted the policy
because of complaints from adjoining passengers. “We want to give
everybody the room they need,” she says. “People should be able to
breathe a little without their neighbor encroaching.”
Part of me SCREAMS OUT that this is UNFAIR, DISGUSTING AND UNJUST! Write a letter! Hold a sign! Hell no we won't, fly!
(I don't anyway. But, I totally WOULD, if given a free ticket to BlogHer and a Xanax so that I could handle sitting ON a plane next to anyone. Totally sit next to me, your butt can encroach on my business, I won't complain, especially if I get a free ride, thanks. )
But, then, the other half of me says, it's business, and if you need a certain size pair of say, PANTS you buy them and move on. And you know what? Those fucking pants? They cost more than your average size pants. They always have.
I am very sensitive to my own needs, and if I needed a extra seat because I was still that big - I would buy it. I want to be COMFORTABLE for myself. Screw what other people need. I really don't enjoy being that close to other people anyway. If I couldn't afford it - I just wouldn't go. If that's harsh, I guess it's just too bad.
Should morbidly obese people be required to pay extra for taking up extra space on a plane?
Here is the Parade Poll.
Part of me SCREAMS OUT that this is UNFAIR, DISGUSTING AND UNJUST! Write a letter! Hold a sign! Hell no we won't, fly!
(I don't anyway. But, I totally WOULD, if given a free ticket to BlogHer and a Xanax so that I could handle sitting ON a plane next to anyone. Totally sit next to me, your butt can encroach on my business, I won't complain, especially if I get a free ride, thanks. )
But, then, the other half of me says, it's business, and if you need a certain size pair of say, PANTS you buy them and move on. And you know what? Those fucking pants? They cost more than your average size pants. They always have.
I am very sensitive to my own needs, and if I needed a extra seat because I was still that big - I would buy it. I want to be COMFORTABLE for myself. Screw what other people need. I really don't enjoy being that close to other people anyway. If I couldn't afford it - I just wouldn't go. If that's harsh, I guess it's just too bad.