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submitted 2 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/aviation@lemmy.zip

You might be surprised to learn you can be booted off a flight for your attire, hygiene or odor.

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[-] kinkles@sh.itjust.works 42 points 2 months ago

This can get you booted off a flight no matter whose stupid face is on it. Plus he refused to comply with the attendant’s request to flip his shirt inside out, so he blew his second chance.

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago

Ugh you just know he'd be a nightmare passenger anyway. Wearing that shirt says he's looking to piss people off and start fights.

[-] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 months ago

The outrage is definately the point. All the way up there ladder.

The little guys get to exert their will on their fellow man, the bigger the reaction, the bigger the sense of power. It's an issue of self esteem.

Meanwhile, the man depicted gets forcibly implanted into your consciousness. You're forced to pay attention to them. Much like a childs tantrum or someone standing in front of the TV.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

He he's stoked that he got ejected and that it made national news. More fuel for the victim complex fires.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago

It is sad this article grazes over the fact that the middle finger on it. They try to make it sound like it was because of Trump.

[-] xor@infosec.pub 31 points 2 months ago

the shirt says “hawk tuah, spit on that thing” and has trump doing the two middle fingers gesture….
i think it being trump has zero to do with why he was kicked off.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

This article is awful. It keeps asking the same question, "If a shirt is over the line, what else can they take from us?" But when the author repeatedly stumbles on the answer, they pivot back to questioning how a private business runs itself like they don't see the obvious answer.

Why not stick to the safe operation of the flight as the main criteria rather than saying that not wearing a shirt inside out is "not complying with the directions of airline staff?" If it displays profanity then a quiet word may be a better solution, but Delta and all airlines will need to make it much clearer what is acceptable to wear on their flights when selling tickets.

The man was wearing a Trump shirt. Folks who wear that merch outside are both erratic and lack social awareness to self monitor in stressful situations. Now put that flight into a problematic scenario and ask yourself "is that someone that can reliably handle the pressure to help others without adding risk?"

Delta chose to deboard the passenger when they didn't comply with a request. Refusing the request is a litmus test for general helpfulness and he failed.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

To be fair this dudes t-shirt had Trump giving the middle finger. They try to turn this into political gasoline but in reality it could of been any person on the shirt. The problem is the offensive gesturing.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 months ago

Right, and an offensive gesture kills pilots.

What?

[-] kinkles@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Is that the bar for what should be disallowed on planes? By your logic I should be able to bring an airhorn and spray fart spray down the aisles.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

As opposed to the bar of being kicked off a commercial airline over Bart Simpson "eat my shorts" merchandise.

By your logic

Nothing sensible has ever followed these words. It's incredible. "This you?" never misses, and "by your logic" is always total nonsense.

[-] nach@bae.st -1 points 2 months ago

@BrikoX hello, corporate bootlicker! how's that sole taste?

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works -3 points 2 months ago

Nah, this is stupid.

It's a fucking t-shirt. It's not a threat. I don't care what's written on it.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It’s a fucking t-shirt. It’s not a threat. I don’t care what’s written on it.

  1. "can you put it on a t-shirt" was a specific point in the DeCSS "free speech" case
  2. thus, hate on a shirt is hate speech
  3. everything this icon stands for is hate in some form
[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago

Why should I care? It's a shirt.

Are you citing-- DRM? The fucking DVD decryption case? That's not even almost relevant. Jesus, should people get booted off an aircraft for having bootleg Mickey Mouse merchandise?

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago
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