Comments on: American Airlines censoring?

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 11 Oct 2003 16:03:29 +0000

So you wore “Pussy Power” emblazoned before the eyes of familys on a flight to Hawaii, and have the audasity to wonder why you were ostrasized? Such trite and boorish behavior I’d expect of 13 year-old boys. You really should thank those Flight Attendants for not throwing you overboard. Come on, grow up, “ladies!”

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 17:46:58 +0000

I’d wager this should be worth some free flight coupons.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 14:36:39 +0000

Have a lawyer contact AA. Hell, couldn’t one even argue that they may have not been served because the attendants presumed these girls were queer due to their t-shirts? (I’m reaching here, but this is exactly the type of way of framing the issue that will get people’s attention. Make a discrimination argument and the legal ears will perk up.) Would they have served a group of frat boys wearing naked women on their chests? Or Hooters t-shirts? (Maybe it’s reverse discrimination.)

As someone who works for a Very Large Corporation, that’s the pragmatic strategy I’d advise, unless making the above argument is completely out of context and hurts rather than helps. Anything that gets the attention of Legal at a corporation gets dealt with.

By: Davee

Davee — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 12:12:03 +0000

seems like they must have a policy at AA about serving people on the plane. i wonder what the policy is. for example, do the attendants have the freedom to exclude people from service if they are abusive? probably. then the attendants might feel like they could interpret that policy way beyond its original intent and not serve all types of people they didn’t like. maybe AA would respond to a request about what that policy is exactly.