Was this Person's Actions Racist

Zblan

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Last week I flew to Baltimore, MD from Huntsville, AL. I had an early flight at 6:30 am and i had showed up an 1hr to the airport so i was tired and wanted to go straight to sleep on the plane. Well I check in pass security and board the plane and was not randomly selected for search. Well Huntsville doesnt have a direct flight so I had to fly to memphis first, this flight was no problem since I slept through it. When I get to my next flight from Memphis to Detroit I bored the plane no problems again and I put my bags in the overhead and grab a pillow to continue my sleep. I had a window sit and I go and sit down, a few minutes later this lady sits in the aisle seat in my row and there is a seat between, and she says hi to me and I say Hi to her also and she introduces herself and I introduce myself back to her. Well My name is middle eastern and my parents are from the middle east. Well the lady suddenly quites down and I want to return to my sleep. She calls over the stewardess and tells her that she feels uncomfortable sitting in the chair next to me, and requests to move to another seat on the plane. Well the stewardess is like okay let me find you a seat. And she does and the lady moves, I at this point really dont think much about it and am i hyped that I have the three seats all to myself so I can stretch out and sleep the rest of the flight. But I was kind of hurt that this lady refused to sit next to me on a plane based upon where my middle eastern roots.
 

punkrawket

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Oct 6, 2001
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yes, i feel it was

you should of said, hey lady, go fvck yourself, i have three seats to myself now, thanks
i bet you would've felt better
 

CraigRT

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yes and no.. it's only understandable that some people think that way after what has been happening in the US.

mind you, not everyone (people like yourself) see it as proper.

I understand where she is coming from, but if i was her, I probably would not have moved.. that is a little excessive...

 

BDawg

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Oct 31, 2000
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The world is full of jackasses. The trick is to ignore them.

The ironic part is if you were a terrorist, her moving seats would have done nothing to save her.
 

NakaNaka

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Aug 29, 2000
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is it racist? ya but there are tons of ignorant racists in this world nothing you can do about it. i would feel bad as well but again theres nothing you can do about it.

also a lot of americans are on edge. someone who might not have been racist/prejudiced before might be now. you hear about those things on the news where a couple of middle eastern students were on a plane and the crew told the pilot they would all get off or something like that if the pilot didnt remove them. they did nothing wrong, but thats just the way things are. unfortunatly.
 

Zblan

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I was thinking about telling her that there is another plane going to Detroit why dont you fly on that.
 

halik

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Oct 10, 2000
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hah,
what are you b!tching about? I would be be jumping up with happiness, 3 empty seats is awesome (especially if something like that happens on transcontinental flight). You cant change ignorant people, so you might as well enjoy the empty seats
 

Shudder

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May 5, 2000
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Maybe you smell?

Who cares.. your gain. She gets uncomfortable, she has to move, she doesn't have as much room as you do..

What's the problem again? Let her deal with her insecurities. You're not the one with the problem.
 

Theslowone

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Jul 30, 2000
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She could of at least done it out of your sight, the whole thing is rude but that is terrible.
 

GasX

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Feb 8, 2001
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stupid b!tch probably drives a Ford Contour and watches her Emerson TV because they're made in America.
 

Jfur

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Jul 9, 2001
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Next flight, tell the stewardress all the albino freaks are weirding you out, and you would feel better if they got off the plane
 

Tominator

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Oct 9, 1999
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Yes, in my opinion, her actions were racists....However you missed your chance to make a difference if you did not engage her in conversation. If you could have changed her mind you might have planted a seed that no law will ever plant.

 

amnesiac

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Oct 13, 1999
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Jfur - LMAO!!

Zblan - I wouldn't worry too much. Racism is just a product of ignorance. Ignorant people are impossible to avoid. Whether you be asian or middle eastern or a Jew or black or gay you're bound to encounter bigotry and there's not much you can do about it other than feel sorry that the bigot has to live on this planet as a lower life form.
 

Sepen

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<< stupid b!tch probably drives a Ford Contour and watches her Emerson TV because they're made in America. >>



Hehe..lol.
 

Theslowone

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Mwilding
What does buying American products have to do with a person being a racist? Some people buy American products because they want to support people that are working in the US, not because they hate every other nation.
 

Viper GTS

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Oct 13, 1999
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Everybody screams racism, prejudice, & stupidity, has anybody considered she was probably acting out of fear?

People do irrational things when they're afraid, & events lately in the US haven't gone a long ways towards having friendly relationships with people who can in some way be related to terrorists (country of origin, turban, beard, whatever).

While I'll agree she was definitely at fault, don't be so quick to judge her.

Viper GTS
 

kylef

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I'll quote from my favorite movie of all time, Blazing Saddles:

"What did you expect? ... You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons."


That pretty much sums it all up.
 

Bitek

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Aug 2, 2001
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How stupid. What did she think you were going to do? If you were a terrorist, its not like you'd kill one person and go back to sleep, so going to the back of the plane isn't going to help. Being afraid is one thing, but acting like a twit is another.



<< You should have said


"When I go ape sh1t, your the first one I'm killing"
>>



bwhaahhahahahaha! If it would get you thrown in federal prison this would be perfect thing to say.
 
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