Fat pax want bigger seat and unlimited snacks
04-20-2023 | 12:36 PM
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It's literally the same concept of coming on here and saying "Aren't you the same person who says he likes the Chevy Volt?!" It has nothing to do with the subject at hand, it changes the subject entirely (red herring) and attacks the person.
04-20-2023 | 02:54 PM
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To Mr narita, please have proper manners and keep threads where they belong. Apc would be chaos if we let the children run rampant no?
04-25-2023 | 12:40 PM
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Of course! About what?
All "news" programs lie. In all mediums, constantly, unreservedly, and without shame. Truth telling isn't it's purpose.
Your real question should be "did fox meet the legal threshold for damages in a defamation case?" It's a very difficult legal threshold to meet. Alan Dershowitz says no; I've read a few of his books and I respect his opinion.
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Not a huge Chomsky fan, but "Manufacturing Consent - The Political Economy of the Mass Media" is a good read if you're interested in modern day Mass Propaganda.
Propaganda isn't what you think it is, you're not equipped to resist it (I'm not either, the only way to win is not to play). It's an ocean we all swim in without even realizing it's there.
All "news" programs lie. In all mediums, constantly, unreservedly, and without shame. Truth telling isn't it's purpose.
Your real question should be "did fox meet the legal threshold for damages in a defamation case?" It's a very difficult legal threshold to meet. Alan Dershowitz says no; I've read a few of his books and I respect his opinion.
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Not a huge Chomsky fan, but "Manufacturing Consent - The Political Economy of the Mass Media" is a good read if you're interested in modern day Mass Propaganda.
Propaganda isn't what you think it is, you're not equipped to resist it (I'm not either, the only way to win is not to play). It's an ocean we all swim in without even realizing it's there.
04-26-2023 | 07:57 PM
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I wouldn't be 100% sure... the right congress might be interested in something like this, saving another oppressed class from themselves at the expense of everyone else. What's not to love?
But what I want to know is do you have to be legitimately fat to get a free adjacent seat, or do you just have to hit a certain weight, even if you're fit? Ie, is it weight or BMI? I could sure you use some extra elbow room too.
But what I want to know is do you have to be legitimately fat to get a free adjacent seat, or do you just have to hit a certain weight, even if you're fit? Ie, is it weight or BMI? I could sure you use some extra elbow room too.
05-12-2023 | 03:55 PM
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The dominos are beginning to fall. “What do you mean I can’t have a full row for free due to my size? That’s discriminatory!!”
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/05/11/b...ion/index.html
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/05/11/b...ion/index.html
05-12-2023 | 04:44 PM
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The dominos are beginning to fall. “What do you mean I can’t have a full row for free due to my size? That’s discriminatory!!”
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/05/11/b...ion/index.html
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/05/11/b...ion/index.html
Not a fan of the pro-fat movement. Most discrimination is traditionally towards things people can't change. The whole gender thing has moved that goalpost a bit, but a man wearing a skirt while flying does not cost the airline extra. If my grandparents and my parents all died of cancer not due to lifestyle choices I should still get health insurance. If I smoke, my life insurance premium goes up. That is fair IMO. Being fat is a choice.
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05-12-2023 | 04:55 PM
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unfortunately once again the camels nose has been let in the tent on this identity politic and its going to be exploited to the fullest. I can see the social media shaming coming to the first airline that’s accused and the PR nightmare that follows.
05-12-2023 | 06:12 PM
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Airlines can figure out how many seats per flight would be affected by fat people spilling over into the next seat, hold those seats, and then spread that cost out among the rest of the passengers through higher ticket prices. If the blocked seats are not being used by a fat person, release them to revenue standby or non-rev pax. If a pilot is assigned a deadhead next to someone taking up half of their seat, just get off, call scheduling, and tell them to try again. I agree that people should pay for the space that they occupy and that others shouldn’t be inconvenienced because someone else spills over into theirs, but that isn’t PC.
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