Leisha Hailey was kicked off plane for lesbian kiss

Apocalipstic · 09-27-2011, 08:07 AM

Taking the Green Day altercation into account, I wonder of the economy is catching up with Southwest and the flight attendants are over tired? To me that would have to be the most difficult job ever!

That said, I was not there and I have no idea what happened.

I certainly have been around obnoxious people on all sorts of different airlines and try to just focus on my ipod and book and get in my own zone...but it can be difficult for sure. I don't remember ever complaining about another guest though. I just suck it up and deal. People are so whiny.

Do I think I should be able to hold hands, kiss etc? Sure. Completely make out? Not the place for it.

Will I be boycotting SW? No.

theblueone · 09-27-2011, 08:13 AM

Well if they wanted to be really annoying and make a statement about it all, instead of tweet whining they could have just pissed in the aisle and then exited.

Cin · 09-27-2011, 08:15 AM

I totally agree that no-one needs to see excessive displays of affection in public places. I just feel the rules need to apply to all. It seems to me heterosexual couples are given a free frolicking pass. I have certainly been unable to find incidents where heterosexual couples were even admonished by airlines let alone thrown off airplanes

This reminds me of something that happened while I was playing a game on BFP the other day. Buzz Words is the game. I am all for not using derogatory terms for ethnic groups. However, the word “kike” is acceptable in this game while a variety of other ethnic slurs are not. One cannot help but feel discriminated against in cases such as this. If no disparaging terminology is acceptable then none should be accepted. If disparaging terminology is accepted then it should be accepted across the board. I felt worse about the fact that some or should I say at least one disparaging term is accepted while others are rejected than I would have been had all derogatory terminology been allowed. At least then it wouldn’t have felt like purposeful, selected, willful prejudice against one group.

I know it is a stretch to connect this to what happens regarding public displays of affection. However, I feel the rules for all paying customers should be the same. It’s that equity thing again. I would be just as happy, perhaps in some cases much happier, if there were no public displays of affection allowed at all. But to me it is grossly unfair to have a certain segment of the population forced to not only refrain from kissing their partner in public but to be forced to witness others exercising their right to do just that.

Apocalipstic · 09-27-2011, 08:18 AM

Do we know what their policy is on heterosexual people making out on planes? I would be grossed out (or turned on depending lol) either way.

I agree that a racial slur is a racial slur and should not be tolerated.

Cin · 09-27-2011, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apocalipstic

Do we know what their policy is on heterosexual people making out on planes? I would be grossed out (or turned on depending lol) either way.

I agree that a racial slur is a racial slur and should not be tolarated.

I don't know their policy but I cannot find any incidents of heterosexuals being thrown off planes for kissing or any sexual misconduct. Not saying it doesn't happen, just saying i googled and googled a variety of ways without luck. No matter how many times I put in heterosexual couple and heterosexual public displays of affection or heterosexual excessive displays of kissing or heterosexual overly sexual behavior I got links to homosexuality. Interesting quirk of google perhaps.

apretty · 09-27-2011, 08:49 AM

Since they probably weren't fucking it was about "they gay".

Nadeest · 09-27-2011, 08:58 AM

I don't mind PDA's, in fact, enjoy them, but......... the rules should be the same for everyone, whether straight or gay. It sounds as if things could have been handled better on both sides of the dispute. I do find it interesting, though, that the Southwest attendants claimed that this was a 'family airline' when the airline claims that it is the official airline of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

theblueone · 09-27-2011, 08:18 AM

Heterosexual couples don't get kicked off the plane for PDAs because they're so miserable with one another they can't even look at each other. LOL

09-27-2011, 08:07 AM	#1
Apocalipstic Pink Confection How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her, Ma'am Relationship Status: Dating Myself Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nashville Posts: 4,266 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 17,195 Thanked 11,362 Times in 2,838 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Taking the Green Day altercation into account, I wonder of the economy is catching up with Southwest and the flight attendants are over tired? To me that would have to be the most difficult job ever! That said, I was not there and I have no idea what happened. I certainly have been around obnoxious people on all sorts of different airlines and try to just focus on my ipod and book and get in my own zone...but it can be difficult for sure. I don't remember ever complaining about another guest though. I just suck it up and deal. People are so whiny. Do I think I should be able to hold hands, kiss etc? Sure. Completely make out? Not the place for it. Will I be boycotting SW? No. __________________

09-27-2011, 08:15 AM	#3
Cin Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Truly Madly Deeply Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: In My Head Posts: 2,815 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,333 Thanked 10,409 Times in 2,477 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I totally agree that no-one needs to see excessive displays of affection in public places. I just feel the rules need to apply to all. It seems to me heterosexual couples are given a free frolicking pass. I have certainly been unable to find incidents where heterosexual couples were even admonished by airlines let alone thrown off airplanes This reminds me of something that happened while I was playing a game on BFP the other day. Buzz Words is the game. I am all for not using derogatory terms for ethnic groups. However, the word “kike” is acceptable in this game while a variety of other ethnic slurs are not. One cannot help but feel discriminated against in cases such as this. If no disparaging terminology is acceptable then none should be accepted. If disparaging terminology is accepted then it should be accepted across the board. I felt worse about the fact that some or should I say at least one disparaging term is accepted while others are rejected than I would have been had all derogatory terminology been allowed. At least then it wouldn’t have felt like purposeful, selected, willful prejudice against one group. I know it is a stretch to connect this to what happens regarding public displays of affection. However, I feel the rules for all paying customers should be the same. It’s that equity thing again. I would be just as happy, perhaps in some cases much happier, if there were no public displays of affection allowed at all. But to me it is grossly unfair to have a certain segment of the population forced to not only refrain from kissing their partner in public but to be forced to witness others exercising their right to do just that. __________________ The reason facts don’t change most people’s opinions is because most people don’t use facts to form their opinions. They use their opinions to form their “facts.” Neil Strauss

09-27-2011, 08:18 AM	#4
Apocalipstic Pink Confection How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her, Ma'am Relationship Status: Dating Myself Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nashville Posts: 4,266 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 17,195 Thanked 11,362 Times in 2,838 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Do we know what their policy is on heterosexual people making out on planes? I would be grossed out (or turned on depending lol) either way. I agree that a racial slur is a racial slur and should not be tolerated. __________________

09-27-2011, 08:13 AM	#2
theblueone Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/Her Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New England Posts: 9 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6 Thanked 31 Times in 7 Posts Rep Power: 0	Well if they wanted to be really annoying and make a statement about it all, instead of tweet whining they could have just pissed in the aisle and then exited.

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09-27-2011, 08:58 AM	#7
Nadeest Member How Do You Identify?: as myself Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Leesburg, FL Posts: 595 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,876 Thanked 2,118 Times in 501 Posts Rep Power: 17077998	I don't mind PDA's, in fact, enjoy them, but......... the rules should be the same for everyone, whether straight or gay. It sounds as if things could have been handled better on both sides of the dispute. I do find it interesting, though, that the Southwest attendants claimed that this was a 'family airline' when the airline claims that it is the official airline of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.