A simple request for an unopened can of Diet Coke on a United Airlines flight left Tahera Ahmad in tears. A Muslim chaplain and director of interfaith engagement at Northwestern University, Ahmad, 31, was traveling Friday from Chicago to Washington for a conference promoting dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian youth. She was wearing a headscarf, or hijab. For hygienic reasons, she asked for an unopened can of soda, she said. The flight attendant told her that she could not give her one but then handed an unopened can of beer to a man seated nearby. Ahmad questioned the flight attendant. βWe are unauthorized to give unopened cans to people because they may use it as a weapon on the plane,β she recalled the flight attendant telling her.
"We are unauthorized to give unopened cans to people because they may use it as a weapon on the plane,β
>people still think islamaphobia isnt real
Meta being a bigot again
I think there are more pressing issues than a bigot denying somebody a can of coke?
you'd probably feel it was very important at the time.
I meanit is a little bit fuckednot newsworthybut fuckedSpoilerReally though how the fuck do you weaponize an unopened can of coke i don't even
Way to completely ignore the actual issue.
Someone explain to me why she needed it unopened?
Quote from: The Lord Ruler on June 01, 2015, 12:00:49 PMSomeone explain to me why she needed it unopened?Might be a personal preference, might be she was afraid of getting an opened drink because it could be spiked with something (a legitimate concern)
Flight attendant should be axed.
Yeah, people are rude. But doing discriminatory shit like not giving a headscarf-wearing woman a can of soda should not be done by someone employed by the airline.Flight attendant should be axed.
Quote from: Mad Max on June 01, 2015, 01:24:52 PMYeah, people are rude. But doing discriminatory shit like not giving a headscarf-wearing woman a can of soda should not be done by someone employed by the airline.Flight attendant should be axed.Dammit Max. You missed an oppurtunity.The flight attendant should be canned.
Quote from: Azumarill on June 01, 2015, 01:18:03 PMQuote from: The Lord Ruler on June 01, 2015, 12:00:49 PMSomeone explain to me why she needed it unopened?Might be a personal preference, might be she was afraid of getting an opened drink because it could be spiked with something (a legitimate concern)I don't know how common flight attendant airplane rape is..my guess is not very.
Quote from: Naoto on June 01, 2015, 01:21:48 PMQuote from: Azumarill on June 01, 2015, 01:18:03 PMQuote from: The Lord Ruler on June 01, 2015, 12:00:49 PMSomeone explain to me why she needed it unopened?Might be a personal preference, might be she was afraid of getting an opened drink because it could be spiked with something (a legitimate concern)I don't know how common flight attendant airplane rape is..my guess is not very.You're probably right. It's kinda pedantic to scrutinize her for just wanting a fresh, unopened can of soda tho. I'd be pissed and ask for it again just on principle if it was denied to me like it was to her
Quote from: Azumarill on June 01, 2015, 01:40:07 PMQuote from: Naoto on June 01, 2015, 01:21:48 PMQuote from: Azumarill on June 01, 2015, 01:18:03 PMQuote from: The Lord Ruler on June 01, 2015, 12:00:49 PMSomeone explain to me why she needed it unopened?Might be a personal preference, might be she was afraid of getting an opened drink because it could be spiked with something (a legitimate concern)I don't know how common flight attendant airplane rape is..my guess is not very.You're probably right. It's kinda pedantic to scrutinize her for just wanting a fresh, unopened can of soda tho. I'd be pissed and ask for it again just on principle if it was denied to me like it was to herit's not about saying no to the can of soda, it's about being a racist fucktard about it.
Islamaphobic micro-aggression
