Paying for two seats…
http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/16/should-overweight-passengers-pay-for-2-seats-on-airplanes/
First of all, let me just whip out a first and forefront..”fuck you”. People are genetically challenged in many, many different ways. And for all you fuckers out there that think obese means 400+ lbs, let me assure you that according to statistics, anyone 20 lbs or more over weight is technically considered obese.
That’s right, your beer gut that would shave at least 60lbs off of the front of your body makes you obese. That little extra ’saddle bag’ from the twins? Obese. You’re big in the hips, but small in the waist (we call that pear shape), these people are considering you obese.
I recently went on a flight from DFW to PA. First of all, it’s the smallest jet I’ve ever been on, and yes I am a big girl. Anyone who reads my journal knows this. Do you get to know my weight? No fuckers, don’t even ask. But do know that I come from a long line of over weight people, men and women included. Part of it is learned eating habits, part of it is shit for a metabolism. The man sitting next to me was large, and I was large and it was a two seat expidition.
Yes, I asked him if I could have the arm rest up between us, and he complied very nicely. However, if you turned us side to side and looked at us that way, he was bigger than I was, all of his weight was just in the front of his body, where as mine has spread to my ass and hips. So yes, the fucking arm rest was irritating. But beyond that, I am very broad across the chest and shoulders, even at my most slim size 12/14, I had huge shoulders. It’s the lovely part of being German/Irish. We’re built like work horses and able to take on a lot of shit.
Was he within his rights to ask for a different seat? Should I have paid for two seats? I have no idea. But I can tell you, that he wasn’t rude, he didn’t smell bad, I wasn’t rude and I didn’t smell bad. In fact, I slept most of my flight and we barely touched each other.
When did being fat automatically mean that you’re incapable of basic motor function? When did being fat mean you’re not allowed to have feelings or emotions? When did being fat mean that other people are allowed to degrade you and treat you as if you’re less of a person because they’re in the single digits numbers on their pant sizes?
I am sick and fucking tired of these rhiteous, dick head mother fuckers, thinking it’s all right to degrade and mistreat people. Is it uncomfortable when you’re squashed up against someone on a plane? Yes, yes it is. Make the fucking seats a little bigger. I know plenty of people who aren’t really ‘over weight’ at all, that have issues in those seats. Men with large shoulders, women with booty. And what about the scremaing infants and the people behind you who are constantly readjusting and kicking your seat? Should people who are too tall and legs too long, be forced to buy the seat in front of them as well, in order to properly fit?
You want to fucking weigh me and my luggage? Well I want you to take the Jolly Green Giant’s fucking inseam and charge him for every inch past 34″. Because no one can sit with their knees up to their ears without encroaching on the person’s space next to them or in front of them. It’s fucking impossible.
Look at the comments on the topic when you click on the link. I mean, my god, when did having a little compassion and remember that fat people are fucking people too, stop existing all together. If you cant’ fit in your seat, yes, maybe you should purchase an extra ticket. As a fat girl, I’m down with an extra seat, it means I’m more comfortable, means I can stretch out, and it means I don’t have to share my shoulder space with anyone. But charge us by the pound?
Screw you! Who the hell do you think you are to make those kind of comments about someone who feels, thinks, breathes, hurts and loves just the same as you do? Are you teeth perfect? Do you have 20/20 vision? Can you put together a sentence with proper order and grammar? Can you type 130 wpm? Is your hair thinning? Do you have cellulite? How bout a double chin? Do you wear dockers or walmart trousers? Are you able to reproduce? Are you gay? Are you a republican? Are you fat? Are you Fat? You are Fat. Fat. Fat. Fat. Fat…and now you get to be treated like you’re some fucking circus freak.
Holy…shit.
Have a nice fucking day assholes.
