Just read this New Yorker story about an incident on an American Airlines flight. No, it had nothing to do with the war on terrorism, except if you include homosexuality as a form of terrorism.
Shortly after takeoff, Varnier nodded off, leaning his head on Tsikhiseli. A stewardess came over to their row. “The purser wants you to stop that,� she said. “I opened my eyes and was, like, ‘Stop what?’ � Varnier recalled the other day. “The touching and the kissing,� the stewardess said, before walking away....
...The captain told Tsikhiseli that if they didn’t stop arguing with the crew he would indeed divert the plane. “I want you to go back to your seat and behave the rest of the flight, and we’ll see you in New York,� he said.
What is so strikingly wrong about this incident is both the discrimination against gay men showing public affection and the use of anti-terrorism tactics to silence the protest against discrimination. It really eats me up.
Minneapolis may be the hub to Northworst Airlines, but I am glad (in this instance) to not have to fly American. Maybe they need to change their airline to Heterosexual Airlines.
Posted by richlee at September 29, 2006 10:50 AM