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Why I love the British tabloids. Who needs sensitivity?

I think we need to have special classes in primary schools that teach compassion and kindness, overweight and obese people are one of the last people that I often hear open ridicule and vocal discrimination against. If its their health, its upon their doctors to discuss what and how they should live (ie. if they even have health insurance).
 
I have a relative who is about that size. And yes, he has to pay for a second seat.

Lex
 
ravenstar said:
It's right up there with newspapers quoting twitter and facebook as article sources.
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My local paper does that now at times.

In fact I was reading an article on their page yesterday and they had updated the story to include comments that were posted earlier on the very same page. So now I don't even have to read the comments after the story, I can just read them as I read the story.
 
I disagree with the way the paper presented it, but it is in fact a safety hazard, and there is the issue of a comfort factor for that passenger, and others as well.
 
ravenstar said:
And to thing the idiot thinks consumers should pay for his online content. Pfft. Apparently "quality journalism costs money" so I'm guessing his version cost about a dollar ninety five.
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I put a video of him on my iPod trying to explain his idea to remember that money doesn't buy brains. And I hope Murdoch the racist, sexist Obama hater dies this second so that Walter Cronkite and all the other great journalists can put a pineapple up his ass.

And it's funny that the Americans and the Brits are being told what to do by this Aussie (no offense to Aussies - it's just funny how he filters his message as "American").
 
My two-cents worth:

He may not be obese so much as he's just a big man. Look how he towers above everyone else. Unless he's sitting on the armrest of that seat, he looks to be about seven feet tall.

As for evacuation, everyone is supposed to leave in a calm, orderly fashion and not try to overrun anyone else. If he's able to walk, he should be able to get in line with everyone else to leave the plane. No one should be trying to squeeze past him any more than they'd try to squeeze past any other passenger.

The only hazard I see is that the stewardess might not be able to get the refreshment cart past him, but how is that endangering anyone?
 
I fail to see why the newspaper had to be sensitive in any way about this? The guy is huge. The flight attendant took the picture to show to her boss how some fat people should be made to purchase more than one seat for safety reasons. Imagine if there was an emergency and people can't escape quickly enough because he's blocking the way.
 
Pushyourluck said:
I fail to see why the newspaper had to be sensitive in any way about this? The guy is huge. The flight attendant took the picture to show to her boss how some fat people should be made to purchase more than one seat for safety reasons. Imagine if there was an emergency and people can't escape quickly enough because he's blocking the way.
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Unless he faints or is dead in the aisle, how would he be blocking anyone? There's only one aisle. All he has to do is step into the aisle same as everyone else and walk to the exit, and I doubt he's too fat to fit through the door. No one should be trying to squeeze past him anymore than they'd try to squeeze past anyone else.

The only problem I see is that the person sitting next to him might be uncomfortable or the seatbelt might not be large enough. Airliners offer extension straps for large people, and I see empty seats in the plane, so that other passenger could have moved to another seat if he was too uncomfortable. But judging from the photograph, the way the large man's head is slightly tilted and the other passenger is looking at him, they probably know each other and are having a conversation.

But perhaps all of the hullabaloo could have been avoided if they had just thrown him into the cargo hold. They'd have had to strap him down though, so that he wouldn't roll back and forth and upset the balance of the plane. Maybe the newspaper should have suggested that approach.
 
If you are that size, you ought to be conscientious enough to make special arrangements when you buy your ticket.
 
Eeep! That plane is really really cramped.

And yes, they can be very mean but it is funny. One of my cousins was on the news and in the newspapers after she got arrested a few years back. It wasn't real news but it was hilarious because they called her loads of strange names and made weird jokes like in that article :lol:
 
I believe the airfaire should be based on total body weight and luggage weight combined.

I'm light, so I should be entitled to heavier luggage without paying a surcharge.
If someone is heavy, more fuel is needed to heave their bulk off the planet, so they should pay for it.
 
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