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She didn't have a problem with one Delta employee, she had a problem with multiple Delta employees who harassed her, ridiculed her, and questioned her disabilit

by Va1uE 13y ago

She didn't have a problem with one Delta employee, she had a problem with multiple Delta employees who harassed her, ridiculed her, and questioned her disability. If I had been treated that way by employees of any organization I'd be livid, and must less restrained than she was. By your logic, Rosa Parks still got on the bus right, so who cares? If people don't stand up for their right to be treated equally, then we all lose.

EpicEng 13y ago
You lost me when you compared the civil rights movement to a couple of rude airline employees questioning this woman's right to carry her dog onto the plane. False analogy much? Also, you're setting up a straw man here. I need once excused the behavior of the employees past their initial skepticism. I was commenting on the way in which this woman presented the interaction.
- Va1uE 13y ago
  They are both examples of discrimination, and I compared one specific incident to another, not the entire civil rights movement to this (and I'M the one setting up a straw man?). Not sure what you meant by "I need once excused the behavior"...I typo a lot too so I get it (see my first post). What was that point you were trying to make?
  - EpicEng 13y ago
    Yeah... That's what I get for typing responses on my phone. My point was simply that I left that article with the feeling that the author gets off on feeling victimized. I could be wrong, and I said as much, but that was my gut reaction I tried to preface what I said because I'm not the most empathetic person in the world and sometimes I judge prematurely. My girlfriend reminds me of this fact often. The rosa parks analogy is a false one because of both severity and circumstance. Discriminating against a person solely because of their race is far worse than questioning the reason for which a person is trying to bring a dog onto a plane. People can be jerks, but I am not convinced this was an act of discrimination. To suggest that I am fine with racism because I suggested that the author enjoys feeling victimized is ridiculous.

by Va1uE 13y ago

EpicEng 13y ago

You lost me when you compared the civil rights movement to a couple of rude airline employees questioning this woman's right to carry her dog onto the plane. False analogy much? Also, you're setting up a straw man here. I need once excused the behavior of the employees past their initial skepticism. I was commenting on the way in which this woman presented the interaction.

Va1uE 13y ago
They are both examples of discrimination, and I compared one specific incident to another, not the entire civil rights movement to this (and I'M the one setting up a straw man?). Not sure what you meant by "I need once excused the behavior"...I typo a lot too so I get it (see my first post). What was that point you were trying to make?
- EpicEng 13y ago
  Yeah... That's what I get for typing responses on my phone. My point was simply that I left that article with the feeling that the author gets off on feeling victimized. I could be wrong, and I said as much, but that was my gut reaction I tried to preface what I said because I'm not the most empathetic person in the world and sometimes I judge prematurely. My girlfriend reminds me of this fact often. The rosa parks analogy is a false one because of both severity and circumstance. Discriminating against a person solely because of their race is far worse than questioning the reason for which a person is trying to bring a dog onto a plane. People can be jerks, but I am not convinced this was an act of discrimination. To suggest that I am fine with racism because I suggested that the author enjoys feeling victimized is ridiculous.