r/AlaskaAirlines names the fatty menace

Fats should not be able to fly or drive until they're no longer fat

I feel like it's important to note that folks carry weight differently, and that's often gendered. So, for example, when I was 330, my weight was not in my tummy -- I could travel without a seatbelt extender -- but in my hips, butt, and thighs. Often times, dudes of similar weight/height would have much bigger bellies and arms/torsos. Bellies tend to sit "in front of" the person, and don't bother others the way that hips/thighs can.

I once had a woman spend a whole flight jamming her elbow into my side and arms, and kicking me with her heels, because she was so angry I was sitting next to her. I had bruises afterwards. She even got up and complained to the cabin crew, who told her it was a full flight. I had to get up to go cry at one point, and they apologized to me for how rude she was being.

People are mean yall.

330 pounds on a woman? How?!

edit: also lol

So, I've never had an experience as bad as yours, but I've noticed that the average width of people in premium seats (I'm not skinny myself) is larger than the average width in economy, sometimes large enough to make me uncomfortable. I think a lot of times bigger people purchase the larger seats, which of course have more leg room, but no extra width. At this point, I don't think I'll be taking any more premium class upgrades. Anyone else noticed anything similar?

If xxxl and above clothing were outlawed, I think it would go along way to keeping these people off the streets and out of the skies.

wtf why are so many of them >300 pounds

Fat people who accept their non-ideal situation and are generally chill I'm fine with. Might judge you a little bit silently in the same way i'd judge a drug addict. Fat people who demand the world cater to them reeks of the same entitlement and lack of discipline that got them fat in the first place.

I nonironically believe that people should have their freedom restricted if they gain that much weight. Like if you asked someone would they rather their friend die from obesity or be imprisoned for a few months in order to improve their health then the imprisonment is the lesser evil by far.

don't want to get into the debate that is surely going to happen, except to say that I have flown as 330 lb person in the past, and the way I was treated by others on the plane made me so stressed out that I had to be prescribed emergency anti-anxiety medications to get on flights.

jesus christ

Why are airline subreddits so active?

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In the free speech battle, a lose-lose win.

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Showed freedom's double-edged sword,

A lesson learned with a rueful grin.

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