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whathehell

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52. I read your report of the article

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 12:27 PM

20 hrs ago

and it describes several instances of the passenger asking "why" and getting no answer to his question. Being told he could remove the shirt and stay on the plane or leave it on and be removed, was not an answer, it was an ultimatum.

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N.J. man says he was almost kicked off plane after flight attendant found shirt offensive [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 22 hrs ago OP

Did his darker skin (visible in picture) RockCreek 22 hrs ago #1

Hmmmm - let's guess. 3catwoman3 22 hrs ago #3

Or three guesses, first two don't count....🤔 littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #6

Hmmm.... OldBaldy1701E 18 min ago #92

I'm not offended. badhair77 22 hrs ago #2

"How dare you prick my conscience... AloeVera 22 hrs ago #4

Who supported bombing kids? yardwork 21 hrs ago #12

The person "offended". AloeVera 21 hrs ago #18

???? yardwork 21 hrs ago #19

You are somehow conflating two very distinct policies. AloeVera 21 hrs ago #30

There must be a more detailed article that is being referenced here. yardwork 21 hrs ago #31

Since you believe a policy against offensive attire and one on endangering public safety are one and the same... AloeVera 20 hrs ago #45

I appreciate your research into this. yardwork 20 hrs ago #46

I appreciate your research into this. yardwork 20 hrs ago #47

Lack of research is not the problem here. AloeVera 20 hrs ago #51

It's not a question of enforcing a long-standing policy SpankMe 21 hrs ago #39

We all know what the shirt refers to TBF 19 hrs ago #68

Airlines treat flying as a privilege, not a right. yardwork 19 hrs ago #69

lol - yes all of that is factual TBF 18 hrs ago #70

I'm certainly not defending it. yardwork 17 hrs ago #71

Wearing a shirt is not defacing property - TBF 17 hrs ago #73

We all must kowtow to our corporate masters Farmer-Rick 13 min ago #93

What the heck United? One of your flight attendants found that offensive? Biophilic 21 hrs ago #5

Welcome to the United States of Authoritarianism. littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #8

Here's what I would have told the personnel he spoke with BaronChocula 20 hrs ago #64

Any reference to bombing or bombs gets anyone kicked off planes, yardwork 21 hrs ago #7

My thought exactly. And good morning. NT mahatmakanejeeves 21 hrs ago #9

Good morning! yardwork 21 hrs ago #10

Maybe she should have explained that policy whathehell 21 hrs ago #16

Sounds like she did. yardwork 21 hrs ago #17

As the passenger said, whathehell 21 hrs ago #41

According to the article, that's exactly what happened. yardwork 21 hrs ago #42

"joked about a bomb" ... VERY DAMNED DIFFERENT. Again CONTEXT matters. hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #50

I read your report of the article whathehell 20 hrs ago #52

You might be responding to the wrong post? yardwork 20 hrs ago #54

You are correct whathehell 20 hrs ago #58

No worries at all. yardwork 20 hrs ago #61

Good.. whathehell 19 hrs ago #66

You are correct whathehell 20 hrs ago #59

Again context matters for use of the word "bomb" hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #49

Exactly.. whathehell 20 hrs ago #56

Nice stretch there. AloeVera 21 hrs ago #20

Context matters, yardwork. That is an incredible stretch. I like his lawyer's odds on this one. hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #24

Really. yardwork 21 hrs ago #27

Uggh huh. Threatening to remove him if he did not remove his shirt is a viable "harm" especially hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #36

yeah- R0ckyRac00n 20 hrs ago #55

Thanks for confirming what I suspected. ShazzieB 19 hrs ago #67

The First Amendment is not relevant Cirsium 13 hrs ago #83

THANK YOU Skittles 14 hrs ago #81

It will be settled out of court. The Wizard 21 hrs ago #11

Did he miss the flight? yardwork 21 hrs ago #15

So their policy is if anyone of their staff is offended by your shirt, intheflow 21 hrs ago #34

You don't say the word "BOMB" in an airport or on a jet... nor should you make references to them. QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #13

His subsequent actions tend to support that conclusion. yardwork 21 hrs ago #14

Really...? displacedvermoter 21 hrs ago #23

You. Don't. Say. BOMB. In. An. Airport. 💣️✈️ QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #26

Ok displacedvermoter 21 hrs ago #29

He didn't say it. AloeVera 21 hrs ago #38

Blaming the flight attendant personally ignores the reality of the airline industry and how corporate liability works. QueerDuck 17 hrs ago #72

The airline itself characterized it as a dress code violation, not a safety violation. AloeVera 16 hrs ago #74

Passengers must obey flight crew instructions. He did. Then whined about it. End of story. QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #75

So, using your own words, someone made a "subjective judgement" AloeVera 15 hrs ago #78

As a legitimate backup to the threatening word of bomb. Yes. When it comes to flight crew the rule is simple.... QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #79

I want that shirt to wear to protests, Bayard 21 hrs ago #21

This is the ridiculous side of those who want to make everything antisemitic and there are those hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #22

Who said this incident is antisemitic? yardwork 21 hrs ago #28

I listed this as but one of several possibilities. Again, jumping to conclusions is problematic hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #32

What similar incidents? yardwork 21 hrs ago #35

If she found that offensive then she must find 'Bombing kids is self defense' acceptable ToxMarz 21 hrs ago #25

Exactly! If his flight partner had a t-shirt with your slogan, which one would get kicked off? TheRickles 16 hrs ago #77

A thought experiment relogic 21 hrs ago #33

I find that to be extraordinarily unlikely. yardwork 21 hrs ago #37

Please be specific relogic 21 hrs ago #40

Your last sentence. yardwork 20 hrs ago #43

So, then relogic 20 hrs ago #53

Sure, the Trump administration is nuts and authoritarian. yardwork 20 hrs ago #60

You underestimate relogic 13 hrs ago #85

or maybe Skittles 13 hrs ago #84

Hell, I want one! no_hypocrisy 20 hrs ago #44

Just don't try to wear it on a plane! yardwork 20 hrs ago #48

In related news Soul_of_Wit 20 hrs ago #57

He'll win Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #62

He didn't mention any names. Why would one be upset?. twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #63

Me feelwings were hurt. I've seen shirts on planes WAY more "Hot Words" chouchou 20 hrs ago #65

Irony... Both sides of the conflict could use the same meme/slogan on their propaganda. OC375 16 hrs ago #76

Would an idiot donning mAga attire get treated the same? BHDem53 14 hrs ago #80

Not likely... displacedvermoter 13 hrs ago #82

In solidarity.... Dethhogan 12 hrs ago #86

Selective reading by a not too bright airline person. Aussie105 11 hrs ago #87

I'm offended by that United flight attendant RainCaster 10 hrs ago #88

Will United make the MAGAt change their shirt? Or take off their red hat? maspaha 10 hrs ago #89

Gonna go out on a limb here and say air travel is not the place to fly your position flags high LearnedHand 9 hrs ago #90

I'm giving the flight attendant a mulligan on this Ruby the Liberal 47 min ago #91