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The Art Of Discrimination.
American Airlines kicked seven Black male passengers off of its airplane, claiming that they were stinking. While the jet was waiting to take off, an American Airlines male flight attendant spread rumors about the men’s personal hygiene.
Confucius says: If you go to bed with an itchy bottom, you wake up with smelly fingers. What comes first, the chicken or the egg? Did someone break the wind inside the cabin? Three men out of eight who they removed from the airplane are suing American Airlines for racist discrimination.
For the authorities to take only the men off the plane means they’re saying Black people stink.
Did American Airlines Fail The Smell Test?
The eight Black men sitting in different areas of the airplane do not know each other. The men never met until after the authorities removed and corralled them in the same space. Meanwhile, American Airlines gave a canned message of apology for the unnecessary trauma they visited upon their Black customers.
“American Airlines take very seriously” and wants our customers to have a “positive experience” when they fly with us.” The airline says it takes all claims of discrimination seriously.
Deplaned, Boss, Deplaned: This Is No Fantasy Island For Eight Black Customers:
The company did not disclose its internal policy for removing customers for personal hygiene issues.
Neither the complaint of the Air Hostess nor the airline’s robotic response passed the smell test. They both failed the smell test.
Another part of the canned message reads, “Our teams are currently investigating the matter, as the claims do not reflect our core values or our purpose of caring for people.” The removal of the eight men came after someone (a bigot) filed a complaint stating that the Black customers were stinking up the plane.
Again, it is essential to note that the men do not know each other and sit in separate areas of the plane. In the lawsuit filed in federal court, the three plaintiffs — Alvin Jackson, Emmanuel Jean Joseph, and Xavier Veal revealed that the men were forced off the plane “without any valid reason, except based solely on their race.”
The airline could not find another flight for the men going to New York. After a one-hour delay, the men were allowed to re-board the flight to their destinations.
American Airlines Notorious For Flight Delays
In August 2023, NPR‘s article, the U.S. government fined American Airlines millions of dollars for lengthy tarmac delays. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the federal government is fining American Airlines $4.1 million for dozens of instances in which passengers were kept on board planes without a chance to exit during long ground delays.
Last February, a retired Black judge accused American Airlines of blatant discrimination based solely on her race. Judge Pamela Hill-Veal told NPR she was flying the first class when she used the restroom. Upon her return to her seat, she was confronted by a flight attendant.
The same Flight Attendant accused Judge Hill-Veal of slamming the restroom doors. The judge denied slamming the door. According to Hill-Veal, the flight attendant became angry and pointed his finger in her face.
The flight attendant then instructed Hill-Veal to use the restroom in coach class at the back of the airplane. Hill-Veal told NPR. It is unknown if Judge Pamela Hill-Veal is related to Xavier Veal, one of eight men who were harassed by American Airlines in April.
Clinton Franklin is a formally trained Computer Scientist and a writer at heart. Clinton is an avid observer of nature and a lover of people and diverse cultures. He adheres to the adage, “Think globally, but act locally.”
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