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I opted out at SFO yesterday-- the screener came very quickly and they did not object when I stood somewhere where I could see my things. The groper seemed very empathetic and apologized to me a couple times saying, "sorry man, it's my job."
I always use the "just the typical ones" when they ask me if I have sensitive areas. This groper said, "yeah, ok, I understand."
Next time thinking maybe I will let out a little groan or yelp when the hand goes to "where your leg meets your torso"?
I was flying AA and got the mean ones I guess. I opted out and got lectured that it was safe and a waste of their time. When my items got out of my sight, I was lectured that I did something wrong by not bringing my belongs to the other line (like I was to know). Asked for a supervisor, short asian woman, that would not let me tell her what happened so they could surely follow the proper procedures OR communicate to me what they wanted. I had to tell her to, yes my words - 'SHUT UP AND STOP TALKING OVER ME so we know the process you want keeps me secure'. She walked away and sent a male supervisor over. He gave me the groping and listened to me. Then explained where it went wrong and that he would address it with the exact person (identifying where the breakdown occurred so i knew where it would be corrected).
At TPA when I left on Friday, got the nasty looks and lecture that I was a problem, wasting time and getting in the way. I just told him that the day he graduated high school he can gladly start to give me medical advise about the equipment safety.