Originally Posted by
emika
If I end up flying enough in a year to get status lofty enough to be printed on my boarding pass, I'm just going to show that to people who try to "help" me and hope they get the hint and leave me be.
In my experiences, having a top-tier status does not stop those insisting that you need help. In fact, in some cases, it increases the attention given to you because not only you are a 'disabled' traveller, but an important one.