Recently, seated in a window seat in Economy on an AA flight from JFK to SAN, the two passengers in the middle and aisle seats deployed these inflatable footrests and when it came time for me to use the lavatory they wanted me to hurdle over the one in the middle and when I refused, they became indignant. I went back to the galley and mentioned it to a FA and the FA told the couple they had to put them away.

Like everything else, a few inconsiderate people will ruin it for the masses.