Originally Posted by
Schnit
Just like how I keep saying you need more context here to draw the conclusion, I would need more detail on that.
For example, lets say the person was doing nothing illegal but still being disrespectful. If the person (whatever gender or religion), kept saying something derogatory about the Jew, and eventually said to the flight attendant that they want the Jew moved, I would see nothing wrong with her looking at the Jewish person and saying "do you want to switch seats".
I deliberately didn’t want to provide additional context, for two reasons:
- to avoid creating a comparison between the hypothetical people not wanting to sit next to the Jewish passenger and the group of four in this story. I don’t want them to be compared to (insert your “favorite” antisemitic group).
- I simply wanted the hypothetical scenario to focus on whether it is
ever right for UA to ask the Jew to move because they are Jewish. I don’t think UA’s FAs should
ever ask a Jew to move because someone else doesn’t want to sit next to them. That’s partaking in the discriminatory behavior, IMO. And the same is true for asking a woman to move because she is female. Polite or not, it’s wrong.
In that situation, I am sure the Jew wants to move just as badly as the non-Jew wants them moved.
Seems to me the female passenger didn’t want to move after told her neighbors didn’t want her there, even though it might have resulted in a more pleasant flight. Some people stand up for their rights and principles.