Originally Posted by
Dovster
Firstly, there was no badgering. Secondly, something is only racist when race enters as a negative factor.
That was not the case here. Her race entered as an unusual factor -- as did her rank, her sex, her NATO credentials, and the fact that she began the itinerary in Rome.
So only white male officers with credentials connecting from the US wouldn't be a flag, but the above is?
I personally think that's ridiculous. Sex, skin color, are ridiculous to consider when even shown with those credentials. Verify the credentials if they desire, sure. But I think the other factors for getting the business are
If a white man by the name of Irving Goldstein tries to get on an El Al flight in Milan and says he is doing so because he is part of a group from an African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church in Mobile, Alabama, he is going to get a lot more questions than a Black member of that church boarding at JFK.
Does that make El Al anti-white or do you think they just don't like people named "Goldstein"?
Big difference there. NATO isn't primarily a black or white organization as many people from many nations with different backgrounds work for it. Of course someone white would be unusual for an AME church, but that doesn't preclude the possibility that they belong, nor would I think it relevant.