Originally Posted by
breny
So, JetBlueFA and JetBlueNYFL, you are saying it's ok, you know, because of the First Amendment and all, to wear a tshirt that says "We will not be silent" in Arabic UNLESS you are around a bunch of Sheeple that might be frightened? ARE YOU JOKING??? What on earth is frightening about that phrase? Actually, what is frightening about Arabic writing? As far as I know, words never blew up anything.
Your ignorance frightens me.
Slippery slope, people, very slippery slope.
It's not my ignorance. It's the concern and uncomfort that many others faced that day. And, I would be willing to bet that this is not the first time something like this happened. Additionally, I would bet that the majority of people on ANY flight ANYWHERE, ANY day would feel the same uncomfort.
Nothing is firghtening about the Arabic writing, as I stated. I used the example of "LET'S GO YANKEES" in Arabic...that would be fine. Or the name of an Arab city in Arabic. That would be fine! But "we will not be silent"...what is the message trying to be sent here? It's a dark t-shirt, with a very "unfinished" and "unsettling" phrase to MANY.
In this world today, you're asking for trouble to wear a shirt like that to an aiport.