Anti-Semitic slur by Flight Attendant
Mar 2, 2012, 10:45 am
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Why just passengers? Some of the flight crew would still be aboard, and also the ground staff.
I don't know what the airline's rules are, but if I made them, the rule for when it's acceptable to say "I hate Jewish people", or any similarly flavoured comment, while at work would be extremely simple. They want to say these things at home, at a bar, whatever, that's up to them. At work - no way.
Mar 2, 2012, 11:21 am
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You should have just punched her in the face. That's what I would have done. I'm rich, I could afford a good lawyer.
Mar 2, 2012, 12:12 pm
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Mar 2, 2012, 2:00 pm
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Mar 2, 2012, 2:00 pm
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Mar 2, 2012, 2:06 pm
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A Maze Ing
at my airline (not UA) we indeed have a big fat paragraph in our employee manual about it being our responsibility to "love all serve all". We have just about every ethnic group / orientation / religion (hmm...maybe no Zoroastrians) and there is no room for haters! This is just appalling. Putting on my insulted customer hat, I am taking names and emailing Smisek, if it happens to me.
What I also find amazing is that an f/a would not only help with overhead luggage, but argue that it was her job to do so!
at my airline (not UA) we indeed have a big fat paragraph in our employee manual about it being our responsibility to "love all serve all". We have just about every ethnic group / orientation / religion (hmm...maybe no Zoroastrians) and there is no room for haters! This is just appalling. Putting on my insulted customer hat, I am taking names and emailing Smisek, if it happens to me.
What I also find amazing is that an f/a would not only help with overhead luggage, but argue that it was her job to do so!
Mar 2, 2012, 6:26 pm
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Mar 2, 2012, 7:55 pm
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I don't know what the airline's rules are, but if I made them, the rule for when it's acceptable to say "I hate Jewish people", or any similarly flavoured comment, while at work would be extremely simple. They want to say these things at home, at a bar, whatever, that's up to them. At work - no way.
Mar 2, 2012, 8:16 pm
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In fact, the quoted portion of my post does not even contain an argument.
I did not say it is "ok", and if anyone claims I did say that, that person is a liar.
Mar 3, 2012, 9:53 am
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The thread would be entertaining, if the incident actually happened
Mar 3, 2012, 9:56 am
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Mar 3, 2012, 5:51 pm
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It's entertaining if the incident actually happened and someone's feelings were hurt, but if it never happened, so this is all fake, then it isn't entertaining anymore? So basically, entertainment can only come at someone else's expense?And most importantly, you're calling OP a liar?
Mar 4, 2012, 8:39 am
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Just walk away... Everybody has a right to hate anyone. Hasn't your mom ever taught you sticks and stone may break my bones but your words will never hurt me. If she didn't then considered that a lesson. Hatred will be here to stay no matter what anyone says. Its built into our genes whether you like it or not. Either learn to ignore or you will be fighting everyone who hates you.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names...they'll really hurt me.