Comments by "Sam Brockmann" (@SamBrockmann) on "It's Not Fatphobic To Want Personal Space On A Plane" video.
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@maiqtheliar2260 , they showed blatant disrespect by not either purchasing first class or two seats. This isn't just a "comfort" issue. This is literally a safety issue.
Planes calculate weight based on the amount of passengers (and bags). Airlines must be very precise with said weight calculations, or it could unbalance the plane (thus endangering every person on the plane). Now, last I checked, we aren't weighing people before they get on planes; therefore, it's an estimate based on the amount of passengers.
People absolutely should be shamed for:
- Disrespecting others' physical space,
- Endangering others on an airplane because they are THAT overweight,
- & Refusing to make any attempt to give others personal space.
No, don't shame them for their size. We need to stop, as a society, tolerating people's bad behavior. Shame them for being inconsiderate!
Also, note Sydney never mentioned their names (if she even knew that), never took pictures of their faces, or otherwise revealed any information that would have allowed for identification. These two massively obese individuals' friends and family would only know if the two massively obese individuals revealed it.
Furthermore, Sydney was - and this is quite horrible - sexually assaulted on a plane a few years ago. She is well within her rights to expect that the airline take measures to grant her personal space OR make amends for not doing so. She has every right to expect safety, personal space, and basic respect. The airline, due to its policies allowing massively obese people to occupy a shingle seat, did not grant any of that to Sydney.
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@maiqtheliar2260 , it doesn't matter if you think I'm right. I don't care.
Of course, you being "the white knight" for the massively obese is exactly the reason why the situation Sydney was forced to endure happens. Sydney's basic rights were trampled, because YOU (and people like you) believe that Sydney - who was in no way wrong in the manner she acted - is the party offending. No, she is the party that has been offended. All because two people who were 200 pounds overweight showed the same lack of concern for Sydney as they show for their own body.
I expect everyone to treat each other well. And the fact is, these two massively obese individuals did not treat Sydney well. She took every care to ensure their identities were not revealed, but she did rightly lament her situation. You, for some reason, think her right lamentation was harmful.
And that's the problem today: we allow the actually harmful (in this case, violating personal space), by demanding that those causing the harm be given that which they did not extend to others (respect and consideration). Then, when people are unwilling to extend respect and consideration (because those causing harm . . . Causing harm), people like you moan and piss and whine. No, that's not how it works; you are not given respect after showing disrespect.
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