Dominoes Fall In Favor Of “Fats”

Obesity is back in style according to Southwest Airlines. If you have a portion of your body that infringes on, or hangs over the armrest, you are then considered a “passenger of size” and you can obtain up to two seats for free.

Now, if you’ve ever been trapped in the middle seat between a couple of “passengers of size” you know that armrests do sort of physically draw a line of demarcation. Still, it seems unfair to offer “free” seats to those people who are carrying a lot of extra lb.’s.

As I’ve gotten older, I’ll admit that I have added some unwanted pounds, but nothing that would require me to be weighed on a cattle scale or require me to need extra seats. The policy allows for the extra “free” seats, even when the plane is full, or overbooked, which means someone is getting “bumped” because another person didn’t back away from the trough a little earlier. So, a person that paid for a seat on a flight, expecting to board that flight and arrive at their destination on time and as expected, won’t be able to do so.

Before the plus size mob, or those claiming that they’re big boned, or have, thyroid problems come out of the woodwork to attack me, this isn’t about your size, but it is about fairness. No company, an airline or otherwise, is in business to lose money. Fares will be raised, if they haven’t already been, to accommodate these freebies. That means that people that pay for one seat and can fit into one seat will end up paying for the “free” seats that are given to the obese.

If someone needs two seats or even three seats, no one cares. However, they need to pay for those seats. Expecting others to pay for someone else can’t be justified.

TikTok personality Jae’lynn Chaney, who calls herself a “plus-size travel expert,” thinks more airlines should follow Southwest’s lead. In an interview with Fox News she had this to say:

“I hope to see more airlines implement customer-of-size policies. The Southwest

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customer size policy helps many travelers offset the disproportionate costs that we incur because of needing extra room, and so it’s not just about physical accessibility. It’s also about financial accessibility.”

Let’s breakdown this ridiculous analogy by Chaney. First of all, where do these self-designated, self-righteous titles come from? I mean really, … “plus size travel expert?” Translated that means I’m overweight and I decided that I was going to stir up trouble wherever I can in order to punish others for my insecurities.  Next, her assertion that the financial liability for her weight should be the responsibility of others is flat out disgusting. To imply that free seats are her right because she is overweight and that others should foot the bill nauseates me.

Again, no one cares if you’re overweight, but if you are, that’s a personal issue and it is not anyone else’s burden.

Southwest appears to be alone among major carriers with this  permissive and unfair attitude toward obesity, according to a summary of airline policies on the travel website iFly.com.

Southwest is assuming a typical leftist stance. They are bowing to the obese, not because it’s the right thing to do, but because people like Chaney see an opportunity to pounce on the weak-minded leftist culture and intimidate them. Now. they will act as though they are understanding and nurturing to a misunderstood group that needed these changes to help them. When in reality it’s all about caving to the squeaky wheel and punishing everyone else, while trying to look noble.

The friendly skies may be replaced by the fatty skies if Southwest and other woke airlines have their way, and guess who will be paying for it? Maybe they should just start charging by the pound.