Posted on 06/25/2011 7:26:32 PM PDT by Zakeet
The leader of the San Francisco chapter of the NAACP said Friday that US Airways engaged in discriminatory conduct by requiring an African American passenger to pull up his pants before boarding a plane, but allowing a white man to board another flight wearing little but women's undergarments.
The Rev. Amos Brown said the group's national leaders would contact airline officials to suggest sensitivity training for executives and ask them to "atone, repent and show their wrongness is understood."
"The NAACP, in no uncertain terms, contends that this young man was profiled," Brown said in reference to Deshon Marman, the 20-year-old passenger who was asked to lift up his pants by an employee before he boarded a June 15 flight at San Francisco International Airport. "He's been a victim of racial injustice, and US Air owes to him and his mother an apology."
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I was on vacation with my twin brother here or I would have been shaking down US Airways, too
So much irony in the fact that racism was responsible for putting Barack Obama in office.
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“but allowing a white man to board another flight wearing little but women’s undergarments”
He has a point about unequal treatment, because of that.
But not “racism” though, but definitely unequal treatment. Not necessarily because he’s black though. Unequal treatment of customers can be for other reasons than race.
Oh Christ. The NAACP is a total joke. They support the teachers union against the interest of black students and take up stupid cause celebs like to try remain relevant? Eyeroll.
You are 100% right about that.
the “sagging pants vs. dude wearing a bra” thing is a distraction.
the point is that the goofball wearing a bra and panties cooperated when flight attendants asked him to cover up. the sagging pants guy got belligerent.
end of story.
He would say that, wouldn’t he? NAACP is in the racism business. No racism, no business. This is news?
He would say that, wouldn’t he? NAACP is in the racism business. No racism, no business. This is news?
Go get em’ Amos, you are just as irrelevant as last weeks New York Times.
Last week’s?
Heck today’s NYT is irrelevant before it’s even printed.
Waste of perfectly good trees.
The white man has his personal parts completely covered. The black guy was showing his buttocks and later refused requests from airline personnel.
Yeah I s’pose, but that’s pretty much a technicality. Both are sick & disgusting, which is the main point...
I really love the ‘colored people’ part of their name. If that doesn't say racist, what will?
Screw these racist!
OK that is what it was. I personally think those saggy pants are about as cool as a swallowtail straight jacket but if they want to wear their pants that way, it is fine with me.
I didn’t know he was showing his buttocks. That is the difference from just being in bad taste to being indecent.
From Dawn to Decadence
What took him so long?
Those bigots in the NAACP are getting lazy.
Why havent we heard from the CBC, the Klan with a Tan.
Here you have another black man acting as a Rev for tax exempt status. I DO NOT see you teaching Gods law Rev, only hatred and racism. Worry less about baggy pants and more about black on black murders, drugs, flash mob violence, teen pregnancy, high school drop outs, slums, failure of black businesses, welfare fraud, and unreasonable hatreds.
So many Reverends and so much hatred. You are going to answer to God someday. It will be swift, painless. AND SUDDENLY VERY HOT. Say Hi to Rev Jesse and Rev Al for us won’t you. Thanks
I don’t want to look at white cracks any more than black cracks!
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