Kevin Smith is Too Fat to Fly Southwest
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Just why anyone gives a fuck about Silent Bob is beyond me, but it seems Kevin Smith’s being booted from a Southwest flight for being such a lumbering fatass and his subsequent twittering about it has everybody up in arms. Southwest posted their side of the story on their official blog today, saying
“Mr. Smith originally purchased two Southwest seats on a flight from Oakland to Burbank. Smith changed his plan and wanted to board an earlier flight to Burbank, [but] when the time came to board, we had only a single seat available for him to occupy.
The pilots then decided that Smith needed more than one seat to complete his flight.
Our Employees explained why the decision was made, accommodated Mr. Smith on a later flight, and issued him a $100 Southwest travel voucher for his inconvenience.
Southwest’s Customer of Size policy requires passengers that can not fit safely and comfortably in one seat to purchase an additional seat while traveling. If a Customer cannot comfortably lower the armrest and infringes on a portion of another seat, a timely exit from the aircraft in the event of an emergency might be compromised.
Most, if not all, carriers have similar policies.
But Kevin Smith denied he violated Southwest’s Customer of Size policy on his official blog, writing
“I fit in the seat on an Oakland to Burbank Southwest Airlines flight. I could buckle the belt. I complied with the Southwest Airlines standards… and yet they bounced me regardless.
[Their statement] was more insult than apology.”
And the NY Daily News adds:
In the wake of this, the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance is urging for a boycott of Southwest Airlines, telling “people of size to seek out and travel airlines that do not have such discriminatory policies.”
Yeah, you do that, fat people. That’d be fucking great. It’s not like watching the arm rest being swallowed by the doughy forearm of some sweaty mouth-breathing lardass whose flesh is spilling into your seat like overturned tub of ricotta cheese is something any of us are going to miss. I’d rather sit next to a hornets’ nest covered in cobras, anyway.
Hey, here’s someone with a BMI under 35 — Katy Perry (and her panties):
PHOTO SOURCE: Bauer Griffin Online
8 Comments, Comment or Ping
gtboy27
i’m torn on this one cause i really like mr smith but ya know what? i frekin hate being the guy next to a fat f**k on a plane quietly sittin there being squished cause some fatass cant stop throwing donuts down their throat. i know its not cool to say bad things about fatties and all but i try to live by the simple rule; i wont make my problems yours and you dont make your problems mine. if you dont fit in the same seat that thousands of others fit into dont take it out on the airline, the plane manufacture or any other avenue to vent your pathetic unhappiness…. in the words of fat bastard, “i eat because i’m unhappy, i’m unhappy becuase i eat”…. eat less and find happiness!!!!!!!!
Feb 15th, 2010
fredb34
You should report them on http://www.WhoScammedYou.com
Feb 15th, 2010
Jeff
this jerk should pour all that enegy into losing weight instead of complaining about the best run airline in the US. i hope he and all his fat friends fly another airline so i can continue flying Southwest in comfort.
Feb 15th, 2010
FAT NO GOOD
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance ….. HAHAHAHAHAHA.
Maybe if they weren’t so quick to accept being fat they wouldn’t be fat in the first place…. hmmm. I hope they get their own fat people airline so that the rest of us can stop worrying about our seat being next to fat people.
“It’s funny because he’s fat!!”
Feb 16th, 2010
Roadside
I, too, am a customer of size: the size that fits well within one seat. I never kick the seat in front; I lower and raise my tray like it’s made of china; and I move my elbow off the armrest if I feel even my neighbor’s body heat. I don’t think it’s fair for some way fat effer to impinge on me, taking up part of the seat that I have paid for.
P.S. Smith has a terrible potty-mouth.
Feb 16th, 2010
Tammy
I just love how a guy becomes a sweaty mouth-breather because he’s overweight. I am SICK of people unloading their nastiness on the fat. It’s like being overweight negates their humanity! Excess body fat gives you people the right to be insulting, condescending, completely self-righteous asses? Treat human beings like HUMAN BEINGS no matter what their size. Your attitudes certainly point out some hefty personality flaws in YOU. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’d rather be fat than an insensitive, crass, asshole. And, just so you know, I am not fat myself, I just have a heart.
Feb 18th, 2010
Brandon
I have one for you all…My flight was cancelled due to weather, I was bumped to another flight. The flight was full except one seat. As I walked to the back of the plane to my seat, I noticed two “gravity challanged” individuals filling up and entire seat made for 3. They actually had both armrests up and my center seat was not even visible. So…Who’s fault is that?
The poor flight attendant had to tell me to leave the airplane…missed my flight and my daughters wedding…was late…had to drive 6 hours.
Does anyone wanna take a guess of who I’m upset with? Not only did I miss my flight, but the whole airplane witnessed it…let’s just say that the two “gravity challenged” people were very embarrased and were probably made fun of the entire flight.
All this happened before they made the new rule…Anyone want to still guess who I’m upset with?
Yes…you fat f**ks!!…you fried chicken eatin M/F’s!!! …your overeating cause me to get kicked off the flight…don’t tell me it’s a “gland” problem…it’s a hand-to-mouth problem…LAZY…take pride in yourself and take care of yourself…
Feb 26th, 2010
Maria
Sorry you can’t handle a little joking, folks. But, yes, fat is gross. However, look at the rest of America. At least Kevin Smith has the talent to see others faults as well as he sees his own. He knows he’s over weight and is working towards it. You just wish you were making 10% of what he was.
Jan 23rd, 2011
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