Silent Bob booted from plane for being too fat
I’m not making this crap up.
Kevin Smith, director, writer, and actor (Clerks, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back) posted on his Twitter last night that he was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight heading from Oakland to Burbank after they deemed him a safety risk. Who runs this airline? Karl Lagerfeld and Anna Wintour?
Apparently, Southwest has a policy that people of size that can’t fit between the armrests, they must buy a seperate seat. If none are available, the customers are given refunds or reloacated free of charge. Sounds humiliating. Smith was given a voucher for $100 and put on a different Southwest flight. His Tweets regarding the experience below (the last one is priceless).
“Dear @SouthwestAir – I know I’m fat, but was Captain Leysath really justified in throwing me off a flight for which I was already seated?”
“I’m way fat… But I’m not THERE just yet, but if I am, why wait til my bag is up, and I’m seated WITH ARM RESTS DOWN. In front of a packed plane with a bunch of folks who’d already I.d.ed me as ‘Silent Bob.”
“Hey @SouthwestAir! Look how fat I am on your plane! Quick! Throw me off!”
“The @SouthwestAir Diet. How it works: you’re publicly shamed into a slimmer figure. Crying the weight right off has never been easier!”
“Hey @SouthwestAir! I’ve landed in Burbank. Don’t worry: wall of the plane was opened & I was airlifted out while Richard Simmons supervised.”
Memo to self: Southwest Airlines is to be avoided at all costs unless I’m under 180 lbs, just in case….
