These People Make my Head Hurt

[PanzerJaeger]

Lol? Them missing the flight wasn't the reason for the Rosa Parks comment. Them being kicked off a plane for no reason other than people were uncomfortable around them, was the reason.

Sensitivity and understanding go both ways. These people want to pretend like we don't live in a world where traditionalist Muslims fly planes into buildings on occasion. Now of course, if you sat down and thought about it, the guys who stand out the most as being Muslim probably aren't going to be your terrorists, but it still makes people uncomfortable. It's not racism or any anti-Islamic crap; it’s just how the current reality has conditioned them to respond - especially in the days after we killed the hijacker-in-chief.

An analogy. I love guns and would never even consider shooting someone in anger, and I'll stand up to defend my right to own them anytime and anywhere, but I wouldn't where a t-shirt with an Glock on it to a game at Virginia Tech - or to a Gabby Giffords speech. It sucks that a few fanatics have put a taint on one of my favorite interests, but that's life. It's all about discretion.

These people could have put on some jeans and a t-shirt and instead chose to be deliberately provocative in the setting they put themselves in. The result? They got bumped from a flight, profusely apologized to, and were given the next flight out. Comparing themselves to Rosa Parks is the height of arrogance and disrespect.