LATEST USAirways political correctness

[philly rocks]

This is no joke and the management team, passenger service has been made VERY aware of this. They can walk the concourse with females all over the place but the gates and aircraft must be men? This isn't Delhi or Calcutta, this is America where both sexes are EQUAL!
We find it quite troubling that our Company would even try to pull this crap on U.S. soil.

 

[flybynite]

I really didn't care nor was I offended by the swamis directive to avoid touching them. I also would avoid touching members of certain Jewish sects. Orthodox jews may not touch anyone other than their spouses or their relatives. I can respect that.

What was difficult was conveying safety information. And they might be better served with an all male crew. Which would require some planning.

As for their aroma, they probably thought they smelled like a flower. We probably smelled bad to them because we're meat eaters in general.

I just hope they get enlightened to the joys and wonder of soap.

 

[LCC_#1]

How about alittle respect for the basic American culture. I think all the female f/a's should unbuttom so their ttties show and all the male f/a's should retreat to the galleys. Oh, don't forget a big HOWDY!!

 

[ussnark]

Bravo Sierra

Wow, long-winded for you. and so full of candid, intelligent nuggets of information. Really, honey, you outdo yourself.

Thank You AFA and PITbull,

I was really struggling with this whole thing. There is a certain hypocrisy inherent in the whole Politically Correct attitude and this points it out rather nicely.

The Swami's could have chartered aircraft, buses, etc to arrive where and when they needed to be there. In the US society we treat or at least pretend to treat women equally.

Last time I looked JAX is still in the US as are the places they departed from. Uncomfortable with the rules, fly somebody else.

Freedom and Liberty is a two way street and US Citizens, their rules, laws and customs come first. If I ever convert I'll make sure I smell like a Ox

Sorry to get off track with that ignorant #2 post, there being quite a difference between Hindu and Islam.

Agreed about the company hypocrisy. But, then, I wonder what we signed when we "joined" the Star Alliance......

Does one really have to learn how to smell like an ox to become Hindu? Do the oxen teach you? Are there tapes?

 

[Itestwell]

SO what do we do when the Phelps family from Kansas makes a large reservation to fly to protest a Gay Pride and demands no homosexual FA's?

What about when a group of white supremacists makes a large reservation for a convention and demands no black FA's?

Please, don't play the religion card. Discrimination is discrimination.

Can't wait for those emails. Idiots.

 

[flybynite]

Wow, long-winded for you. and so full of candid, intelligent nuggets of information. Really, honey, you outdo yourself.
Sorry to get off track with that ignorant #2 post, there being quite a difference between Hindu and Islam.

Agreed about the company hypocrisy. But, then, I wonder what we signed when we "joined" the Star Alliance......

Does one really have to learn how to smell like an ox to become Hindu? Do the oxen teach you? Are there tapes?

We've been flying these guys around longer than we've been in Star Alliance.
I know my experience happened at least 16 years ago.
And I don't think they realize that they smell awful. They just aren't aware of western cultural norms.

 

[HP_JACK]

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse...... the Swami-gate memo is released.

 

[phasersonstun2]

Hey PIT, her is how you handle it...

PA
"...and in case of an evacuation all Swamis are to follow the rest of the passengers out of the airplane if they are interested in delaying their arrival to their greater glory. Otherwise please remain seated so those who want to talk about their day can do so outside."

 

[CaptainZitface]

I doubt that all these Swamis and the 8000 kids are flying on US. How's the other airlines handling this? Did they make similar arrangements? Didn't hear about SWA putting out any directives to their FAs.

Do US airlines that fly into India on a regular basis (CAL, DAL and NWA, I believe?)have any SOPs in this regard?

They should have checked our on-time performance and held the conference in PHL or PHX, that's probably where most of them will get stuck anyway.

 

[songbirdstew]

Freedom and Liberty is a two way street and US Citizens, their rules, laws and customs come first. If I ever convert I'll make sure I smell like a Ox

Hye Piney, I've been thinking about your PM----It was Dairy Queen hats that I wanted to wear as I served F/C ice cream sundaes years ago.....not BK !
Let's make the swamis wear them !!!

 

[EMBFA]

I'm assuming the flight attendants are going to ignore the company's idiotic demands.

Its what we do best.

No one is coming on MY airplane and making me step out of the way. I'll be in the aisle more in fact, maybe I'll ask the other F/A if she has a tampon.

Sounds like someone's getting crop dusted!

 

[jack mama]

A little off topic, but it relates to the FA's....how did the FA's present their merged seniority list? was it DOH or what?

 

[EMBFA]

Both carriers are AFA, which is strictly DOH.

 

[flybynite]

Its what we do best.

No one is coming on MY airplane and making me step out of the way. I'll be in the aisle more in fact, maybe I'll ask the other F/A if she has a tampon.

Sounds like someone's getting crop dusted!

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GROSS!! :down:

 

[Chicken or Beef??]

I can only hope that their pilots are women.
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...or an all gay male flight crew!


B) It would also violate every aspect of our seniority based contract. Would you pay protect the senior female flight attendants who could hold this trip so that the flight could only be staffed by males? Hmmm... let's see how the sand castle feels about that one?