And yes, I do mean you literally, if you have any prejudices. And if you don't have prejudices, even eensy-weensy little ones, check your pulse, because I suspect you're dead.
After reading about a flight attendant having a gay couple booted from a plane for necking, then Muslims tossed from another plane for engaging in their prayer ritual, to Michael Richards's obscenity-laden rant, I have this to say:
Own Your Bigotry.
That is, don't try to hide it. I would rather deal with someone like Eric Cartman, who is open and vocal about who he doesn't like, rather than someone who chooses to cover up their distaste for gays, blacks or Jews. I won't respect your views, but I have more respect for someone who is upfront about things than someone who couches their hatred behind "feeling uncomfortable or scared on an airplane," or "concerned for the plane's safety."
A gardening business whose name I've long-since forgotten has a firm policy against doing projects for homosexual customers. Do I find that deplorable? Absolutely. But they have that information on the front page of the website, for all to see. And it's not like there aren't a bunch of other companies who would be able and willing to take the job.
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They weren't merely praying -- they were praying loudly and interspersing their prayers with comments about their hatred of the USA and its policies. They sat in first-class seats that all but one of them hadn't paid for. They asked for seat belt extensions that they then put under their seats. Since then, one of them has been shown to have links to a terrorist front group, and evidence has arisen to suggest that it was a deliberate stunt to get publicity for CAIR and get the US government to drop its airline security policies.
Oh, and the first person to report the behavior as suspicious was a Muslim passenger. The larger point is on target but this was a bad example.
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