The Kevin Smith Thing
So the interwebs are abuzz with talk that Kevin Smith was ejected from a Southwest Air flight the other night because he’s too fat.
I think I’ve flown with them once or twice, I can’t recall, and I don’t really know what to think about the whole deal. I mean, there’s no doubt that the seats on these little flights are way too small even for regular sized people because God forbid anyone be able to get some elbow room to read a book, much less work on a laptop. That’s pretty much the main reason I hate those flights because I can’t get anything done while suspended in mid air for those long hours.
You know what gets me though? It’s the way they handled removing him from the flight. Instead of going straight up at the check in booth “No, damn it, you’re too damn big to get on this ride” they waited until he was sitting in his seat and everyone was ready to go before pulling him back out.
That scares the crap out of me.
Not because I’m a fatty (though good Lord knows I am) but because I have this horrible fear that I’ll be taken away by the flight authorities for…something. Anything. They finally figure out that I never turn off my mobile phone while on the flight. They notice that I’m not really paying attention while they’re doing the safety demonstration. They get suspicious about how many weird electronics I have in my bag. They saw I stole the headphones out of business class last time.
It’s pretty scary to think they can remove you at any time, for no real reason. And frankly it’s a really low thing to do to drag someone out in front of everyone. Christ, I hope that never happens to me.
On a side note I’ve been reading forum posts about the whole incident and people are making fun of the shorts he always wears. They’re kind of jean short things. Jorts. Sheans?
ANYWAY I WEAR THOSE SHORTS EVERY DAY. 
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