silent bob vs. the airline induistry

so, basically, some airline stopped kevin smith from flying because he was too fat.

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Oh Southwest Airlines... You make yourself look good by staying away from those pesky baggage charges, then you go and make yourself look ridiculous by kicking a famous actor off your plane because the captain decided he was "a safety risk" for being too fat to fly.

 

Bad, bad move.

 

The actor in question is Kevin Smith (you may know him as Silent Bob). He admits that he's a bit of a fatty, but he also told his Twitter followers that he had no problems putting both armrests down. So, once the Southwest PR team wakes up tomorrow morning, I'd love to hear their side of the story, and how they decide who is entitled to fly on their planes, and what their definition of "safety risk" is. Seriously, I can't wait for the PR spin on this one.

 

See, Kevin Smith has 1.6 million followers on Twitter, who all get to read just how unfairly he was treated, and how the airline tried to make everything better with a $100 voucher.

 

Of course, this is not the first time the airline has managed to get in the news with stupid decisions by its staff - last time they made the news, an overweight passenger was barred from flying, and missed the funeral of his uncle.

he's fucking frothing at the mouth on twitter, it's pretty funny.

http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/10/02/14/1840243/Southwest-Declares-Kevin-Smith-Too-Fat-To-Fly

http://www.gadling.com/2010/02/13/southwest-airlines-decides-actor-kevin-smith-too-fat-to-fly-with/

http://twitter.com/thatkevinsmith

my god hes gotten fat

he makes jonah hill look skinny

still, i've (unfortunately) had to sit next to people as fat on airplanes before.

is he wearing a skirt? Nicely done.

I was gonna say, I didn't think he was that fat, thinking back to Clerks, but holy shit, that is a large man.

jesus

i think he's just wearing really baggy jean khakis.

but he is fat.

boo fucking hoo

lose some weight

or watch jersey girl until you vom

i think hes a writer/director really. actor? he's been in what, 2 films?

oh and yeah the pilot just hated his films.

his own films and die hard are the only ones i can think of

that hes an actor in

he was in degrassi: the next generation.

I don't understand why people don't want to be skinny ..

Sick fat fuck .. either Lose weight or fuck off ..

well boxing day obviously has no fat friends

  On 2/15/2010 at 12:45 AM, Z_B_Z said:

well boxing day obviously has no fat friends

Only Skeletons Allow

he can't afford first class?

lol

no lol

isn't twitter over yet?

  On 2/15/2010 at 12:32 AM, Z_B_Z said:

his own films and die hard are the only ones i can think of

 

he was in die hard?

:confused:

EDIT: oh the new one. well i managed to avoid that one [camp voice]my bad[/camp voice]

  On 2/15/2010 at 1:05 AM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

no lol

 

 

isn't twitter over yet?

i used to think twitter was fairly useless, but it's actually mildly diverting, but as a browser/appliance plugin, not a site.

it's ok to subscribe to some interesting people who post lots of links, and occasionally hit the twitter plugin thingy button and perhaps find an interesting site.

i.e. http://twitter.com/pickover

neil gaiman lol

since you lost the hair man, you changed.

He fit between the armrests and could use the normal seatbelt -- so he has a point.

I've flown on SW before and had no issue. I weigh a lot more than Kevin Smith (he looks to be about 250 based on his height), but since I'm so tall I guess they don't care.

Just another example of how being tall helps you get ahead in the world.

  On 2/15/2010 at 1:26 AM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

neil gaiman lol

 

since you lost the hair man, you changed.

it gets worse, cory doctorow is in there too.

  On 2/15/2010 at 12:32 AM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

i think hes a writer/director really. actor? he's been in what, 2 films?

 

oh and yeah the pilot just hated his films.

it's his fault for not being rich enough to buy a private jet. Serves him right.

I have an idea to help him sort his problem though, so i'm not all cuntstain. He should go to peter jackson fat camp, located on beautiful skull island. That would fix him right up.

  On 2/15/2010 at 1:30 AM, Great Maker ShaiHulud said:

 

Just another example of how being tall helps you get head in the world.

Cause you're crotch is located right next to their mouths.

to be honest i think it'd work better the other way around.

  On 2/15/2010 at 12:31 AM, we_kill_soapscum said:

boo fucking hoo

lose some weight

or watch jersey girl until you vom

oh my lol

*makes sure to fly Southwest Airlines next time so he doesn't have to sit next to a fatty or worse, a fatty that is also Kevin Smith*