In case you haven't heard yet, Southwest Airlines hasn't really stepped up their "Financial Gain Through High Public Opinion" plan here lately. (take this article for example) Way to go guys. You took an incredibly talented, not to mention popular, director (who paid for two seats, but took one because that's all that was available) and kicked him off a plane for being too fat.
If Mr. Smith's size is considered "too fat to fly", I want to know where the hell the FAT POLICE were when I was sitting next to a guy who wasn't a far cry from these two charming gentlemen. Seriously, please. This is clearly just overkill. Kevin Smith is no more a "airplane safety hazard" than I am...at least if I leave out a lot of the hairspray and remember to take off all my studded belts... And while we're at it, unless the news channels are spouting headlines like: "Damn, Southwest Airlines, STFU!" or "Southwest Airlines: How to Piss Off A LOT of People Really Fast Seminar Next Week" I don't want to hear anything else about them. They are lying about trying to make apology calls to Mr. Smith, I would just about bet. Any publicity is good publicity? Maybe so, but not if you are gouging people for rented space on a huge chunk of metal that may or may not fall from the sky. SouthWest, the line of work you're in, you need as much of the good publicity as you can get. People already generally dislike flying, mostly due to the hassles, poor treatment, LACK OF ROOM, and horrible food. Not to mention hardly any of the flight attendants are busty hot chicks anymore. Take my advice other airlines: Don't fuck this up! Pay attention! One day, if you keep being pricks to paying customers, one day you'll do it to the wrong one...and everyone will see. It's like a great big flashing "My Company Has Made Some Public Relations Miscalculations Lately sign.
Granted, I don't want to sit next to the huge sweaty 400 lb guy on an airplane, but I just don't see where the hell Southwest's problem was with Mr. Smith. In fact, if someone like Kevin Smith, who just happens to be a little on the husky side(but not morbidly obese by a long shot!) is gonna get booted from a plane, I think celebs like Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton, Mary Kate Olson (ad nauseum) should be forced to double, even triple up in one seat to save room for normal sized passengers. Stack all women who are over 5'4" and weigh under 110lbs in twos and threes. Let the marginally flabby have a seat too. You bitches aren't using half of yours anyway.
Congrats on your business plan, SouthWest!
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