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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 126 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Gate Attendant: It appears you're pregnant?

Woman: The FUCK I am, are you calling me fat?

#checkmate

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 27 points 6 days ago

I was told that you never ask a woman if she is pregnant unless the baby is actively attempting to come out.

Even then, I'm probably just going to assume it's some weird sex thing and I don't kink shame...

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 14 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I really wish women could just say "how dare you!"

[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 7 points 6 days ago

Spot fucking on! Rest in power Andre ✊

[–] MuffinHeeler@aussie.zone 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I did that once at a birthday party. 21 weeks pregnant and someone asked when I was due. The look of horror was priceless. I had a good laugh and so did she. Her friends were in the toilets (ladies public bathroom) just about, or maybe did, wet themselves from laughing at the overheard conversation.

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[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I am 1000% sure they're prepared for this because they've heard it a billion times already.

[–] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

You greatly overestimate the competency of TSA rent-a-cops.

Though, the mentioned suggestion would absolutely fail considering most airports do x-rays now. Also, if you're pregnant, kinda want to disclose that due to the whole x-ray thing.

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[–] DempstersBox@lemmy.world 72 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm pissed on her behalf!

Need documentation over 28 weeks, kay, sure, that's stupid bullshit on its own, but whatevs.

But she's not. And then they fucking wheedle her.

Fuck off. 24 weeks. Conversation over. Shut the fuck up and do your job.

[–] Zess@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (7 children)

"I'm at 26 weeks" (actually at 30 weeks)

"Ok you're good to go."

something bad happens

"THEY LET ME THROUGH IT'S THEIR FAULT I'M GONNA SUE YOU" and the person loses their job even if they can somehow remember and prove this woman lied.

So your answer is, like always, shitty asshole liars ruin things for decent people.

[–] friendlymessage@feddit.org 29 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

That's not how this works. She could also have been fat and not pregnant. She would obviously not be required to prove that in that circumstance.

The rules are clear, she was compliant, the airline agent wasn't.

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (7 children)

Yes, its the shitty asshole liar, not the fact our entire system of recompense and accountability is fucking unhinged. I'm so glad we agree.

And keeping that system instead of any better social fprm, well, sometimes you gotta deprive innocent usually marginalized people of their autonomy; it's just a 'cost'. Cant beat a puppy to death without havin a few orgasms, amirite?

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

“THEY LET ME THROUGH IT’S THEIR FAULT I’M GONNA SUE YOU” and the person loses their job

That's not liability on the gate agent, its liability on the airline (which needs processes for adjudicating when to ask and to document the answer).

This is something that's supposed to happen during the ticket sale process, not the moment-before-you-get-on-the-plane.

It is literally not this agent's job to probe. And if she's worried about liability, harassing a woman who doesn't qualify for her investigation is a bigger liability concern, particularly if she delays the flight or tries to boot the passenger.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

You can't sue someone because you made a dumb choice and lied.

[–] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Technically you can try, but any judge would laugh you right out of the courtroom for attempting to waste their time.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago (2 children)

This.

People keep confusing "can sue" with "be successful in court".

You can sue anyone for anything at any time. I can sue you because I don't like your default avatar. But that doesn't mean that I would have any chance in a courtroom.

And this is exactly how it should be. The decision whether a lawsuit has merit or not should be taken in court, not somewhere before court. Because that would mean that some police man or someone else with only cursory knowledge of the law would have to decide whether a lawsuit has merit and that would be catastrophic.

No, anyone should be able to sue for anything. And garbage lawsuits should be thrown out of court by a judge and/or jury.

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

which is why the policy is dumb. it should be a document proving you're under 28w OR a doctor's note that says you're fine to fly.

Sounds like it isn't hypothetical, pregnant liars ruining things for decent people, but the real acual people who implemented the shitty, unclear policy that requires TSA agents to just harass all visibly pregnant women.

Like, shit. Just add "if you're under 28 weeks you need documentation to prove that" to the policy, so the whole thing can't be foiled by an incredibly easy lie.

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[–] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 58 points 6 days ago

Worked at an airport. The worst part of the job was dealing with the bullshit of TSA. Bunch of useless, self important pricks given unjust authority to harass individuals who are just trying to travel for some performative bullshit designed to soothe the minds of racists.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago

That whole requiring documentation to say you don’t need documentation is so absolutely drunken with power maliciousness.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 22 points 6 days ago

"Oh, hang on, silly me: I forgot I actually just had a massive, massive breakfast. Can I get on the flight now please?"

[–] Ghostwurm@lemmy.ca 18 points 6 days ago

By the time that exchange is half way through, I've already been wrestled to the floor by an air marshall.

[–] Knightfox@lemm.ee 22 points 6 days ago

I feel this in my very soul. Today I had a work communication from an outside group that my team has a "streamlined" submittal process. The purpose of the streamlining is to reduce the number of documents we have to share and review to save time.

The request came asking for additional documents for a recent submittal and stated that it was their policy since the beginning of the year (I have had multiple submittals since then and this was the first time hearing this). I replied that I would be happy to submit the requested documents, but also directed them to their own guidance document saying that the extra documents were not required.

Their response came back that the documents aren't required, and that they weren't going to review them, but they still wanted them anyways to just put in the files. I about lost my shit because that's functionally the same as being required! I asked if this was from the beginning of the year why is this the first I'm hearing about it?

"Oh we forgot we were now requesting them."

[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago

I know, it's really annoying when you just want war and someone helps you out to fix it all

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