White passenger said Nigerian mom smelled 'pungent.' United kicked her off the flight, lawsuit says

[jasper1372]

Originally Posted by boneyard1962

These ignorant people who constantly insist upon forcing their personal problems on others are making me lose faith in humanity.
If you are going to fly, go out in public or m ix with others, Take a damned bath, brush your teeth and dont impose yourself upon others.
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Oh and for the record, perfume, aftershave or body spray are not substitutes for bathing.

Your comment about perfume/aftershave/body spray are so true. I used to frequent a coffee shop where occasionally this fellow came in just reeking of cologne of some sort. It was sooo strong, it literally caught in your throat and would make you cough. It was bad enough that even if he sat 15 or 20 feet away from you, in a minute or two, once the air flowed around him a bit, you'd start smelling it very strongly. More than once I was with a gal friend of mine and we had to leave. She said it was giving her an immediate headache.


I have no idea what his "game" was...he was a member of some religion I'm guessing. Perhaps one where bathing was a sin (god is very concerned with such things ya know) except on the 3rd Saturday of each month, after 3:00 PM but before 3:15 PM...and you should always fast the day before bathing too. Who the heck knows what drives people. I have to say he was a rather distinguished looking guy, and usually had loose fitting white linen type clothing on.

I just know when I saw him coming, I knew my time in the coffee shop was coming to an end quickly. Easy enough to leave the coffee shop, but if you're stuck on an airplane.....it's sad that it's now considered racism if someone next to you stinks so bad you can't breath and you say anything about it. Apparently making people choke, gag, cough, get headaches, or have asthma attacks from you smell is legally protected behavior these days.

[victimofGM]

It is possible for someone to stink so bad they’re asked to leave. If there were other dark skin people on the plane and they weren’t asked to leave then it’s not racism, it’s time to take a bath or visit a doctor.