If this isn't true it should be......got it from a Friend's Facebook

[LongTomH]

This is originally from TabooJive.com's Facebook page:

A 50- something year old white woman arrived at her seat on a crowded flight and immediately didn't want the seat. The seat was next to a black man. Disgusted, the woman immediately summoned the flight attendant and demanded a new seat. The woman said "I cannot sit here next to this black man." The fight attendant said "Let me see if I can find another seat."

After checking, the flight attendant returned and stated "Ma'am, there are no more seats in economy, but I will check with the captain and see if there is something in first class." About 10 minutes went by and the flight attendant returned and stated "The captain has confirmed that there are no more seats in economy, but there is one in first class. It is our company policy to never move a person from economy to first class, but being that it would be some sort of scandal to force a person to sit next to an UNPLEASANT person, the captain agreed to make the switch to first class."

Before the woman could say anything, the attendant gestured to the black man and said, "Therefore sir, if you would so kindly retrieve your personal items, we would like to move you to the comfort of first class as the captain doesn't want you to sit next to an unpleasant person."

Passengers in the seats nearby began to applause while some gave a standing ovation.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Snopes:

A tale told many times, with various ethnic/religious/racial groups playing the various roles:

http://www.snopes.com/travel/airline/obnoxious.asp

Good story, in theory.

[1000words]

2. Yup ... heard something similar years ago

Still makes me a smile, though

[LongTomH]

3. Oh well, if it isn't true......it should be!

Racists need to be called out on their racism more often.

[NYC_SKP]

4. Most myths have a factual basis, I'll bet something like this has happened, more than once!

[arcane1]

5. I think it's based on this PSA

Or vice versa:

[Skittles]

6. love that

reminds me of a Dear Abby letter from someone asking how to improve their neighborhood which was becoming "mixed" and Abby said, "You could move."