Nowadays, thanks to the body positive movement, people pay more attention to the comfort of plus-size people. However, weight is still a big issue in some places. Jae’lynn Chaney has been running an account on TikTok for several years, where she shares her observations and relationships with . It postulates, among others: enlarging airplane seats so that larger people do not have to buy a double seat.
Jae’lynn Chaney is a plus size person. She was denied help because of her weight
The 27-year-old posted a video on her TikTok profile @jaebaeofficial in which she described what happened to her during her last trip. While at Sea-Tac Airport in Washington, D.C., she requested a wheelchair to board the plane. This is a more convenient and safer option for her than going in on her own. An employee was assigned to help Jae’lynn.
It turns out that she left the influencer to her fate when she found out who she was supposed to help and for what purpose. “When I approached her and realized she would be helping me and not one of the thinner passengers, she walked away with her wheelchair, commenting on my weight,” Chaney said.
Discrimination at the airport. The 27-year-old influencer almost fainted
Through all this, Jae’lynn had to cross “one of the longest jet bridges she’s ever seen.” She felt very bad after such a long walk. “By the time I was allowed to reach the wheelchair and sit down, my lips had turned white, my oxygen levels had dropped and I almost fainted,” she said.
Chaney described the employee’s behavior as “gross ignorance.” She added that other employees normally transported plus-size people in wheelchairs and she was the only one who was treated badly. – My needs were ignored. This is discrimination. Nobody should be treated this way, she said. If you feel like it, vote in our poll below.
Source: Gazeta
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