Youtuber Fat Shames Fat Flyers | Sydney Watson

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  • @Michellemcd543
    @Michellemcd543  2 года назад +188

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    • @mikewazowskiii
      @mikewazowskiii 2 года назад +3

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    • @MH-iq5mx
      @MH-iq5mx 2 года назад +4

      Love your channel! im after bariatric bypass and you are soooo right in every single video.much love from Israel ❤

    • @williamsmith5340
      @williamsmith5340 2 года назад

      I like your video

    • @___________3308
      @___________3308 2 года назад +3

      Thank you for calling DeFranco out on his performative moralizing bullshit.

    • @arbhall7572
      @arbhall7572 2 года назад +6

      It's about time we all acknowledge that commercial flight is really air freight and all the super sized people out there are a literal burden on our society (I can say this as a Canadian who's tax dollars go to funding our "free healthcare") as obesitys body count far outstrips everything else cars, cigarettes ANY drug and waaaaaay beyond the body count of active shooters. Not only do the obese die more, but they cost more to do it with their high blood pressure, diabetes and any number of related issues.
      They are contributing the most too environmental impact, as everyone has to work that little bit harder or pay more to support them.
      Charging for flights based on total weight and charging accordingly is only fair.
      I spend a lot of money and energy eating right and working out to keep my body healthy. Why should I get penalized through gross ticket sales?
      I travel light because I hate waiting in airports, so I don't take extra bags. But the pound cake inhaling fat body with 3 suitcases got charged the same?
      I'm calling foul.

  • @keenanjwinn
    @keenanjwinn 2 года назад +6792

    Love how people were saying that she should have paid for first class seating to avoid being crushed. Like what? The fact that people are acting like she was in the wrong at all is just ridiculous to me.

    • @akumayoxiruma
      @akumayoxiruma 2 года назад +565

      Quite the opposite actually: The other two should have paid for first class to have more room around them because unlike her, they don't fit into the seats and they probably sit uncomfortably squished with their legs to the seat in front of them.

    • @mayesjoyessha527
      @mayesjoyessha527 2 года назад +131

      If you're flying by yourself and you choose the middle seat, you're not even gonna know who the other two people are and what they look like. I'm also unsure if you can just pay for first class when you're already on the plane.

    • @nova_supreme8390
      @nova_supreme8390 2 года назад +88

      Think about what message it sends: Plebs are to be stuffed on plane like cargo. I am surprised that people still have so much head room and they are not stuffing people sideways on top of each other.

    • @carolg6598
      @carolg6598 2 года назад +217

      It’s like they think because she’s thin, she can afford a first class seat? I can’t afford a first class seat and I’m “straight sized.”

    • @laurendearnley9595
      @laurendearnley9595 2 года назад +208

      Yep. She fits in the seat that was provided. It's the people on either side of her who didn't and should need to change their behaviour.
      I'm 6'2" and I try and get an exit seat or aisle row so I don't have to put my legs into someone else's space. Because that would be rude and inconsiderate. Flying already sucks and I'm going to be uncomfortable, but I don't need to make it worse on the other person.

  • @EricaBananas
    @EricaBananas 2 года назад +2927

    This woman was made uncomfortable by complete strangers invading her space, and yet SHE'S the one to blame? I must be at the circus with the amount of acrobatics going on there.

    • @CordeliaWagner
      @CordeliaWagner 2 года назад +85

      If the clown is on the throne, you don't have a castle, you have a circus.

    • @thekid8224
      @thekid8224 2 года назад

      Its because shes a pretty slim woman that's the fat mobs number 1 enemy

    • @tonyb7615
      @tonyb7615 2 года назад

      @@CordeliaWagner I have taste. I will not do this. But I do know that nowadays we live in a woke state. I will not debase myself to appease this monstrosity. If u deserve a fist to the face, I'm gonna deliver it. Then I'll do a little time. I've done it b4.

    • @tonyb7615
      @tonyb7615 2 года назад +10

      @@CordeliaWagner clown on throne. We got that. The one that wore paint is the one that ppl still cant stop talking about. Now we have a literal clown and ppl have actively turned against him. When snl makes fun it is universally ok. You want to normalize this, vote blue. I will say I always vote red for one reason and one alone. I vote with my wallet. Red means less. I hate plenty about them. But my wallet...

    • @KT06
      @KT06 2 года назад +8

      I think people are more upset with her word choice than anything

  • @ambrusin4889
    @ambrusin4889 2 года назад +211

    She asked to be moved to a different seat at the start of the flight, but there was not anything available, and no one in that whole flight was not willing to swap seats with her, I bet no body positivity candidates did not want that seat of hers either, and that tells something how genuine those people are..ugh.

  • @carpediem6431
    @carpediem6431 2 года назад +2671

    Best response I’ve seen over this:
    Airline: “our passengers come in all sizes.”
    Poster: “too bad your seats don’t.”

    • @zamar2158
      @zamar2158 2 года назад +45

      Why should the company give extra space to fat when they pay the same amount?
      Americans need to understand the concept of responsibility which the rest of humanity knows.
      Both pax and cargo are freight. If a pax take up more space they need to pay for it not the airline, because that makes everyone's tickets more expensive in order to pay for fatties.

    • @snipingcat137
      @snipingcat137 2 года назад +17

      In my latest university class the professor said the more passengers they can fit into the plane the better its CO2 value gets and they make more money, because it is all calculated per passenger. They aren't interessted at all in having people enough space, only if they can charge more. Let's be honest, there wouldn't be a problem at all, if the seats were wider. The skinny people wouldn't complain about a wider seat. Same goes for the little space to the front row. I don't think taller people or fat people or muscular people should have to pay extra. Some small amount of special seats would do the job. Of course that would rage some people, that they still have to sit in those uncomfortable seats.

    • @myconfusedmerriment
      @myconfusedmerriment 2 года назад +26

      @@snipingcat137 Tbh airplane seats should just be larger. I don’t know anyone who thinks those damn seats have enough room lol. But because the airlines would lose money, it’ll probably never happen.

    • @rinzler9775
      @rinzler9775 2 года назад +18

      Fares should therefore also come in different sizes.

    • @Blox117
      @Blox117 2 года назад

      lol who cares this channel still peddles ♀bs

  • @Mondscheinstaub
    @Mondscheinstaub 2 года назад +3566

    What freaks me out the most about this incident is that the two overweight people were brother and sister. Normally, family members book seats next to each other. The fact that they left one seat between them empty shows that they were fully aware of what they were doing. They knew sitting next to each other would be extremely uncomfortable for them, so they forced a stranger to bear with it. This was pure calculation. Yet everybody tries to make Sydney the bad guy. I don’t like her or her content, but that shouldn’t be of any relevance in this case.

    • @nurset3328
      @nurset3328 2 года назад +95

      Exactly

    • @maximum_bird
      @maximum_bird 2 года назад +344

      Hell, they could've split the cost of that third seat and had the row to themselves.

    • @FullmoonPhantom-dn2sr
      @FullmoonPhantom-dn2sr 2 года назад +133

      They were probably hoping the seat would be empty. It was a full flight that day though.

    • @opsatr
      @opsatr 2 года назад +111

      If this were the case, then there is wisdom in paying themselves for the seat in between them, instead of relying on hope that it would be empty...

    • @Tasoq
      @Tasoq 2 года назад +11

      @@maximum_bird That's what I was thinking too

  • @LordOfTheRings897
    @LordOfTheRings897 2 года назад +591

    I am a fat person. Those obese siblings chose to buy seats separated and KNEW that someone would be stuck between them in the middle. It's not fair to pay for a seat and only be able to sit in half of it. That was severely inconsiderate of those jerks.

    • @autumn557
      @autumn557 Год назад +30

      They were hoping no one would buy that seat in particular or would move. But not on a crowded flight!

    • @asarishepard8171
      @asarishepard8171 Год назад +1

      I agree

    • @ningbronsin9826
      @ningbronsin9826 Год назад

      Oh well get tf over it

    • @shieldmaiden1318
      @shieldmaiden1318 9 месяцев назад +6

      @@ningbronsin9826 09 If you're looking for people to "get tf over" something, you came to the wrong internet.

  • @mr.gorgenchuck6501
    @mr.gorgenchuck6501 2 года назад +3024

    Yet if your suitcase is one pound over you get charged $100. I can’t believe how many people were criticizing Watson. Apparently it’s ok to rub up on a woman without her consent if you really love pudding.

    • @minagica
      @minagica 2 года назад +46

      IKR!????

    • @boosqueezy2418
      @boosqueezy2418 2 года назад +87

      & on both sides! for the duration of the flight.

    • @boosqueezy2418
      @boosqueezy2418 2 года назад +10

      good point!!!!

    • @MalloryHasCats
      @MalloryHasCats 2 года назад +8

      WELL SAID!!

    • @kerryraven229
      @kerryraven229 2 года назад +39

      an old friend of my family once put on all clothes from her suitcase till it got the right weight, because of this rule xD

  • @nopeninja9765
    @nopeninja9765 2 года назад +524

    I’ve noticed people don’t care about invading a skinny person’s space. Most people assume that you don’t need much space since your small.

    • @lisettes.9598
      @lisettes.9598 2 года назад +74

      My fat sister's favorite thing to say about me was "aww look at her, she thinks she's a whole person.

    • @advlia686
      @advlia686 2 года назад +39

      ​@@lisettes.9598 just tell her to look at herself lmao

    • @lisettes.9598
      @lisettes.9598 2 года назад +59

      @@advlia686 we don't speak, for obvious reasons. What's funny is it never occurred to me to be mean to her about her weight. I'm just not someone who goes out of their way to hurt people's feelings.

    • @advlia686
      @advlia686 2 года назад +19

      @@lisettes.9598 She sounds awful , i hope you have good ppl who genuinely care about you .

    • @lisettes.9598
      @lisettes.9598 2 года назад +19

      @@advlia686 aww thank you I do. To be honest, I always had good self esteem. Instead of making me feel bad, I always felt bad for her. Living with an above average looking sister when you hate yourself couldn't have been easy. I drew a line when she became nasty about it though

  • @dannikris3696
    @dannikris3696 2 года назад +253

    I’m claustrophobic so her seat would make me have a panic attack. I’m sure most of the people complaining about her tweets would also be upset if they were forced to be uncomfortable on a flight. Can we go back to the days where we didn’t coddle every single person after their kicking and screaming?

    • @asarishepard8171
      @asarishepard8171 Год назад +6

      Yeah its time to reward toddler tantrums with a punishment. Let's go back to that.

  • @markalexander3659
    @markalexander3659 2 года назад +2449

    100% on Sydneys side. Why should she suffer and be uncomfortable and inconvenienced because of other peoples bad choices

    • @Va13chka
      @Va13chka 2 года назад +14

      💯

    • @madmattman5675
      @madmattman5675 2 года назад +14

      💯

    • @Thebeezzkneezz.
      @Thebeezzkneezz. 2 года назад +74

      Right? They have the "special needs" body
      why don't THEY pay for 1st class tickets

    • @tr9268
      @tr9268 2 года назад +44

      Not 100% on her side because of how she dealt with the problem through making a public joke of it. Agree, she was entitled to a full seat and that her seat neighbors were a bit thoughtless, but disagree that she make a big click bait show of it. She should keep her focus on holding the airline accountable if they were made aware of the situation and still refused to correct it. But she seemed more focused on garnering public attention and even laughs than on solving the problem. I don’t at all support that approach.

    • @LindarRagnar
      @LindarRagnar 2 года назад +11

      Yes, imagine if she was larger? The 3 of them could not have all fit in that row.

  • @mally6101
    @mally6101 2 года назад +1832

    What makes a morbidly obese person's comfort more important than anyone else's? It honestly blows my mind. I would have been livid too if I was in Sydney's position!

    • @fordshojoe8080
      @fordshojoe8080 2 года назад +1

      Uhm excuse me that's fatphobic they are marginalized peoples and obviously can't change how they are and are on the same level as disabled people. So you need to check your thin privilege as you can tell I'm also a fat so your comment mentally harms me. . . Omg I can't keep that shit up haha

    • @miran3160
      @miran3160 2 года назад +6

      💯

    • @mindingmybusiness3915
      @mindingmybusiness3915 2 года назад +18

      If I were her I would want to sue because wtf

    • @lainiwakura1776
      @lainiwakura1776 2 года назад +18

      tHeY'rE oPpReSsEd

    • @ClandestineMerkaba
      @ClandestineMerkaba 2 года назад +39

      @@lainiwakura1776 _by gravity_

  • @FeuerblutRM
    @FeuerblutRM 2 года назад +248

    Imagine exiting the airplane after several hours and being drenched in the smell and sweat of strangers... 🤢

    • @hayamikuroi6007
      @hayamikuroi6007 2 года назад +2

      Fly with Ryanair once and you'll know what it's like 😂😂

    • @FeuerblutRM
      @FeuerblutRM 2 года назад +5

      @@hayamikuroi6007
      I successfully avoided that so far 😨

  • @Debziiie
    @Debziiie 2 года назад +893

    She should sue. They failed to comply with their own policy and as they said in their own policy it's a danger concern. So they put her at risk

    • @annemary9680
      @annemary9680 2 года назад +73

      For real, imagine getting into a crash and having to fight your way out of your row when you're being squished by two obese people?

    • @etcwhatever
      @etcwhatever 2 года назад +19

      @@annemary9680 yep now add spondilitis to the mix. I need to be able to move in my seat or i get in horrible pain like my body is on fire. Flying is already difficult to me...after 3hrs flight its tough for me to get up and walk properly...if i had the big ppl squashing me i would have to just give up flying that day...

    • @oiawoo9168
      @oiawoo9168 2 года назад

      @@annemary9680 instead of not leaving the seat and dying from the crush imagine you'll die from being crushed by two giant adipose tissues instead

    • @Truckngirl
      @Truckngirl 2 года назад +3

      Sue? Bwhahaha! Frontier Airlines told me that even thought the guy in the middle seat was taking up half of mine, either put up or get off (full flight). I sat sideways for takeoff and landing and spent the rest of the flight standing in the back galley with the flight attendants.

    • @jonathandevereaux298
      @jonathandevereaux298 Год назад +7

      ​@@Truckngirl bwahaha your anecdote doesn't change the fact that they violated their own rules of safety, bwahaha laughing in RUclips comments doesn't make much sense

  • @MandalaBunnyhome
    @MandalaBunnyhome 2 года назад +980

    As someone who is always forced to take the middle car seat because I'm "little," I have so much sympathy.

    • @niko3993
      @niko3993 2 года назад +29

      Me too- ugh

    • @madcancer7
      @madcancer7 2 года назад +54

      Me too. In fact I was in the exact same situation on United airline. Squished between a couple, husband and wife. I also asked whether we should switch seats and the husband went nah we are fine. I suspected they wanted me there so it’s easier for them to spill into my seat as compared to them sitting side by side. Fortunately I’m better off then Sydney because I’m petite being 4ft11 so my flight was still manageable but that’s because I’m little-size.

    • @CordeliaWagner
      @CordeliaWagner 2 года назад +11

      #teamsydney

    • @edanrice9798
      @edanrice9798 2 года назад +20

      Hahaha saaaame!
      1 like = 1 prayer for the littles stuck in the middle seat.

    • @j8246
      @j8246 2 года назад +6

      Stand your ground next time 😭❤️ you got this bestie

  • @kyrus4989
    @kyrus4989 2 года назад +80

    The airlines actually did recompensate her, but they sent her a letter in private and apologized saying they understood where she was coming from. You were spot on. The airlines were too chicken to speak out against the fat passengers.

  • @toastedtoastontoast
    @toastedtoastontoast 2 года назад +883

    it genuinely bothers and worries me that people on social media would rather protect someone's emotions and feelings over physical comfort and health

    • @commonsenseii
      @commonsenseii 2 года назад +3

      😮‍💨

    • @Ieatpaste23
      @Ieatpaste23 2 года назад +33

      Not only that, but what if there was a crash and they needed to get out? Those cats aren't going anywhere fast.

    • @BlackCoffeeee
      @BlackCoffeeee 2 года назад +11

      They're thirsty for attention, even if it means that they're hurting someone.

    • @ambrusin4889
      @ambrusin4889 2 года назад +2

      Right?

    • @libelinhaa2079
      @libelinhaa2079 2 года назад +10

      I bet those people wouldn't care about other people's emotions if they had to be squished during the entire flight

  • @clovis_the_spook
    @clovis_the_spook 2 года назад +571

    The fact that the two people refused to switch seats is pretty telling as well. They were just fine causing someone else discomfort, when they could have at easily tried to minimize the issue. I also love that everyone conveniently ignored that Sydney called herself a sardine, the tweets were obviously meant to be funny.

    • @drsalka
      @drsalka 2 года назад +22

      One can't expect a person who's putting themselves through that level of discomfort, existing in that obese body every day, to have empathy for or understand that some people aren't and don't want to be subjected to that much or that specific kind of discomfort; hence: it's only logical they behaved towards her the way they did.

    • @mysticalkitty8844
      @mysticalkitty8844 2 года назад +25

      I'd literally break down if I was in her place, since pressure at all on me causes pain. Then also just the fact I'd start panicking being near let alone AGAINST, 2 strangers?!? Like no ma'am!

    • @clovis_the_spook
      @clovis_the_spook 2 года назад +9

      @@mysticalkitty8844 Right? I would have made a big deal out of it. I absolutely will not tolerate strangers touching me. Let alone for a whole plane ride!

    • @Kaminkaese
      @Kaminkaese 2 года назад +9

      They knew that if they sit side by side none of them would have space

    • @SLRModShop
      @SLRModShop 2 года назад

      Fat people are the most selfish people you can find out there. Anyone living with one and the liberty to discuss it freely will tell you, their body isn't the only victim.
      People don't get that being fat is never a unique trait, if someone doesn't have the willpower to not eat themselves to death, imagine the rest of their life... Cleaning the house? Working?
      Fat people only exist if they can prop their lifestyle up by keeping someone else's head underwater. In short, fat people are fat leeches. Their fatness is just the visible part of what they are, they're actually much worse than what you can see on the large surface.
      Behind every fat person, there is at least one victim, paying full price.

  • @HaleyJo1992
    @HaleyJo1992 2 года назад +137

    I remember years ago when a thin woman was literally pulled from her flight so an overweight teenager could have 2 seats. Pay for 2 seats if you need 2 seats! You have to if you have a small baby you could hold in your lap!

  • @juliacouture2644
    @juliacouture2644 2 года назад +285

    I love how the argument is that She should buy first class. Why is it everyone else’s responsibility to work around fat people. Why don’t they buy first class? Or another seat, since they are the ones who can’t fit. What if the thin person had a disability, would it matter. And why am I paying for extra baggage. Next time I’ll just keep my bag on my lap and ask for a seatbelt extender, who cares about the people around me 🙄.

    • @kallemetsahalme1225
      @kallemetsahalme1225 Год назад

      because the argument is that the more sick you are the more you are allowed to walk in middle of highway and everyone is supposed to evade you

  • @lilianlamia
    @lilianlamia 2 года назад +601

    The way that airline jumped on the opportunity to virtue-signal.
    Sure, your passengers come in all shapes and sizes - but your seats don’t. If I pay for one whole seat, I want 100% of that seat and I’ll strategically fight for my fair share of time with the armrest. ⚔️

    • @dpat1842
      @dpat1842 2 года назад +36

      and it's not like the airlines would be willing to take a hit on their profit to ensure the variety of their customer's shapes are accounted for, so why should we, the paying customers?

    • @eldgeth3799
      @eldgeth3799 2 года назад +32

      Have you sat next to the ones who really want to put the arm rest up? It makes it easier for them to encroach. Always say “No” kindly but firmly.

    • @kikimich
      @kikimich 2 года назад +10

      amen. I always put the armrest down haha

    • @lisettes.9598
      @lisettes.9598 2 года назад +14

      @@eldgeth3799 oh no, that armrest stays the F down! They can try to fistfight me to raise it.

    • @evil1by1
      @evil1by1 2 года назад

      @@dpat1842 they wouldn't be taking the hit, we would. I, for one will not be paying higher airfare because some people are both too far to fly and too cheap to buy the amount of seats that much ass requires.
      If fat people won't buy two seats now, they certainly won't pay extra for an extra large seat. If all the seats are made extra large then the planes carrying capacity is reduced and everyone pays higher fares to make up for the missing passengers.
      Either way they socialize the cost of their choices while reaping all the benefits.
      Nope nothing doing for me.

  • @leeboy7139
    @leeboy7139 2 года назад +59

    A 350 lb woman wasn't allowed to take a helicopter tour because she was over the 300 lb limit. She complained to our local news station because she felt because her husband was only 250 lbs she should be allowed to fly. She could not understand about how her weight alone would make the helicopter unstable.

  • @kosmoandwanda
    @kosmoandwanda 2 года назад +751

    As my mother used to say, "Your rights end where so-and-so's begin." That was easy enough to comprehend as a teenager, dunno why adults can't figure that out.

    • @KreeZafi
      @KreeZafi 2 года назад

      Your mother is bang on target! Your right to swing your fist ends at my face, you know?

    • @wimsylogic65
      @wimsylogic65 2 года назад +20

      I'm not sure why but I'm having a bit of trouble understanding this. Do you think you could explain more? Please I think it's a good message and I just want to make sure I understand it.

    • @KreeZafi
      @KreeZafi 2 года назад +117

      @@wimsylogic65 Your rights and freedoms should not come at someone else's expense, basically. See my prior comment for an example. You have the right to swing your fists around but those rights end where my face (and my right not to be punched) begins

    • @naobe5
      @naobe5 2 года назад +1

      Amen

    • @bladedancer9140
      @bladedancer9140 2 года назад +37

      @@wimsylogic65 your airplane seat ends where someone else’s begins

  • @smashingpancakes9058
    @smashingpancakes9058 2 года назад +271

    People don't get this mad when someone is complaining about sitting next to a passenger with poor hygiene or eating crunchy food loudly and getting crumbs everywhere.

    • @caseysargent7467
      @caseysargent7467 2 года назад +14

      No someone eating crunchy foods loudly will get them throat punched.

    • @smashingpancakes9058
      @smashingpancakes9058 2 года назад +17

      @@caseysargent7467 Oh for sure. That's what I was trying to say, people would be understanding towards the person doing the punching because it's generally understood loud crunching and crumbs are uncomfortable.

    • @dolabala1755
      @dolabala1755 2 года назад

      I punched a dude like that,

  • @almostatami
    @almostatami 2 года назад +143

    Not gonna lie,my weak ass wouldve cried if I was in her position. I get the "you're skinny so sit in the middle" treatment all the time but I still need to be able to sit back and breathe. So unfair.

  • @katemcknight4009
    @katemcknight4009 2 года назад +677

    Sydney mentioned in a podcast that she was groped on an airplane once, and basically got discarded by the police. I can't imagine the distress she went through during this situation. Also, she mentioned she had hip surgery. Those siblings should have bought the middle seat

    • @hannahbeanies8855
      @hannahbeanies8855 2 года назад +14

      I definitely feel for her but why didn’t she approach the steward to solve the problem before ranting about it and how much she dislikes fat people on social media?

    • @katemcknight4009
      @katemcknight4009 2 года назад +47

      @@hannahbeanies8855 yeah, given the previous trauma, I don't know. I know that I would have spoken up, but I understand that some people find that terrifying. I get it though; most issues should be resolved with face to face conversations

    • @nicoledenel
      @nicoledenel 2 года назад +88

      @@hannahbeanies8855 it was a full flight and she did say there was one in particular who was checking on how she was doing and appreciated the fact that person acknowledged she was uncomfortable. It validated her discomfort

    • @kimberlyWard8152
      @kimberlyWard8152 2 года назад +62

      @@katemcknight4009 from what I understand she did tell them but they couldn't really do anything as all the seats were filled. The only option was possibly putting a child In that seat but I doubt a parent would agree to that

    • @hannahbeanies8855
      @hannahbeanies8855 2 года назад +2

      @@nicoledenel ok it was a full flight. So everyone was uncomfortable. She still couldn’t approached the steward for a solution or option before blasting people on social media. What did she expect be done? Did I miss that part? I may have

  • @AhmedAli-jk2xz
    @AhmedAli-jk2xz 2 года назад +175

    This happened to me, I was on a flight and I was sitting next to a very obese women. I am a guy who is into working out so I have pretty broad shoulders. I ended up writing a comment on my phone saying the following, "hey, sorry to bother you, unfortunately I am quite uncomfortable on this flight because of lack of room. If you have a seat available somewhere, can you come back in 15 mins and say there's a seat available near my family, thanks" I showed this note to the flight attendant. She did exactly what I wrote, gave me a fist bump and upgrade me to business class.

    • @StephanieCabriales
      @StephanieCabriales 2 года назад +9

      Yes that’s exactly what she should have done ! And if there were no other seats then they would have had to deal with it according to the policy that she mentioned.

    • @JameeMiller
      @JameeMiller 2 года назад +30

      @@StephanieCabriales she did ask to be moved but the flight was full & there weren’t any open seats.

    • @froagjumpington
      @froagjumpington 2 года назад +5

      I think you handled that perfectly

    • @bitterbunn1831
      @bitterbunn1831 2 года назад +4

      @@StephanieCabriales she said the seat was bought to her and was the ONLY seat available, no one wanted to change seats with her, they even ask some parents if their children's could change seats with her and they say no c:

    • @drsalka
      @drsalka 2 года назад +4

      @@bitterbunn1831 it would have been a partial solution if she was able to get the flight attendant make the obese passenger that sat on the aisle side switch their seat with Sidney, so at least she could lean towards the empty space in the aisle corridor (not that that is what we're trying to ultimately achieve her, but...). Given this is not only being a preference issue but, as written in the airlines policy statement it's more importantly a safety issue, the obese passenger would have to switch seats after being asked by the flight attendant, because f.a.'s have that level of authority on the plane (speaking from experience as a former flight attendant of 3yrs).

  • @jurassicjaws
    @jurassicjaws 2 года назад +86

    Thank you for talking about this. I flew a lot in the past, and it wasn't uncommon for me to have someone spilling into my seat. It was a whole new tier of anxiety the time I almost had to sit for 8 hours between two morbidly obese people. The flight attendant saw the stress in my eyes, said it wasn't safe (which is true), and escorted me to an empty aisle seat. Bless that lady for relocating me and announcing that it wasn't a safe situation.
    The following month my best friend was steamed because had to pay a colossal fee for his luggage being one pound over the limit, but the morbidly obese person beside him didn't have to pay for two seats.
    My cousin pays to fly business because he's tall and he needs the leg room, else there's a greater risk of blood clots. He can't control being tall.
    American Faillines needs to get someone to manage their Twitter who can behave like they represent a business, and not some backhanded jerk who is more interested in likes and clout.

    • @honey25873
      @honey25873 2 года назад +1

      You got lucky with a kind plane attendant

    • @ameliatorres6162
      @ameliatorres6162 Год назад +1

      Man, you got lucky with that flight attendant. I remember being 16 on my flight to NYC and sitting between a really heavy man and the window. It was almost impossible to go the bathroom so, after the first trip, I decided to hold it but got bad cramps as a result.

  • @CalltoaMentor
    @CalltoaMentor 2 года назад +177

    My mother taught me that “I’m sorry you feel that way.” Is not an apology.
    If a single woman in small town, middle of nowhere in New England, knows this, why doesn’t a a major corporation with a PR team?

    • @KiraKadar
      @KiraKadar 2 года назад +9

      I figure the PR team weighed their options and decided it was better to side with the FA side instead of her

    • @hannahbeanies8855
      @hannahbeanies8855 2 года назад

      @@KiraKadar FA?

    • @KiraKadar
      @KiraKadar 2 года назад

      @@hannahbeanies8855 Fat Activists

    • @katiasophist1171
      @katiasophist1171 2 года назад

      @@hannahbeanies8855 FA means Fat Activists

    • @mavel2038
      @mavel2038 2 года назад +4

      @@hannahbeanies8855 how do you not know it? Fat Acceptance (People, Alliance, or Fam)

  • @rykieart3213
    @rykieart3213 2 года назад +526

    I love how Sydney ended her video. She said she doesn't apologize. That The movement is all about "consent" And that she didn't consent to strangers, touching, and sweating on her. I wouldn't either. FYI, I'm fat, and don't want anyone around me te be uncomfortable, because I'm descent, and wouldn't want others to make me uncomfortable either.

    • @TheYasmineFlower
      @TheYasmineFlower 2 года назад

      The irony is that Sydney is outspokenly anti-feminist and hates the MeToo movement. But NOW she understands consent?
      Like, the situation on that airplane was unpleasant, of course. But I can see why people drag her hypocritical ass.

    • @rykieart3213
      @rykieart3213 2 года назад +10

      @@TheYasmineFlower Regardless her views and ideology, which has nothing to do with me, her statements in THIS video resonated with me because I experienced it. Besides, her comment on "consent" was to point out that those in the bodypositive community, who are out gunning for her, are all about consent, yet they don't apply it to others, only to themselves. Once again, I've seen that.

    • @MadMissy
      @MadMissy 2 года назад +4

      Sorry, I just have to correct you:
      "...because I'm DECENT" not deScent. Descent means sth going downwards 😅
      Apart from that, I appreciate and agree to your view ❤️

    • @rykieart3213
      @rykieart3213 2 года назад +6

      @@MadMissy No no, don't be sorry. I appreciate when people correct me, that's how I learn. English is not my first language, and spell check doesn't pick up on 2 words spelled different but with the same sounds. I always mix up "which", and "witch" 😂

    • @tonyb7615
      @tonyb7615 2 года назад +2

      The whole point is you are a decent person. You would not make her feel uncomfortable. The ppl here preyed upon her. For the tickets. If it was you, you wouldnt be a dick and she'd probably talk with you and be happy to.

  • @mexicanachulax3
    @mexicanachulax3 2 года назад +64

    I love how people say, why dont you buy a firat class seat? Ok why dont they buy two seats? That argument goes no where.

    • @Cat_Woods
      @Cat_Woods Год назад +1

      Especially in this case, where all they would have to do is buy the one extra seat between them, not an extra seat each. They knew the problem but decided it was fine to take someone else's space so they wouldn't have to pay any extra for the space they were taking up. They didn't care about the comfort of the person between them, regardless of the size of that person.

  • @alexismiller4619
    @alexismiller4619 2 года назад +753

    I hate being touched and have sensory issues so I would freak out from having to touch two people for an entire flight. I can barely stand hugging someone with both arms let alone having two stranger's arms on me the entire flight.

    • @boosqueezy2418
      @boosqueezy2418 2 года назад +38

      yes me too! i would have an anxiety attack.

    • @MandalaBunnyhome
      @MandalaBunnyhome 2 года назад +21

      Same I get really claustrophobic when people are too close, even ones I like

    • @DylanRomanov
      @DylanRomanov 2 года назад +15

      Right like I would definitely silently cry cause I would still feel bad if I hurt their feelings but they had a chance to switch which would have made it slightly better

    • @EuleMiyu
      @EuleMiyu 2 года назад +9

      Same, I don't even like to huge people I like let alone touch a stranger.

    • @scorpiorising_
      @scorpiorising_ 2 года назад +3

      For Hours!!!!

  • @heatherjsky
    @heatherjsky 2 года назад +560

    I’m surprised you didn’t mention the people squishing her did it on purpose. She asked to switch but they said no they fly together all the time like that. They purposely sat a seat apart to either get a free seat between them or make someone else uncomfortable…

    • @saritaverde4562
      @saritaverde4562 2 года назад +12

      She did though 😆

    • @tshacraza456
      @tshacraza456 2 года назад +6

      Why would they do that tho why would any two people want to make someone uncomfortable just for the sake of it unless they’re sadistic fucks. They wouldn’t so maybe they didn’t pay for the third seat because they didn’t have the funds or embarrassed there are many other reasons.

    • @codenameprototype6219
      @codenameprototype6219 2 года назад +13

      @@tshacraza456 Or they're stingy or lazy.

    • @JDMimeTHEFIRST
      @JDMimeTHEFIRST 2 года назад +13

      That’s sociopathic and spoiled. They seem entitled. One would be if you had the means to eat that much food. I had a $10 / week food budget in college and quickly lost the freshmen 15. The whole time I wondered who the hell is rich enough to gain weight in college?

    • @maxoreilly2698
      @maxoreilly2698 2 года назад +3

      Spent the money on FFFFOOOOOOOOOODDDD

  • @mdanam
    @mdanam 2 года назад +83

    I'm 100% on Sydney's side in this. This happened to me many years ago on a flight. There was a couple who were flying together who were separated by the airline, one next to me, and one in another part of the plane. Me being the nice guy I am offered my seat so they could sit together. Then right before the flight began a huge woman (400 lbs. at least) sat down next to me and squished me for the duration of the flight. At that point the flight was full and there was no alternative seat for me. I know exactly what she felt like, and this was many years ago well before the so-called fat positive moment. It was so awful, I still remember it 10 years later.

    • @msambly5310
      @msambly5310 Год назад +1

      no good deed goes unpunished!

  • @yourgoodfriendkit
    @yourgoodfriendkit 2 года назад +303

    I heard a lot of stories like this and thought they were exaggerated until it happened to me too. Last holiday season I decided to treat my husband and myself to first class seats to visit family. When we boarded we found a large bodied woman taking up our whole row, 3 seats. She only bought 1 seat and needed 3 and the flight was full but the staff decided to accommodate the woman. My husband and I were moved to seats much smaller than I paid for. I complained to no avail.The seats were small for even me and I'm short and wear size S/M. I won't be using that airline again
    I am still very salty about this
    #teamsydney

    • @roaroa5291
      @roaroa5291 2 года назад +67

      You definitely should have filed a complaint.

    • @unhiddenhistory
      @unhiddenhistory 2 года назад +58

      One woman took up THREE first-class seats?

    • @yourgoodfriendkit
      @yourgoodfriendkit 2 года назад +68

      @@unhiddenhistory yup, no joke. When I insisted that I want my seats the staff said they would call for a wheel chair to move her but never did. I assume they did not have the appropriate wheel chair to move her and probably why they just let her stay there. Too much hassle

    • @ainelael
      @ainelael 2 года назад +34

      Goodness I’m angry for you. 😤 I’d be fuming!

    • @madeyed2702
      @madeyed2702 Год назад

      That's because those useless airlines afraid being labelled or drag to human right commissioner for targeting obese people -- so better dealing with unhappy skinny customers instead. I think there should be legislation where all airplane must have certain # of seats to accommodate obese people, and those people must buy those seats if they reach certain body weight. If they don't, then they must not allow to fly and refunded their fee. It's not safe for them either by being squashed in tiny space -- higher risk for blood clot & resp. problem!

  • @bahnmi436
    @bahnmi436 2 года назад +376

    Fat or not, she paid for a whole seat, and she should get a whole seat. Overflowing into someone else's seat is effectively stealing from them.

    • @oliviasommerville4733
      @oliviasommerville4733 2 года назад +9

      agreed. if someone next to her had put their legs up in her seat and she complained, you know everyone would be on her side.

  • @audriacostello6648
    @audriacostello6648 2 года назад +75

    I had this problem I was trapped between a huge buff man and a huge moderately overweight man, they bust must've been 6'3. I was going green, both men were kind, I shut down and they called over the stewardess. She put me in my own seat. The men were kind i literally rolled myself over their bodies to get out as i was nauseous and anxiety ridden. They gathered my stuff and the stewardess brought it over to my new seat. I really appreciated the patience and kindness. I think I was lucky

  • @karolinakozlowska1601
    @karolinakozlowska1601 2 года назад +730

    I wonder if the same amount of tolerance would have been shown by these people if they had been the ones sitting there 🤦‍♀

    • @MalcomJuliaMorgan
      @MalcomJuliaMorgan 2 года назад

      how they would have handled it between two fat men with maga hats.

    • @junjae.
      @junjae. 2 года назад +88

      people are so disconnected from reality that they don't have any empathy until they feel pain themselves.

    • @CordeliaWagner
      @CordeliaWagner 2 года назад +13

      #teamsydney

    • @scratthesquirrel5242
      @scratthesquirrel5242 2 года назад +13

      there was a guy yelling at sydney that she was disgusting. yet he didnt offer to switch seats with her.

    • @sweetsea3607
      @sweetsea3607 2 года назад +22

      I think what bothers me the most about this was that Sydney was being actually physically hurt during this flight and people are telling her she should have just put up with it. Imagine complaining because someone was hurting you only to be scolded for it. Reminds me of primary school.

  • @laurendearnley9595
    @laurendearnley9595 2 года назад +896

    I lost all sympathy for them when I found out the two people were siblings. I'd put money on the fact they booked two seats with one free in the middle in the hopes it would be vacant or the person would be move so they could take up 3 seats and pay for 2. I applaud the hustle, but at the barest minimum, they needed to recognise Sydney was uncomfortable and let her have the side seat, especially after she asked.

    • @CROSSMYHEARTREFUSETOLIE
      @CROSSMYHEARTREFUSETOLIE 2 года назад +68

      I did something similar in trains where you have to sit but if you have no neighbours you can lay and sleep. So yeah, 100% they did that on purpose!

    • @bunn228
      @bunn228 2 года назад +19

      I was thinking that too

    • @tonyb7615
      @tonyb7615 2 года назад

      It's almost as if they got off on it. And that is where I'd ruin their whole shit. Pop em in the face and then run around and tire them out. One good kick to the knee and they are open for business.

    • @Cecily-Pimprenelle
      @Cecily-Pimprenelle 2 года назад +54

      Yes. No shame on them for trying, after all it the plane hadn’t been full Sydney could have been relocated, but being wilfully blind to their neighbour’s discomfort, after she has raised the switching seats thing, was Annoying.

    • @Discordia5
      @Discordia5 2 года назад +60

      The siblings should have sat next to each other. They should have known this was the polite thing to do. I can't believe they had no shame turning her request down, that was where it all went south in my mind, too. Like, it's not their fault the seats are small, but they are the type that don't even care about other people. That's so much worse than being fat, EW.

  • @rachelmaddowswife8713
    @rachelmaddowswife8713 2 года назад +110

    Thank you, as always, for being the voice of reason! If the airline really wanted to show their support for fat people, they would pay for the fat person's second seat themselves. Of course they aren't going to do that, they're greedy as hell. They just pass on the expense to an unsuspecting normal sized customer while shaming them for having the gall to complain that they didn't get to use what they paid for.

    • @MamaMOB
      @MamaMOB 2 года назад +4

      This is the most underrated comment!!!

    • @FeuerblutRM
      @FeuerblutRM 2 года назад +2

      If they did that they would have to know passenger weight/size beforehand. Otherwise they will sell any seat available.
      Imagine the outcry if people had to give information about their weight and body size prior to booking a seat! ☝️

    • @drsalka
      @drsalka 2 года назад

      ​@@FeuerblutRM amen

  • @pdawe5519
    @pdawe5519 2 года назад +954

    People's personal space should not have to be invaded because of other people's lifestyle choices and we shouldn't be the ones made to feel bad for saying something about it

    • @twentysecondcenturywoman
      @twentysecondcenturywoman 2 года назад +12

      Good comment!

    • @CordeliaWagner
      @CordeliaWagner 2 года назад +9

      #teamsydney

    • @tonyb7615
      @tonyb7615 2 года назад +10

      The airlines are worried about taking a hit to their stocks. They know. But they can never say because the keyboard warriors will get woke about it. When everything has to be said as to not offend, the offended are precious widdle babies.

    • @hannahbeanies8855
      @hannahbeanies8855 2 года назад +2

      @@tonyb7615 aren’t you the one talking about how it freaks you out when people accidentally touch you? You want to talk about whittle baby fweelings getting hurt?

    • @autumnh5027
      @autumnh5027 2 года назад +22

      Hannahbeanies idk how to tell you that getting touched without your consent, especially for three hours straight, is actually a big deal

  • @beckyhankins7134
    @beckyhankins7134 2 года назад +225

    I mean, I’m not fat and I feel crowded on a plane and claustrophobic. Planes are just tiny. Also, I was thinking when she said she was hunched forward the whole flight with her head on the seat in front of her, realistically that didn’t sound safe. Like if something happened, that’s a bad position to be in.

    • @reejay2098
      @reejay2098 2 года назад +6

      The funny thing is that's the close to the position that you would be in in a Crash..
      Head in your Lap hands on your head.

    • @peridot1706
      @peridot1706 2 года назад +5

      Agreed. Unfortunately it'll probably take someone being seriously hurt to make airlines put safety before PR. If the plane had a mishap, she could have been seriously injured from not being able to sit properly in her seat; if the plane needed to be evacuated, that could have been a nightmare if one or both of them struggle to move and she's trapped between them (and lets hope these seats weren't at an emergency exit).

    • @mavel2038
      @mavel2038 2 года назад +2

      @@reejay2098 haven't people said that's not accurate?

    • @reejay2098
      @reejay2098 2 года назад

      @@mavel2038 maybe I was flight attendant back in 07 so it could have changed

    • @teatimewithtrish2478
      @teatimewithtrish2478 2 года назад +3

      yes clearly it wasnt and it hurt her hips and back. So she should be able to take legal action. the airline went against their own rules.

  • @kalisederoche
    @kalisederoche 2 года назад +30

    wild how the body positive movement has turned into a “im bigger than you so you have to do what i say” mentality. like we are being actively punished for being healthy & responsible

  • @JustGina724
    @JustGina724 2 года назад +747

    Your fat chick videos inspired me to lose 50 lbs this year. All I had to do was stop blaming having children, getting older, hormones, genetics, etc. Fat shaming works when you’re not a “have no shame” kind of person. Thank you! You’re awesome!

    • @katrinascarlet5637
      @katrinascarlet5637 2 года назад +18

      I've been tempted for a while to buy her program because of my PCOS. Everything that has that included is extreme about cutting out almost every carb in existence and it's a bit daunting

    • @notyourfrind9415
      @notyourfrind9415 2 года назад +9

      Got dang, well done. I'm proud of you 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

    • @petrosinella
      @petrosinella 2 года назад +5

      Good job!🙂

    • @ikeijeoma9999
      @ikeijeoma9999 2 года назад +3

      Same here

    • @mrsjulie11
      @mrsjulie11 2 года назад +3

      Congratulations!

  • @ICantRecognizeCelebrities
    @ICantRecognizeCelebrities 2 года назад +399

    I never thought I would be offended by any of your stories, Michelle, but this one did actually get to me. People are calling her the C-word for speaking her mind and rightfully complaining about a terrible experience that no one even TRIED to help her in, but so many of these other ladies can demand accommodations for cute clothes and big chairs in public spaces?
    I'm angrier than Fat Fab Feminist was at Rebel Wilson!

    • @meggy0
      @meggy0 2 года назад +43

      Right? This makes me so mad. I get really anxious and panicky when I don’t have any personal space and I know I would of had a panic attack if I’d been in her shoes. Calling her the c-word for making a legitimate complaint, ughh. And American Airlines just throwing her under the bus, when they’re the ones that put her in that seat and didn’t care to help her, gross.

    • @jurassicjaws
      @jurassicjaws 2 года назад +30

      It got worse than that. I don't know if any of the angry articles purged their comments for being disgustingly inhumane, but at the time there were men threatening and wishing violence on Sydney. The way they described what they would do to her for being "fatphobic" was genuinely worrying. I hope they're all on some kind of list, because it's not (or it shouldn't be) normal to have such violent fantasies over hurt feelings.

    • @commonsenseii
      @commonsenseii 2 года назад

      All of these entitled people who are blind and have no basic sense, you cant even work youre way out throught it , i would have panic attack if im in that situation.

    • @commonsenseii
      @commonsenseii 2 года назад +8

      @@jurassicjaws Its sick they demand empathy and care and then cuss and abuse the rest and cant see their own ass spurting out nonsense and threating over something like this.

    • @commonsenseii
      @commonsenseii 2 года назад

      @@jurassicjaws Imagine if a thin person would say something like that to fats all media and woke people all lose their insane minds and turn psycho

  • @pinkmonkeybird2644
    @pinkmonkeybird2644 2 года назад +20

    As a wheelchair user, I put up with an incredible number of inconveniences and outright discrimination when I fly. I’ve had my wheelchair damaged and lost many times, I’ve been told I’m not eligible to board even though I’m fit to fly, I have to wait until every single person is off the plane before the staff will retrieve my hopefully undamaged wheelchair from the hold, and if I don’t pay for a first class seat, I have to suffer the indignity of transferring to a tiny little aisle chair so they can push me to my assigned seat in coach, and there’s zero way for me to use the restroom during the flight. I cannot change the fact that I’m unable to walk, so I put up with all this because I need to travel for work and family. If I deal with all the restrictions for flying as a disabled person, I don’t understand why there’s no rule enforced that if you cannot fit only into your assigned space on a plane, you cannot fly in that seat. Buy multiple seats or upgrade yourself at your own cost to first class.

  • @absolutelyridiculous6743
    @absolutelyridiculous6743 2 года назад +505

    This is one of my nightmares. I'm very small and petite, and thus barely take up space, but that doesn't mean I want my designated area taken up by a stranger's body. Keep your hands, feet, and fat you yourself.

    • @kiana9941
      @kiana9941 2 года назад +53

      right because I'm small people think they can squeeze next to me and it causes me anxiety

    • @Ieatpaste23
      @Ieatpaste23 2 года назад +27

      It's like being put in a hot gross sweaty box. So claustiphobic.

    • @ambrusin4889
      @ambrusin4889 2 года назад +13

      Exactly, bigger people are always in your personal space all the time in many public situations, always, still its you who have no saying in this matter. I know because I`m build the same way I´m quite small also.

    • @jillgarittagoatgirl-expose2759
      @jillgarittagoatgirl-expose2759 2 года назад +3

      I suggest you stop flying.

    • @user-mv5zt8qd9l
      @user-mv5zt8qd9l 2 года назад

      @JillGaritta GOAT GIRL - EXPOSE THE TRUTH I suggest you and your ilk stop demanding the world to bend over backwards to cater to your self-destructive lifestyles.

  • @rcat514
    @rcat514 2 года назад +1239

    I love Sidney. She briefly mentioned her “past experience” with flying-years ago she was SA’d on a plane and was later told she could not prosecute the man/would not win the case because his behavior was just “cultural.” 😳🤦🏻‍♀️ That’s a pretty well-known story she’s shared before-so where is the “me too” movement for her?! She has trauma with flying and with strangers touching her! I’m disgusted by the hate she got over her tweets.

    • @SaheeliRai
      @SaheeliRai 2 года назад +137

      In which world is SA a cultural thing?! It's horrible that she had to experience that and then get this answer

    • @ad8447
      @ad8447 2 года назад +76

      She was the biggest critic of metoo movement. She even said women in any workplace is a liability and when women complain about SA at work, they are disrupting work life environment and that 'believe women' is dumb. So yeah she should know that no one would support her when she is assaulted either

    • @armellebiampamba4257
      @armellebiampamba4257 2 года назад +1

      @@ad8447 Um of course believing women is dumb. Women are people. People lie. Alot actually. The metoo movement started ok but where it derailed is when people started making false accusations and people started getting sent to prison FOR YEARS for crimes they did not commit. Worse yet, rarely did the false accusers face any backlash. Believing women is a horrid idea but we can listen and judge them carefully.

    • @scootertron8332
      @scootertron8332 2 года назад +166

      @@ad8447 If you have principals you should uphold them whether you agree with the person or not.

    • @ad8447
      @ad8447 2 года назад +25

      @@scootertron8332 naaah.. Bullies don't deserve empathy

  • @levlowell
    @levlowell 2 года назад +25

    All this woman did was share her experience on a very uncomfortable flight. She never once mentioned the names of the individuals, she didn't share pictures of their faces, and I didn't see her call them any derogatory names. All she did was recap her uncomfortable airplane flight and I can relate.

  • @adelinecastillo3147
    @adelinecastillo3147 2 года назад +279

    Flying is miserable enough in economy without having to fight for full access to a seat you paid for 🙄

  • @sunq3831
    @sunq3831 2 года назад +149

    It gets to me that the siblings refused to seat together knowing well they would crush the other passenger. The nerve!!

    • @boosqueezy2418
      @boosqueezy2418 2 года назад +11

      they knew what they were doing.

    • @sunq3831
      @sunq3831 2 года назад +6

      @@boosqueezy2418 they knew very well and had no shame when asked to change together, they refuse. Go figure!

    • @hollid90
      @hollid90 2 года назад +6

      They obviously didn't want to pay for the middle seat and were probably hoping the flight wouldn't be full and that no one would pick the seat between them. Could you imagine if the person that had that middle seat were the same size as them? I bet another seat would have been found in that situation.

  • @ReallyDumbName
    @ReallyDumbName Год назад +19

    I am a very big boy, and I absolutely agree with Sydney in this situation. My body is my responsibility.

  • @woelkind
    @woelkind 2 года назад +293

    Poor Sydney. I feel like we're in the Twilight Zone after hearing the backlash she's getting. If you're in my seat that I paid for, you're in the seat I PAID FOR.

    • @CordeliaWagner
      @CordeliaWagner 2 года назад +13

      #teamsydney

    • @c123-i6n
      @c123-i6n 2 года назад +20

      I think she is getting the reaction she is due to her political beliefs, rather than simply wanting the seat she paid for.

    • @hannahbeanies8855
      @hannahbeanies8855 2 года назад +5

      @@c123-i6n are you sure it’s just her political beliefs? Was she respectful and speak of the fat people next to her as human beings?

    • @c123-i6n
      @c123-i6n 2 года назад +17

      @@hannahbeanies8855 Obviously, I wasn’t on the plane so I don’t know how she spoke to them. But, some of the people, who were criticizing her, brought up her political beliefs as she is apparently a right-wing conservative channel. What I’m saying is her attitude seems largely influenced by her political beliefs. Nonetheless, just because the fat people are human beings, it doesn’t give them the right to inconvenience or harm others due to their poor eating choices.

    • @hannahbeanies8855
      @hannahbeanies8855 2 года назад

      @@c123-i6n You are right that no one should be harmed and everyone is entitled to as much comfort as possible in that situation.
      However.
      What did Sydney do before posting in social media to resolve the issue?

  • @Thedrickx
    @Thedrickx 2 года назад +262

    Sydney was given an honorary doctorate. She brought this up on one of the podcasts with The Quartering. They were laughing about how everyone gravitated to this.

    • @angelacanedit
      @angelacanedit 2 года назад +5

      do u know what institute or college gave her the doctorate? just curious

    • @Thedrickx
      @Thedrickx 2 года назад +3

      @@angelacanedit sorry I am not sure which one. I believe it was addressed on the podcast I mentioned like 2 - 3 weeks back. I know they were laughing about it on the episode last Thursday, but they had addressed it a few times prior.

    • @pugsley201
      @pugsley201 2 года назад +8

      Everyone might focus on it because she makes it pretty prominent. The whole idea of her getting an honorary doctorate is hysterical tho

    • @ig3815
      @ig3815 2 года назад +3

      @@pugsley201 how does she make it “prominent”?

    • @angelacanedit
      @angelacanedit 2 года назад +5

      @@ig3815 i think they're talking about her putting "Dr." in her twitter name!

  • @middleofnowhere1313
    @middleofnowhere1313 2 года назад +24

    How dare we not want to be crushed, pushed, hit and sweated on?

  • @tennantsforever8856
    @tennantsforever8856 2 года назад +318

    Sydney was also open about the fact that as someone who experienced sa in the past, she's uncomfortable with invasion of her personal space. And yet she's the evil one

    • @purplegothicangel5650
      @purplegothicangel5650 2 года назад +21

      I know how she feels. I wasn't saed but was severely abused by an ex, but when I didn't like people too close to me, I was a baby and need to grow up and think how others feel. I hate how people turn others' trauma against them to make them look like the villain. I stand by Sydney!

    • @kiera6326
      @kiera6326 2 года назад

      Well, she kind of is. She’s an alt-right conservative. She dismisses SA as women being dramatic or making dumb decisions, and uses it as a tool for her to pick up and put down whenever she needs to take a shot at any other marginalised group.

    • @whatabout6392
      @whatabout6392 2 года назад

      Sydney led a men's rights march after a woman was sexually assaulted and murdered by a man. Sydney deserves the worst. I'm glad two fatties triggered her lmao!

    • @faziefyzul1831
      @faziefyzul1831 2 года назад +2

      Likewise, and I wouldn't be comfortable either especially due to SA and traumatic things I have experienced. I don't like anyone invading my space and privacy.

    • @tennantsforever8856
      @tennantsforever8856 2 года назад +3

      @@kiera6326 being conservative doesn't make you evil :') and she only says to look at facts before jumping into 'women are always right' rethoric. And despite what you might think about her believes, in this case she was treated in a horrible way and she is absolutely right in pointing out the unfairness of the situation

  • @cstatum1
    @cstatum1 2 года назад +56

    Those siblings knew they were too big which is why they didn't buy seats together and I'm sure they were hoping no one sat in that middle seat. Most people that fly together by seats next to each other. The fact that they didn't shows that they absolutely knew that they both spilled over into the seat next to them.

  • @noname-ip9xe
    @noname-ip9xe 2 года назад +23

    As someone who also has trauma the idea of a stranger touching me,even accidentally I’d be a mess, and as a small woman(100bs 4’7) I do absolutely everything I can to not take up space, I will never understand the kind of genuinely mean people who do not care about other human’s personal space, I’m so tired of fat acceptance types expecting people to bend over backwards for them but they can’t even do the smallest thing to not make others uncomfortable.

  • @amandaparker1396
    @amandaparker1396 2 года назад +178

    The fact they were siblings they could have had one pay for two seats and have the other sibling pay their sibling half the amount so they both had room.

    • @GetPrettyWithPuff
      @GetPrettyWithPuff 2 года назад +4

      exactly

    • @boosqueezy2418
      @boosqueezy2418 2 года назад +6

      their own brother wouldn’t sit in between those two

    • @Gna_d54
      @Gna_d54 2 года назад +5

      It really is such a selfish situation. They were traveling together. They were hoping they wouldn't have to purchase the extra and the middle person would be moved. They didn't even need to buy 4 seats, an extra for each. Just the middle third one and they both would've had extra room.

  • @sofiabruiz17
    @sofiabruiz17 2 года назад +323

    As someone who is tall, and after just an hour of flight has literal purple knees full of bruising from the constant hitting of the chair in front, I get so annoyed when they complain so much for not fitting when its their choices that led them there.

    • @baba-bv8xz
      @baba-bv8xz 2 года назад +6

      Right, but i get more angry at people that fit in the seats perfectly but get upset after it it disturbs them for ONE flight, so I relish in the pain of this youtuber who doesn't give a fuck about the tall people. I would kill for a fat person squishing me every blue moon if it means that I never have to deal with missing out on opportunities and fun things because I dread the travelling conditions. This isn't only about a plane, this is the bus, the train it all a nightmare for people that don't fit vertically but I guess horizontally too. I wish losing weight was the key for me to have a comfortable trip, but i am not upset with fat people because it's just as uncomfortable for them as the people sitting next to them.

    • @codenameprototype6219
      @codenameprototype6219 2 года назад +31

      @@baba-bv8xz That sounds like a you problem and you're tryna make it everybody else's problem because you're too lazy to go to the gym.

    • @kgty1295
      @kgty1295 2 года назад +8

      @@codenameprototype6219 they can’t lose height at the gym

    • @dragames
      @dragames 2 года назад +22

      @@baba-bv8xz this was a dumb comment. If you're the one making it uncomfortable for both, you're the problem, not the person you made uncomfortable with your bad choices.
      Self lipo.

    • @dragames
      @dragames 2 года назад +10

      @@kgty1295 they were talking about fat people, not tall people.

  • @whitneyguzman304
    @whitneyguzman304 2 года назад +19

    I went to a concert in April, first one since 2019, got amazing seats, spent a chunk of money on the tickets and was really excited to go. The entire show, I was crowded out by an obese woman who’s fat rolls kept rubbing on me. I was able to scoot closer to my husband but was so pissed that I even had to do that when I paid for the seat I was in. It was incredibly annoying and certainly did put a bit of a damper on the experience.

  • @M3Niki
    @M3Niki 2 года назад +76

    I'm sorry but I cracked up at "both the fats are sweating on me"🤣

    • @CordeliaWagner
      @CordeliaWagner 2 года назад +9

      Like a horror sauna. ☻

    • @lise7538
      @lise7538 2 года назад

      If it had been me they would have had any choice but to give me the row seat at some point. Because I would have spent the entire flight puking.

    • @Em_Elizabeth
      @Em_Elizabeth 2 года назад

      It's such awkward wording!😅

    • @Tenebarum
      @Tenebarum 2 года назад

      @@CordeliaWagner oh my god. Getting squished and sauned.

  • @sindelscat9336
    @sindelscat9336 2 года назад +736

    I feel like people need to hurt others feelings at some point.

    • @GigglewithFelix321
      @GigglewithFelix321 2 года назад +31

      If your/my feelings are hurt because someone's talking about something you/I can change, then YOU/I need to change.

    • @silentfriend369
      @silentfriend369 2 года назад +23

      @@GigglewithFelix321 that logic doesn't translate well when applied to other situations. If I get insulted because of my long nose, should I change it (get surgery) for others? Faulty logic.

    • @growingoaks
      @growingoaks 2 года назад +15

      @@silentfriend369 holy shit, r/whoosh

    • @growingoaks
      @growingoaks 2 года назад +5

      @the green one you got r/whoosh’d dude. Hes clearly being sarcastic lmfaoooo

    • @DatNygma
      @DatNygma 2 года назад +6

      "I feel". Well there's YOUR problem. Lol

  • @sim771
    @sim771 2 года назад +19

    Little 15 year old me was on a flight to Paris (+6h) for a school trip and got wedged between two obese people and (luckily) the window. I couldn’t get up to go to bathroom because they couldn’t move and ended up checking the person next to me for the armrest because they were taking it and part of my seat up. I also was grossed out by the food on themselves from eating. I’m also tall so my legs barely fit in the seats and i have to sit angled or get wicked bruises.
    So yeah, teen me and adult me years later are on the same page, you have no right to be making other people really uncomfortable, whether that be because you’re loud, your child is a demon spawn with no manners, you’re taking more than your seat-worth of space, etc.

  • @pickledbread2036
    @pickledbread2036 2 года назад +108

    I saw her video too and if I was her position I would've been furious. It was super rude of them to sit there and pretend they didn't see her extremely uncomfortable. You know they saw her hunching over and trying to open her tray and did nothing.

    • @emb6101
      @emb6101 2 года назад +2

      I would have been furious too. I would've asked the flight attendant off to the side of the could maybe move me, or considering they were together I would have totally been a bitch and been like hey it's only polite if we switch spots I'm getting squished here

    • @xLionsxxSmithyx
      @xLionsxxSmithyx 2 года назад +1

      @@emb6101 Sydney asked them if they could switch seats and the brother and sister said No and then she informed one of the Flight attendants about the situation and they told her they'll ask around if anyone else wants to switch seats with her but that there are no other empty seats on the flight as it's at capacity.

    • @emb6101
      @emb6101 2 года назад +1

      @@xLionsxxSmithyx that is awful :(

    • @xLionsxxSmithyx
      @xLionsxxSmithyx 2 года назад +1

      @@emb6101 yeah but Sydney is also not comfortable with her personal space being invaded either because she's been S.Assaulted in the past.

    • @emb6101
      @emb6101 2 года назад +2

      @@xLionsxxSmithyx no one would be comfortable with getting squished

  • @laruku911
    @laruku911 2 года назад +170

    OMG!!! Thanks for saying something. As an introvert I just suffer in silence when it happens to me... 👏🏽

    • @Blue-night-sky
      @Blue-night-sky 2 года назад +1

      I would do the same

    • @michellek4349
      @michellek4349 2 года назад +11

      This happened to me on a flight to Atlanta, I was miserable and I was running on no sleep, thankfully I had the aisle seat but I had to literally move my body to the side to not be crushed by this man.
      HOW IS IT FAIR THAT I GET HALF A SEAT AND PAY THE SAME PRICE??

    • @chryssesandchaos
      @chryssesandchaos 2 года назад +3

      same, lol! I am probably gonna quietly look for an empty seat and try to transfer there, lol!

  • @LadybugMeghan
    @LadybugMeghan 2 года назад +39

    I used to be someone who blamed my PCOS & hypothyroidism for my weight... but honestly I ate like crap and drank my calories 😂

    • @feyrie
      @feyrie 2 года назад +6

      Sighhhh PCOS. Same. 💀💀💀💀⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️I was 160 and climbing, I stupidly blamed PCOS. Now I’m at normal weight for my height.
      It was so easy to become delusional with the food choices…Like I eat a bunch of chocolates in one sitting, but because the chocolate are small in size, I assume it was a small snack LOL oh and all the sugar and cream in the coffees oh my lord.

    • @mtpstv94
      @mtpstv94 2 года назад

      I have hyperthyroidism. I was pretty skinny before I was diagnosed. Then it got a lot harder to maintain.
      So I, gasp, informed myself on how to eat correctly. Problem solved. I've lost 20-30 lbs several times when I realized my weight was up and continue to maintain it.
      Other people: never take responsibility and just continue to pile it on. Then blame others.

  • @Mamaichi86
    @Mamaichi86 2 года назад +293

    When I was 300 lbs (I'm 150 now) I would have NEVER unapologetically intrude on someone's personal space. That's so messed up

    • @Retrosteampunk
      @Retrosteampunk 2 года назад +18

      I’m trying to get to 150 rn!!!! I have 40 lbs left to go 😊

    • @emma2370
      @emma2370 2 года назад +6

      That is awesome!

    • @saraa1741
      @saraa1741 2 года назад +12

      Congratulations!!!! That's so amazing. Good on you, I wish you a healthy journey to your desired goal. Sending you many positive vibes.

    • @RogueDemon1199
      @RogueDemon1199 2 года назад +3

      There is a reason you lost the weight you diddnt go full unaccountable, you took accountability and made the changes to improve and diddnt make excuses and deny everything

    • @RedRoseSeptember22
      @RedRoseSeptember22 2 года назад +3

      150 is like my dream weight x.x

  • @roriemarie2968
    @roriemarie2968 2 года назад +63

    This happened to me on an American airline flight as well. I had the window seat and the guy sitting next to me in the middle was at least 450 pounds. I was literally squinched up all the way to the window. His whole entire Right thigh was in my space... he was sleeping over everything.... I've been overweight, my mother had gastric bypass surgery..my,
    brother lost a 100 pounds.... I understand obesity but this was just damn rudeness....

  • @emberglar5466
    @emberglar5466 2 года назад +12

    Something that they should really do, is if you are too big, you have to pay a fee so you can have both seats next to you so you aren’t a bother to anyone else. It’s fine if you’re overweight and you don’t mind being overweight, but that doesn’t mean you have to be accommodated by everyone else.

  • @briannajanssen6121
    @briannajanssen6121 2 года назад +77

    I agree with Sydney. Everyone deserves to be comfortable on a 3 or mor hour flight. She’s not “fat shaming”. She’s sharing with us how uncomfortable she was and the fact that the airline wasn’t doing anything about it. I’m overweight, but not so overweight where I’m invading someone’s space. It is hard to lose weight but it’s not impossible. I’ve lost over 32lbs so far. It’s not because they were heavy. It’s because they were knowingly invading someone’s space and making them uncomfortable. It’s just rude and socially unacceptable. This should have been dealt with.

  • @nonamejellyfish2571
    @nonamejellyfish2571 2 года назад +64

    Lol Sydney is not a doctor, she mentioned in her video the amount of writers mistaking her for one in their articles. You were right about her joking about it.

    • @laisphinto6372
      @laisphinto6372 2 года назад +3

      reminds me of "Judge" Count Dankula🤣

  • @lindseycaldwell9559
    @lindseycaldwell9559 2 года назад +12

    Lol, she says in her video about this that she is in fact, not a doctor, and I love how people want her "medical license revoked" as if all doctors are medical doctors. Also, thank you for giving me a bit of content that I actually needed to watch and listen to before getting upset about someone saying something ridiculous. Your comments are solid and I love you :)

  • @yvonnesolomon3357
    @yvonnesolomon3357 2 года назад +169

    “Our customers come in all shapes and sizes” yeah but your seats don’t 🤣

    • @SaheeliRai
      @SaheeliRai 2 года назад

      There are larger seats. And even in economy class there are seats with more leg space. But you have to pay extra for these. Because they take up more space in the plane

    • @jessicamontaperto810
      @jessicamontaperto810 2 года назад

      Not luggage,

  • @WorldsWanderer
    @WorldsWanderer 2 года назад +179

    She could be a doctor in philosophy, literature, chemistry or law or basicly anything else. The people shaming her are too dumb to even understand that-.-

    • @jilliankramer4285
      @jilliankramer4285 2 года назад +33

      WorldsWanderer, I completely agree!!! I don’t know why everyone who sees a Dr. title immediately assumes it is a medical Doctor! Those people are so ignorant!

    • @boosqueezy2418
      @boosqueezy2418 2 года назад +1

      hey, i am a Jillian too!

    • @casna5400
      @casna5400 2 года назад +15

      @@jilliankramer4285 I’ve seen people lately being like “well if you aren’t in a medical profession why would put doctor”- uh because they went to school forever they earned it(I also notice that the people usually complaining don’t have their PHD)

    • @boosqueezy2418
      @boosqueezy2418 2 года назад

      for this, you don’t have to be a doctor! it’s nutrition 101. common sense. or supposed to be

    • @jilliankramer4285
      @jilliankramer4285 2 года назад +12

      @@casna5400 oh yeah, I remember there was a big fuss about that not too long ago! It made me mad because those peoples who earn their PhD or their Doctorate truly do a lot of work and schooling for years, but aren’t held to that same social accomplishment as a “medical” doctor!

  • @Lee-fi4il
    @Lee-fi4il 2 года назад +12

    The fact that these people were siblings and could've split the cost of one extra seat and chose not to is ridiculous. It's understandable if you don't know who will be in your row. This was purposeful.

  • @beccaf262
    @beccaf262 2 года назад +140

    The idea that none if these travelling struggles make these people think “huh maybe I’m the problem” tells you how self interested these people are. You don’t have to be stick thin but the idea that everyone has to cater to your issues is insane.

    • @Ashbringer36
      @Ashbringer36 2 года назад

      See the thing is I’m sure many of them actually do just purchase two seats of their own volition, if for no other reason because I doubt it’s super comfortable for them either, but still.

    • @netteloveszebras
      @netteloveszebras 2 года назад +3

      No no, airlines are fatphobic that’s the problem, not being double the weight of a healthy human.

    • @la_gobba_di_aigor
      @la_gobba_di_aigor 2 года назад +7

      Also I find it so funny because my father is 6'3, my boyfriend is 6'2 and I'm 5'9 and when we fly we complain with my very tiny mom that the seats aren't made for tall people, but we never ever implied that the companies should adapt to our height (?!?). It's an aircraft not a cruise, you just sit tight and eventually you'll land and get to stretch yourself.

    • @athena6832
      @athena6832 2 года назад +8

      @@la_gobba_di_aigor Yes!! I'm also very tall but know that planes are small, this isn't new information to anyone. If you need more room buy an extra seat or fly first class 🤷 don't screw over the person next to you.
      This also goes for people who recline when someone is in the seat behind them.

  • @Milkugh
    @Milkugh 2 года назад +150

    I can’t help but think the siblings knew that if they sat beside each other they would be squishing each other and purposely booked seats with a space in between

    • @vianjelos
      @vianjelos 2 года назад +43

      They were probbaly hoping no one sat in the middle..they should have bought the middle and split the cost. It would seem they choose their seats otherwise they would have more likely been in very different seats across the plane. For them to be in the same row does suggest they paid to sit together so they could have bought the middle too.

    • @felixoupopote
      @felixoupopote 2 года назад +16

      Of course. what absolute greedy selfish hogs.

    • @boosqueezy2418
      @boosqueezy2418 2 года назад +8

      of course. even if you’re not self-aware, at least be courteous enough to respect others.

    • @boosqueezy2418
      @boosqueezy2418 2 года назад +4

      they prob do it all the time

    • @hannahbeanies8855
      @hannahbeanies8855 2 года назад +1

      @@felixoupopote “hogs”

  • @kristinadospoy7347
    @kristinadospoy7347 Год назад +7

    Sidney had a right to complain what happened to her. The least they could've done was let her have another empty plane seat and have her privacy and let the ones between her keep their space

  • @half-bakedpotato1078
    @half-bakedpotato1078 2 года назад +118

    If the airline really accepted all body types, they would make special rows with seats designated for large people. I’m a petite woman and I recently flew domestically and was in an aisle seat next to an equally petite woman. Somehow she still had her legs and arms in my space, so I don’t know how Sydney survived, or how anyone much larger than me survives on any flight.

    • @Steph-yz4tn
      @Steph-yz4tn 2 года назад +4

      They do make them. It's called business and first class. They just don't want to pay the price for a larger seat.

    • @half-bakedpotato1078
      @half-bakedpotato1078 2 года назад +3

      @@Steph-yz4tn They didn’t even have different classes on most of the domestic flights I’ve been on. In those cases, it doesn’t really seem fair to make someone pay for two whole seats if they’re just slightly too big for the teeny tiny seats that are available. They really like to cram people in like sardines lol

    • @natashaorr1596
      @natashaorr1596 2 года назад

      @@half-bakedpotato1078 they have to cram people in. If you wanna mention the environment it would be better/more efficient cost wise and resource wise, if they could send over 50 people each flight compared to 30 heavy set people. I know alot of larger American people don’t think about where their “resources” come from because it’s not a obvious in your face issue and America definitely over produces food and clothing. So with America already over doing it else where it’s nice they are not giving in to changing plane seats. If anything they should focus on a better engine or better fuel source. Or a teleporter 😅

    • @half-bakedpotato1078
      @half-bakedpotato1078 2 года назад +1

      @@natashaorr1596 Teleportation would be awesome, for sure. I still think having a row or two of larger seats might ultimately be better environmentally than having one person buy two seats, but idk. Either that or having a height/weight limit, which I’m sure would go over well 😆

    • @gravyz2cute4u
      @gravyz2cute4u 2 года назад +2

      @@half-bakedpotato1078 If the arm rest can't stay down, then it's time to purchase an extra seat :)

  • @Kovitlac
    @Kovitlac 2 года назад +145

    Happy to see you made a video on this! I feel so much for Sydney, not only because she was forced to be sandwiched between two massively obese people, but she has a history of having been assaulted on a plane before and from what I recall absolutely no justice came of it.
    Side note: Michelle, I want so badly to start a "What I eat in a day as a slim person who doesn't want to gain weight" tiktok xD Is that so wrong?? The attention troll in me wants to do it soooo bad, but I don't want to give the impression that my diet is wonderful - it's meh at best. Funny that I worry about that when super obese girls posting "What I eat in a day as a FAT person who ISN'T on a diet!" obviously don't.

    • @Nylak-Otter
      @Nylak-Otter 2 года назад +4

      Go for it. I'm a vegetarian with vegan leanings, only 5'1", and very active, so I stay healthy and well-fed on 800 calories a day. I gain weight if I eat any more, and it's not in the form of muscle unless I'm actively in training and upping the protein in my diet.
      Some folks think I'm exaggerating, but I also can't imagine eating a 2k+ calorie daily intake and think they're exaggerating. It looks like so much food. 😂

    • @maggiethedruid9010
      @maggiethedruid9010 2 года назад +1

      Go for it. Be careful not to show anything that will give away your location though, libs love doxxing

    • @fruitandveggies24
      @fruitandveggies24 2 года назад

      @@Nylak-Otter hey can you share a sample vegan day? I’m also vegan but looking to eat less.

    • @TarisLuna
      @TarisLuna 2 года назад +2

      Do it, please. And share your tiktok, I'd want to watch it a lot.
      But be prepared for those "fat positivity" trolls to be mad af.

  • @happyyface66
    @happyyface66 2 года назад +22

    I dont blame her for calling them “the fats” it was at during the flight and she was venting her frustration. Pretty sure she would have worded it differently if she twitted the next day

  • @jov9028
    @jov9028 2 года назад +113

    7:00 The fact that she isn't even a doctor made me chuckle. That's why people should double check their information.

    • @beastness501
      @beastness501 2 года назад +1

      No time, need to go to the next Twitter post to put in my two complaints. Cause everyone cares about what I say 😆

  • @sheeplywaltz5183
    @sheeplywaltz5183 2 года назад +237

    I'm surprised that I saw no one mentioning that Sydney was touched without her consent (don't want bots to hide this comment if I were to use the other word) in a plane a few years before, I can't imagine how she must've felt having to pretty much relive that experience. These people are vile

    • @WastedTalent83
      @WastedTalent83 2 года назад +2

      well, you are going way overboard, its absolutely not the same.
      I understand if that really happened to her, that she can be uncomfortable, that's for sure, but its in no way the same thing, because one is done on purpose while the other is almost a curse. Its true that they touch her indirectly because how fat they are, but its not an intentional action. its just very unpleasant, on that i agree, i don't even know if i would have stayed there if that happened to me, i would have stood up mid flight, and force the attendant to either change me of place, or let me stand for the flight. even if it was 3 hours, always better than being sandwitched between fat people lol

    • @scarlett8782
      @scarlett8782 2 года назад +30

      @@WastedTalent83 "if that really happened to her" - way to turn her SA into a question. she's not lying about being assaulted.

    • @WastedTalent83
      @WastedTalent83 2 года назад

      @@scarlett8782 I dont doubt her by I also dont believe her. sorry if I have a brain and i know humans are capable.of lies. i dont know her personally, and i didnt see any proof. so again.. as a person with a brain I have to put in consideration things may not be as they look like. you tho.. are free to believe whatever people say its your choice

  • @kp9894
    @kp9894 2 года назад +65

    The fact that many people ACTUALLY believed Sydney Watson to be a doctor is so hilarious. 😂😂😂 This just proves she's a better troller yet is so chillax in handling this issue. 👑

    • @zuzuspetals9281
      @zuzuspetals9281 2 года назад +17

      She is a doctor, she has a doctorate degree so the right to put doctor in front of her name.

    • @Wildwombat2
      @Wildwombat2 2 года назад +16

      @@zuzuspetals9281 people far removed from academia aren’t smart enough to understand there are other doctorates aside from medical🤣

    • @JumpRopeQueen111
      @JumpRopeQueen111 Год назад +2

      @@zuzuspetals9281I don‘t get it. This is common knowledge! Why are so many people so stupid to not realise this? This is awful

  • @CrackySue
    @CrackySue 2 года назад +74

    This girl is brave for talking about this lol
    I'm not shocked at all that people got mad at her. But it would suck having strangers in your space like that for 3 hours no matter their weight

  • @danihelarun
    @danihelarun 2 года назад +83

    As a 6th grader, I remember seeing a obese man having to use two seats on a plane headed to the Philippines. I was a pretty fat kid then, and I remember thinking to myself, “I never want that happening to me”. Ive lost a good amount of weight since then.

  • @wineypiney
    @wineypiney 2 года назад +9

    My mom’s second husband (now ex husband) was real obese and every time he had to fly, he always bought 2 seats to be comfortable and fair. And we’re talking about the fact that he’s been doing this to my knowledge at least since 2008… idk what’s the problem with people having a hard time excepting the fact that it’s something they need to do.

  • @Dogapillar4Lyfe
    @Dogapillar4Lyfe 2 года назад +105

    Speaking as a Fat. When I fly I do my best to stick into my zone. Mind you im not as fat as the people described in this video and I am losing weight (thank you Michelle) but I feel as a bigger person it is my responsibility to it ruin a 5 hour flight for someone else.

    • @feyrie
      @feyrie 2 года назад +7

      Thank you for being mindful. It feels like the art of being mindful of others, is very lost among westerners.

    • @mtpstv94
      @mtpstv94 2 года назад +2

      See, you're the type of person we can all have respect for.

    • @Dogapillar4Lyfe
      @Dogapillar4Lyfe Год назад

      @spirals 73 we got this! Just gotta keep working and keep consistent!

  • @mei.L
    @mei.L 2 года назад +247

    well planes will be offended if we underestimate their strength to carry not so skinny people 💀

    • @minagica
      @minagica 2 года назад +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

    • @jackseve
      @jackseve 2 года назад

      💣💣💣💣💣💣💣💣💣💣💣☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️🪦🪦🪦🪦🪦

  • @yvonnecole2388
    @yvonnecole2388 2 года назад +7

    I’ve actually been in the same situation; my flight was short so I thought I could handle it. My friend got up graded to Business class so about 20 minutes into the flight the air steward approached me and asked me to go with her. So, I got my bag and followed her, and we ended up in business class.
    My friend had asked if I could join her there as there were only 5 people in business class and they also gave me a glass of champagne
    🥂

  • @LaceyMediaProductions
    @LaceyMediaProductions 2 года назад +219

    I was an excuse maker for the longest time. I was in straight DENIAL!! But eventually I got fit-woke and and started triggering and offending my fat until it effed right off, and lost 103lbs of physical and mental weight as a result. So yeah, it's 100% possible.
    I don't think she did anything wrong. It's annoying as hell when someone is all in your space. Especially on a plane!!!!

    • @kat9pao
      @kat9pao 2 года назад +7

      Lmao love the way you worded this "triggering and offending my fat until it effed right off" congrats on losing all that weight!🥳🎉

    • @AmandaRS91
      @AmandaRS91 2 года назад +4

      Right! I hit a breaking point earlier this year and started eating differently and exercising every day (I fell off but am about to start up again🙃) I was talking to my mom about it and she said she noticed I had gained weight but didn't say anything because it wouldn't have helped. I had to realize it for myself and make the decision to change. I like how you described your weight loss as "triggering and offending" it until it went away🤣

    • @LaceyMediaProductions
      @LaceyMediaProductions 2 года назад +4

      @@kat9pao lol it was a whole vibe 🤣

    • @LaceyMediaProductions
      @LaceyMediaProductions 2 года назад +2

      @@AmandaRS91 that's awesome I'm glad you are making changes!!!

    • @TheAngryYumm
      @TheAngryYumm 2 года назад +2

      Dude same! At my max I was 200lbs (considering I have loose joints this was the highest I got before my knees started slipping out of place. And my hips.) I was convinced it was fine. Now I am down to 150 with mostly muscle and I feel amazing.
      I don't miss being large. I don't even miss "eating what ever you want". I enjoy the things I eat, my workouts, and it breaks my heart when people say food is their only comfort. I was there and it is the loneliest place in the world.
      ALSO: PSA to those chronically in doors. GET YOUR VITAMIN D CHECKED. Even if you eat dairy. There is a massive epidemic of depression and health issues related to severe vitamin D deficiency. Eating dairy will not provide enough vitamin D. If you don't go out in the sun often then please get it checked.
      My vitamin D was at 8. It's supposed to be between 30 and 60. This can cause many different health related issues:
      Depression
      Anxiety
      Tingling in limbs
      Headaches
      Body aches
      Hair loss
      Rashes
      Digestion issues
      Rubbery bones
      Easily broken bones
      Skeletal deformities
      Neck and back issues
      Increased dislocations
      Psychosis (extreme cases)
      Rickets
      If you experience these symptoms now or during winter then ask your doctor to test your levels. I had "seasonal" depression for years. It wasn't seasonal depression, my vitamin D simply drops in the winter.
      Some people also don't process vitamin D correctly and will have very low levels. Please if you experience symptoms like this don't just assume what it is. My mother's hospital has had to deal with about 20 cases in the last two months where the "mental health" issue was actually just a Vitamin D deficiency. Withing 48 hours there was even a girl who had gone completely mute who was happy and smiling again. :D
      Annoying PSA done.

  • @DMorga
    @DMorga 2 года назад +62

    God the hip surgery part really got me heated as someone with hip dysplasia and chronic pain, that could mess someone up for weeks and cause a whole host of other issues. I know for me, 4 hours in a position like that would leave me unable to walk for the rest of the day at least. It's ridiculous that they expect anyone to be forced to stay like that for an extended period of time, let alone someone with a medical condition.

    • @etcwhatever
      @etcwhatever 2 года назад +2

      Yeah i would barely walk also....spondilitis. Its like fire on the joints and back

  • @QUEERVEEART
    @QUEERVEEART 2 года назад +21

    im a pretty compassionate person. but her experience sounds TERRIBLE. like i would feel actual terror. i am a small person and i get sprains easily so i have this feeling that my bones could easily be crushed and i would be having a panic attack thinking i was going to die

  • @blackharvest13
    @blackharvest13 2 года назад +47

    I got called fatphobic and blocked by somone from highschool who friend requested me because I thought it was rediculious to demand somone pay for first class if they don't want somone else entirely invading the space they paid a lot for.

    • @feyrie
      @feyrie 2 года назад +6

      Good riddance to them. Life isn’t a pair of giant airbags; cushioning your feelings and poor choices. Being overweight is 100% a personal issue and others shouldn’t have to pay for their poor choices.
      Being fat phobic is better than being an absolute degenerate.

    • @blackharvest13
      @blackharvest13 2 года назад +2

      @@feyrie I don't know how you can be fatphobic for boundaries i set for everyone though. Doesn't matter if they were skinny. If you're in my space I'm gunna be uncomfortable.

  • @spletest8977
    @spletest8977 2 года назад +250

    Shout out to all the self-aware, considerate, and self-sacrificing fats! Thank you for being mature adults in uncomfortable situations and realizing that sometimes your size will be an inconvenience to you and others. I wish you the best in your journeys!

    • @MamaMOB
      @MamaMOB 2 года назад +17

      It is not self sacrificing to pay for the space you take up. They’re just doing what’s right. While there’s nothing wrong with thanking them for that calling them self sacrificing for paying for the space they take up is just wrong.

    • @marthagomez6925
      @marthagomez6925 2 года назад +13

      I plan to travel abroad within the next couple of years and I've been on my weight loss journey for the past 1.5 months. Part of the reason is to be able to enjoy flights and not burden anyone with my presence.
      I once experienced a flight where a child with filthy hands and feet was sitting between me and her mom. She would kick and squirm and her filthy little limbs would touch me. I definitely don't want to cause any sort of crap like that. No one deserves that.
      Losing weight is worth the effort! I have so much more energy and my joints are so grateful for it!

    • @la_gobba_di_aigor
      @la_gobba_di_aigor 2 года назад +7

      @@marthagomez6925 first of all you won't be a burden if you don't behave like the two individuals in the videos, and I'm sure you won't honey.
      Second, i can recommend a front seat, the ones with no row ahead, sometimes called "more leg room seats". That way a lot of uncomfortableness will be avoided on your part and the other passengers. I know it's not very gratifying but if you want you could perhaps call the airplane company and ask how large the seats are and measure you size so you know if you need another seat. In that case ask if you can take the armrest up so you can be more comfortable. You aren't an inconvenience just for your size, these people were an inconvenience because they were inconsiderate of others' needs.

    • @ohmyg1932
      @ohmyg1932 2 года назад +4

      @Kat Brown re-read her comment and i'm sure you'll notice she understands the point being made in this video.

    • @uurone_
      @uurone_ 2 года назад

      @Kat Brown everyone isn't you, ppl won't comply if they get literally squashed by 2 fat people for hours. Stop acting like someone better, you'd too be uncomfortable if you were in her seat 🤦‍♂️

  • @JenB.188
    @JenB.188 2 года назад +4

    People didn't hesitate to tell Sydney to fly first class but I notice that these same people didn't tell the other two people the same darn thing. I've been on a plane next to a big guy and he and I worked together because he understood my not wanting him in my tiny plane space. This brother and sister were in the wrong, in this case, the minute they didn't purchase the third seat between them.

  • @mm-ln9sw
    @mm-ln9sw 2 года назад +268

    one time i was on a flight and the woman sitting next to me was so large she was taking up her entire seat and half of mine. i spent my whole flight being super tensed up because i barely like being touched by people i know, much less by strangers, so i could barely move comfortably. i asked a flight attendant if there was an empty seat i could sit in but she said no. that woman should honestly have bought 2 tickets. i was just thankful i had the aisle seat otherwise i think i literally would have been in tears 😂

    • @boosqueezy2418
      @boosqueezy2418 2 года назад

      right. these are the same people who scream “me too” when a man gets in their personal space. but when fat people encroach on our bodies, somehow that’s not problematic!?

    • @sweetlifeofHoney
      @sweetlifeofHoney 2 года назад +26

      Gurl o hell no, I would never put up with that. I'd be addressing the flight attendants and supervisors really quick.
      Omg

    • @pweetyliciouse
      @pweetyliciouse 2 года назад +9

      @@sweetlifeofHoney Exactly. Sydney is a better woman than me because they would have had to drop me off mid-air. Unjust inconvenience isn't my cup of tea.

    • @teatimewithtrish2478
      @teatimewithtrish2478 2 года назад +1

      I would have busted out the rules that they need to buy two seats for their size and that she is taking up half my seat. this is not what I paid for. And that they can get on another flight that they pick two seats for themselves.

    • @kat8753
      @kat8753 2 года назад +1

      If you are spilling into my seat I would have told those people they owe me half the cost of the ticket.

  • @RedRoseSeptember22
    @RedRoseSeptember22 2 года назад +352

    As a woman of size I was disgusted how Sydney was treated :( I recently flew back in July and can attest to the planes not being designed with big people in mind. It was the most uncomfortable few hours of my life x.x especially when I had to use the tiny restroom. People really need to stop being so sensitive about *everything* . I am certainly trying to reduce my size but it's not easy because I in fact *do* have thyroid problems and PCOS, it's very hard x.x Pray for me!!!

    • @alamedadanceparty
      @alamedadanceparty 2 года назад +42

      You can do it! 💪💪💪

    • @boosqueezy2418
      @boosqueezy2418 2 года назад +61

      but see, at least you’re trying and you’re aware of the tbose around you. that’s the difference.

    • @troebeliewoep
      @troebeliewoep 2 года назад +18

      You can do it!

    • @kokorobread5243
      @kokorobread5243 2 года назад +10

      So are you going to pay for two plane seats?

    • @mikafizz1022
      @mikafizz1022 2 года назад +17

      focus on improving your health not obsessively losing weight. HEALTH 😁

  • @kwilliams8440
    @kwilliams8440 2 года назад +31

    😮 Those siblings are geniuses. I bet any time they travel-cause he said they travel together all the time-they buy the window seat and aisle seat to keep from having to buy second seats. Holy crap. That’s next level.