TSA: Wants to See You Naked, Complains When You Get That Way

[lafinjack]

As the submitter of this item put it,
"perhaps not the first person you'd pick to
protest in this manner, but God bless him."

Comments

[cpsings4him]

LOL

[crysania4]

Good for him. I have a great seething hatred for the TSA and all they do. I'm afraid that someday they'll even come in and search our houses just to make sure we have nothing that could make a bomb. They're out of fucking control and it disgusts me. I haven't flown since 2007 and I probably won't again unless this ends.

[crysania4]

From what I've gathered the smaller airports aren't as nuts as the bigger ones. I flew back in 2007 to Ireland and back. On the way back, we went through security and all seemed fine. We took various things out of our little quart-sized stupid bags and then suddenly with no warning they funneled us through a second security point that no one was alerted to. We thought we were just entering the place where our gate was, but it was another security checkpoint. They took all our drinks and contact solutions and tons of stuff that people had bought or taken out of their bags, no warning, all nastiness. Apparently Irish security "wasn't good enough" so they felt the need to trick all us terrible evil Americans into going through security again. Oh BOY did those asshole TSA agents rejoice in taking away things from people. I ended up on a 7-hour flight with no saline solution and came close to getting taken aside because I was so angry over their duping us

[bellichka]

I had an experience at London Luton where I got pulled aside and wanded and patted and all that jazz because I had my iphone in my pocket. They pulled my kindle out of my purse and wanded it like they had never seen a fucking kindle before.

Nothing compares to the absolute troll who was manning the entry into "Britain" before I got on the Eurostar train in Paris. She wasn't going to let me on the train, despite having a valid passport, because I didn't have proof of my flight out of the UK. I've done a fair bit of international traveling, and had never needed that before... needless to say, I wasn't happy, especially because it just seemed like she was on a power trip. But damn, do I get peppered with questions every time I enter the UK.

[bellichka]

*shrugs* I've gone through the body scanners, and they're not bad. But I can definitely see why people would have a problem with them, and I 100% support their right to protest.

That said, I just finished my MS thesis on the role of social media in anti-government protest in Iran and Egypt, so it's interesting to see it in action a little closer to home. The fact that people took pictures of him and uploaded them to the internet made me giddy. Go Internet!

[shukivengeance]

My problem is theyre more invasive than necessary, and dont save you from extra searches anyway. Women have been taken aside and stripped for wearing sanitary pads.

[bellichka]

Do you have any links to articles about that? That's intense.

[shukivengeance]

Here's one. http://blog.gladrags.com/2010/11/24/tsa-groin-searches-menstruating-woman/

[hourglasscreate]

I haven't flown since 2004, but I have seriously considered doing just that if I did fly. And I'm exactly as attractive when nekkid as he is. He has my total support.

[erunamiryene]

And luckily, he won't have everyone and their dog analyzing his figure, like what happened to the woman who wore lingerie (or something similar) to make the same protest. :D

[archanglrobriel]

Actually on one of our local news station they did, talking about how he wasn't someone anyone wants to see naked and talking about how next time he decides to fly maybe he could shave and go on a diet first.
Ha ha Fat Shaming, I see what you did there! >:(

[chaya]

Yeah, the point of his protest wasn't to objectify himself or show off how attractive he is, so his body type is not relevant. Haters to the left.

[mirhanda]

What is with the hatred of human body hair lately. I'm kind of disgusted by that as much as the fat shaming, tbh.