Dan Jurgens Calls Out Fat People on Airplanes

[Mia]

What a whiny little bitch.

Childish and unprofessional. I'd like to say something about age and maturity (Jurgens is pushing 60). But then I look at the current occupant in the White House and the PM of my own country and come to the conclusion that maturity is a choice not something that naturally happens.

[wjowski]

I'm always amazed where someone in the public eye vents ANYTHING even slightly away from neutral on social media. If he was venting to his friend and it was recorded, fine; accidents happen. But to ACTIVELY put this out there... I just don't understand it.


True Jurgens put hate out there (there's no denying that), but at-least he isn't hiding behind anonymity when he does it. I'm not sure (based on your post) you get to be too judgemental about what someone writes on the internet
#truthbombOFLOVE

Flashing his ass on the internet publically doesn't make him courageous, just an idiot.

[Billy Batson]

Dan, Superman wouldn't say things like that. Be like Superman

[Jekyll]

Twitter and social media in general gives voice to absolute ignorance and cruelty. Not to mention the fact that social media and technology has largely destroyed social skills. It's sad really......

[Iron Maiden]

I understand his frustration but I wouldn't have gone on social media about it. Sure, part of it is the airlines fault. They're constantly slicing off the width of the seats bit by bit. But unfortunately the population of the US is going the other direction. Obesity is a problem in this country and I do have some struggles with my own weight. But I can still sit in my seat without encroaching on the next person. I do agree that people who know they can't fit into one seat should buy two seats. I had once been booked between a couple who both had weight issues. Apparently one gave the window seat as the preference and the other the aisle. Since I was flying alone (and was only about 140 lbs back then) I got the middle seat. They soon realized I was squashed between them and they graciously traded with me and let me have the aisle seat. I know it's impractical but maybe airlines should create a small section for those with weight problems. Instead of 3 or 4 across, have a row or two with wider seats of maybe 2 across. And maybe charge a little more, certainly not a first class charge. I suppose people would fight over them though

It gets to the point where I don't know if I want to fly these days because now you have large pets in the passenger cabin. A comfort dog of some size (50 pounds) recently mauled a passenger on a flight and the poor guy was bitten on the face by the growling animal. He had to have 28 stitches My thought is that no way was that a properly trained comfort dog. Most places of business are requiring you to bring papers to prove it these days. People have been known to scam the system and claim they have a comfort dog when they really want to avoid paying the fee for boarding your pet in the cargo section.

In any case I really don't want to have someone's pet next to me all the way to the coast or something like that. Maybe I should take a train I think we all should have consideration for your fellow passengers but I know those days are long gone.

[Kieran_Frost]

Flashing his ass on the internet publically doesn't make him courageous, just an idiot.

I think you might have missed my point...

[Trey Strain]

Nobody chooses to be fat. Some people seem to think it's a choice.

[Scott Taylor]

No one in his position is thinking "oh this is wonderful!"

But you have to suck it up, thats life. Pay a little extra and go first class if you can, or just deal with it. I'm pretty sure the overweight guy isn't having a great time either.

[Ragged Maw]

Dan, Superman wouldn't say things like that. Be like Superman

...........I'll give you a moment to realize WHY Superman doesn't complain as much about travel as most others.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

...........I'll give you a moment to realize WHY Superman doesn't complain as much about travel as most others.

The general idea is that Superman wouldn’t be an ******* and say what Jurgens did.

[Michael Watkins]

Nobody chooses to be fat. Some people seem to think it's a choice.

for some people, it's a choice. they prioritize other things. not everyone has a thyroid problem, handicaps, or big bones. some people just drink too much or eat too much. some people are lazy or hate to sweat. for others, it's a security blanket. it has always puzzled me why the stereotype for comic book readers is that of an overweight unkempt person. you'd think that constant bombardment with unrealistically healthy looking bodies would make people insecure enough to focus on their own fitness. anyways, I totally disagree that it's always out of a person's control.

[Michael Watkins]

The general idea is that Superman wouldn’t be an ******* and say what Jurgens did.

he'd be thinking it, though. give his portrayal of Clark Kent, I doubt that Superman has that high an opinion of humanity. I could be wrong, though. has he ever been romantically involved with a person that would qualify as obese?

[Michael Watkins]

[WestPhillyPunisher]

for some people, it's a choice. they prioritize other things. not everyone has a thyroid problem, handicaps, or big bones. some people just drink too much or eat too much. some people are lazy or hate to sweat. for others, it's a security blanket. it has always puzzled me why the stereotype for comic book readers is that of an overweight unkempt person. you'd think that constant bombardment with unrealistically healthy looking bodies would make people insecure enough to focus on their own fitness. anyways, I totally disagree that it's always out of a person's control.

To which I say....so what? Maybe those people just plain don’t want to live up to someone else’s body image and are happy with who they are. Who the hell are we to criticize them for their lifestyle choices, for the way they choose to live? What idiosyncrasies do you have that would cause you to be looked down upon, to be derided, laughed at or humiliated? That’s not a road I want to go down like Jurgens had done.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Look it could have been worse. Dan could have gone all Rick Rude on him....