[Ads-l] profiling

[Jonathan Lighter]

Jesse Jackson tells MSNBC that it "looks like profiling."

JL

On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 1:39 AM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

>      More than likely, the UA flight purser was profiling to target the
> least recalcitrant passenger for extreme re-accommodation. (N.b.,
> recalcitrant = lit. "dragging one's heels".) The East Asian-looking
> gentleman was chosen for the fact that Japanese or Chinese are not a
> protected class, and are renowned for their irritating, self-effacing
> qualities. He did not look African American or Middle Eastern; not female
> (with children or visibly enceinte); and didn't weigh too much.
>      This miscalculation  means that a $200 airline ticket will become a
> multi-million dollar jackpot, 'cause (as everybody knows) chinks love to
> gamble.
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