Plus Size Woman Documents Herself Being Fat Shamed on Flight

[marylander1940]

Plus Size Woman Documents Herself Being Fat Shamed on Flight

 

 

When Natalie Hage was the victim of body shaming, not only did she stand up for herself — but she documented the entire interaction, blasted it out on social media, and exposed the “bulls*** fat people go through just for existing.”

 

On a recent flight to Los Angeles, Calif., Hage, who’s a plus-size model and influencer, noticed the person sitting next to her texting fat jokes.

 

Taking to social media, Hage shared photos and video and also recounted how she saw the man write, “I think she ate a Mexican,” and send it to a friend.

 

“I paid almost $70 extra for this seat I’m in because I know I need a little extra leg room,” she wrote. “As I sat down, the gentleman on my left began LOUDLY huffing, sighing, and readjusting himself in his seat. I see him furiously texting and then purposefully turning the phone away from me. So, naturally, next time he texts, I take a look.”

 

Hage detailed how the “really mean and ugly” messages were about her and she’s “almost positive” that he took photos of her as well. She also admitted that it seemed as if the man was trying to make her flight as uncomfortable as possible. “[He was] coming into my space and digging his elbows into my side, which is in my seat … I didn’t do anything to him. I’m in my seat, completely (see photos). I am crumpled into a ball trying to not bother,” she said.

 

However at the end of the flight it all became too much, so Hage decided to confront the man, filming herself talking to the passenger. “Hi, my name is Natalie. I couldn’t help but notice before we took off you were sending really horrible text messages about me,” she was heard politely saying in the video. “No, I wasn’t,” he replied to her. “I have photos, yes, you were,” she told him.

 

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/plus-size-woman-documents-fat-shamed-flight-150135950.html

[+ azdr0710]

Hage, who’s a plus-size model and influencer

 

sorry, off-topic:

 

I only just a few days ago learned what an "influencer" is......was reading about the Fyre Festival debacle and how influencers were used to promote it.....had never heard of the term before that.....and was talking to a dancer at the Adonis nude party in LA last weekend and he said he makes some of his money off instagram posts promoting products (he must also be an influencer).....and now I see it's an apparent job title here......

 

hmmm, I dunno.....

 

as for Hage and her seatmate, certainly the guy's texts were unacceptable and immature....but I think the power of social media and being an "influencer" are the big story here......

[marylander1940]

sorry, off-topic:

 

I only just a few days ago learned what an "influencer" is......was reading about the Fyre Festival debacle and how influencers were used to promote it.....had never heard of it before that.....and was talking to a dancer at the Adonis nude party in LA last weekend and he said he makes some of his money off instagram posts promoting products (he must also be an influencer).....and now I see it's an apparent job title here......

 

hmmm, I dunno.....

 

as for Hage and her seatmate, certainly the guy's texts were unacceptable and immature....but I think the power of social media and being an "influencer" are the big story here......

 

Never heard that before, I guess promoter would be a better way to describe it.

 

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/influencer

[+ FreshFluff]

I feel for her. I'd feel awful if I went through that. As for being able to assist people in an emergency, she's no less able to do that than a petite woman would be.

 

She claims she was fully in her on seat at the start of the flight, but he apparently felt obligated to lift his armrest("I put my thing up for you. I gave you part of my table."). He shouldn't have done so if he was going to get all angry and passive aggressive about it.

 

That said, I don't feel comfortable with her taking photos of his texts. I'm especially troubled by the fact that she videotaped the confrontation with a man who was merely exercising his right to communicate privately with his friends.

[+ sync]

That said, I don't feel comfortable with her taking photos of his texts. I'm especially troubled by the fact that she videotaped the confrontation with a man who was merely exercising his right to communicate privately with his friends.

 

I can support your position with the caveat that, according to her, she is "almost positive" that he took photos of her. If he did take photos of her, it is a case of turn-about being fair play.

[EZEtoGRU]

 

“As I sat down, the gentleman on my left began LOUDLY huffing, sighing, and readjusting himself in his seat.”

 

 

Sorry, but if she sat down in the seat next to me, I would also be very unhappy. I would likely ask a flight attendant to reseat her or me(I have done this before when a huge man sat next to me on a plane)

 

It sounds like she bought an "economy plus" type ticket. That helps with extra legroom but still has the same width as a regular economy seat. It's quite clear from the picture that she would not easily fit into an economy seat. Given the size of her legs/hips/stomach, she would be spilling over into her seatmate's space for sure. I don't condone the guy sending his friends tweets/messages about the incident, but that woman needs to buy two seats, pay for first class, or drive to where she needs to go.

[+ sniper]

At 6'3" and 280, (though carrying it well) I made the decision a couple of years ago that I'm just going to fly less and spring for first class. The way airlines have subdivided coach into multiple levels of hell, the gap in price between first and the most expensive coach ticket just isn't that much. I have to pick my dates a bit more carefully, but I tend to fly when fares are cheaper anyway.

[+ sniper]

As for the claim that the woman would be spilling over into his seat, Even when I was 315, if I had an aisle seat I would manage not to cross over into the middle seat's space. At great cost to my physical comfort, but I could do it and did. And if the middle seat person was large they would do the same, if they were average or small they would spread out and touch me, which I found grating. Smaller people have much less spatial awareness and do more encroaching than many large people.

[+ RyanDean]

Not too long ago, my body would fill a typical economy seat to brimming. Having dropped a good deal of weight and become much more fit, I now find that most economy seats accommodate me as "comfortably" as any such seats do. However, I find that I am still as self-conscious about how much space I am taking up as I was when I was much heavier/bigger.

 

And I have totally noticed the truth of what @sniper says here:

Smaller people have much less spatial awareness and do more encroaching than many large people.

 

Whether on planes, on busses, or in the theatre, it seems the rudest space-hoarders are almost always average or petite, not big-boned...

[bigvalboy]

Sorry, but if she sat down in the seat next to me, I would also be very unhappy. I would likely ask a flight attendant to reseat her or me(I have done this before when a huge man sat next to me on a plane)

 

It sounds like she bought an "economy plus" type ticket. That helps with extra legroom but still has the same width as a regular economy seat. It's quite clear from the picture that she would not easily fit into an economy seat. Given the size of her legs/hips/stomach, she would be spilling over into her seatmate's space for sure. I don't condone the guy sending his friends tweets/messages about the incident, but that woman needs to buy two seats, pay for first class, or drive to where she needs to go.

 

+1

[marylander1940]

Sorry, but if she sat down in the seat next to me, I would also be very unhappy. I would likely ask a flight attendant to reseat her or me(I have done this before when a huge man sat next to me on a plane)

 

It sounds like she bought an "economy plus" type ticket. That helps with extra legroom but still has the same width as a regular economy seat. It's quite clear from the picture that she would not easily fit into an economy seat. Given the size of her legs/hips/stomach, she would be spilling over into her seatmate's space for sure. I don't condone the guy sending his friends tweets/messages about the incident, but that woman needs to buy two seats, pay for first class, or drive to where she needs to go.

 

Me too, specially for a long flight.

[LaffingBear]

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If you need to put the armrest up, buy two seats.

[+ FreshFluff]

Best solution:

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[jvanchicago]

What he typed was terrible. People need to realize that if they aren't comfortable with a situation, that is THEIR problem, and they can change that if they desire. He wasn't comfortable with the seating situation, he could ask to move. He should NOT ask the flight attendant to move the passenger (like suggested above) because the discomfort is HIS. Asking a flight attendant to move her is just as bad as sending those texts, only you're doing it to her face.