Thread by @katiehinsen

My travel to @sundancefest has been delayed because of a privileged white lady who pulled some *shit*.

Plane was closed and about to leave when woman approached the gate. She’d been chilling in the lounge and missed her flight. Was told she would be on the next one... 1/n

...her bag would meet her in SLC. She was NOT HAVING IT.

She’s apparently an elite member and frequent flier. She demanded her bag be taken off the plane or she be let on. She was told “no”.

Someone wasn’t used to being told no. 2/n

She thought having her bag on the same flight as her was more important than the 100-something other folks with places to be. The family missing a funeral. The folks missing career ops at @sundance I hope she goes on a no-fly list. /end

Area evacuated. Bomb squad.

They’ve evacuated the whole arm of the terminal. This lady has disrupted so many flights I hope she never sees a plane again.

Even all the bars and restaurants have been closed. This is cray

But god forbid she misses a *minute* of @Sundance as a fellow passenger has noted “geez lady it’s just Sundance there’s always next year”

To those asking me why I called out the #WhitePrivilege part: I’ve been trying to unlearn #WhiteSupremacy by listening to POC. I have started to see how some ppl are taught to claim space, take what we want - while others are taught to be grateful to be allowed in...

PoC get side eyed when they sit in first class on a flight while this lady expected a flight be held for her because she’s “an elite status member”. That’s #WhitePrivilege and I call it by it’s name when I see it because few people see it at all.

#bomberbecky was white. If she had been a woman in a hijab this story would have ended quite differently.

That’s #WhitePrivilege