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Violent United Airlines passenger removal spawns vicious spoofs, memes
By now, only those who willfully ignore the news haven't seen the video of United Airlines security personnel forcibly dragging a passenger off a plane.
The poor guy — a middle-aged Asian doctor — was manhandled, and in the course of the scuffle, he fell and hit his face on an armrest, causing his mouth to bleed profusely.
People were understandably upset with United Airlines. The man paid for his ticket, and it wasn’t his fault the flight was overbooked. He didn’t deserve such treatment and the Internet has made its feelings known via an endless array of spoof slogans to put the airlines in its place.
On Twitter, people are using the #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos hashtag to create new United Airlines taglines, berating it for its horrid treatment of the passenger.
Below are just a few samples of these spoof slogans.
#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— Sue Fergy (@SueFergy3562) April 11, 2017
Board as a doctor, leave as a patient.
#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos On our flights everyone's taking about Fight Club. pic.twitter.com/YqpwBtiIqu
— David Miller (@MadDavidMiller) April 11, 2017
We put the hospital in hospitality. #newunitedairlinesmottos
— David E (@DaSkrambledEgg) April 11, 2017
"Our in flight meal is a knuckle sandwich" #newunitedairlinesmottos
— Old_Lady_Gamer (@Old_Lady_Gamer) April 12, 2017
You can't beat our prices, but our customers are fair game. #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— Logan (@LoganChaffins) April 12, 2017
#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— Ali ?? ??? ?? (@Ali_8k) April 11, 2017
United Airlines, the smacking airline.pic.twitter.com/TBph67EXKT
If we overbook, you'll catch a right hook. #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— Aaron (@Swankbaank) April 11, 2017
New Boarding Policy: "Eeny, meeny, miney, mo..." #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos pic.twitter.com/MLMfNIDQUI... https://t.co/TF78Otjaqx
— Terra E. Whitmeyer (@terraelise) April 11, 2017
#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos we will re-accomdated you. pic.twitter.com/bsv74nGyZT
— Maxism Mao (@MaxismMao) April 11, 2017
Normal flights have cabin crews, we have bouncers #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— NKS (@NKS1806) April 11, 2017
"We have Red Eye and Black Eye flights available!" #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos
— LAMusing (@LAMusing) April 11, 2017
#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos Here's your new ad campaign @united You're welcome. pic.twitter.com/sRugVALqwd
— Breaking#45 (@breakingno45) April 11, 2017
Last but not least, the incident has reminded someone of one of Robert Stack's classic scenes in "Airplane!"
— AT/BM, GMA News
