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The world we live in is not the same we saw half a decade ago! Times have changed and so have people. However, one thing has multiplied its existence in folds and has crept into our hearts and minds. HATE! The tiny little word that has outweighed humanity.
In times where ISIS is terrorising the rest of the population and crushing vox populi, Islamophobia is only the tip of the jar of the problems that are the biggest concerns of our time!
In yet another ugly episode, An Arab American YouTuber, Adam Saleh, was reportedly kicked off a Delta Air Lines because he was conversing with his mother in Arabic over the phone that apparently made passengers uncomfortable. He took to twitter to share.
We got kicked out of a @Delta airplane because I spoke Arabic to my mom on the phone and with my friend slim… WTFFFFFFFF please spread pic.twitter.com/P5dQCE0qos
— Adam Saleh (@omgAdamSaleh) December 21, 2016
“Guys, we spoke a different language on the plane and now we’re getting kicked out. This is 2016. 2016. Look, Delta Air Lines are kicking us out because we spoke a different language. You guys are racist. I cannot believe my eyes.”
Hours later, Saleh’s video got over 350,000 times retweets and the hashtag #BoycottDelta was trending on Twitter.
Subsequently, and after a gamut of security checks Saleh was allowed to board another flight to New York with a different airline, though. The vlogger shared his ordeal in a series of tweets.
UPDATE: Delta just brought the police to speak to us.
— Adam Saleh (@omgAdamSaleh) December 21, 2016
UPDATE: We're being security checked AGAIN right now.
— Adam Saleh (@omgAdamSaleh) December 21, 2016
UPDATE: were now on another flight with a different airline heading to NYC after being checked for 30 minutes. We land 5:50pm in NYC
— Adam Saleh (@omgAdamSaleh) December 21, 2016
UPDATE: were taking off right now and heading to our lawyer once in NYC. Any inquiries email: [email protected]
— Adam Saleh (@omgAdamSaleh) December 21, 2016
The Delta airlines, however, have contradicted the allegation and in a statement said,
“We’re conducting a full review to understand what transpired. We are taking allegations of discrimination very seriously; our culture requires treating others with respect.”
If it is what it looks like, then we, as humans have failed humanity!
News Source: Times of India
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