A jury on Friday said Southwest Airlines did not racially discriminate against a black woman when she was asked to buy a second seat on a plane because of her size.The jury deliberated for a little over an hour before finding against Nadine Thompson, who sued Southwest in federal court. She claimed the airline’s “customer of size” policy was unfairly applied to her after she boarded a flight at Manchester Airport in 2003.

Joel Drake, a Southwest employee, testified earlier that Thompson accused him of being a “racist pig” when he tried to explain the company’s policy and swore at him. He said in 18 years with Southwest, he’d never encountered such horrible accusations and told his boss he couldn’t do his job anymore. He took six weeks off and requested a lower position.

Thompson testified that Drake was bullying her and she felt scared, so words were her only way to fight back. She said that no Southwest employees, including Drake, ever explained to her why she needed to buy a second seat.

“Even if you’re the only black person on a flight … you still can’t prove race,” Thompson said after the verdict. “If they don’t fix these problems with their policy, other people are going to come at them.”

I love this story. Again, another example of this nation’s adept ability to sue at the drop of a hat. What makes me laugh is the part about her suing for racial discrimination - how on earth does being asked to buy an extra seat because your arse is the size of a fucking truck constitute a racial slur? I get it, she knows only full well she’s of large proportion, but there’s isn’t a law protecting her from having her lard arse commented upon, so she went with the most obvious… get real woman.

Seriously, what’s wrong with people in the US?