ASA's newest milestone

[SLUF4]

Still haven't seen anything I'd consider hateful or racist towards the crew here. enlighten me

 

[steve3137]

Grow Up

You Idiots who are posting sutff making fun of those girls who flew that historic flight, and let me say it was Historic, are pathetic. Why don't you losers get a life. It's people like you, who bring down this country and make are kids grow up with no values and morals. It's a sad day in this counrty when you see "pilots" making fun on something that historic in aviation. I could almost guarantee you that white males proably make up 85% of flight crews in the USA. Give respect where it is due and treat those girls with the respect they deserve. It was so good to see a story in aviation that was actually a positive instead of another negative which we hear about every day.

 

[Tarzan]

Give respect where it is due and treat those girls with the respect they deserve.

More respect than the next person walking down the hall? I'll give no respect in regards to race or sex. They are both fellow pilots that probably worked harder than the average person on the street today. I'll give them the same respect I would to anyone that has worked hard to realize a goal.

 

[Speedtape]

History was made--last week, already!

Let it go!

 

[Papa Woody]

Give respect where it is due and treat those girls with the respect they deserve.

I do give them respect, regardless of whether they are pilots, and irrespective of who they happen to be paired up with.

Do they deserve more respect than a white male in the same position, inasmuch as they likely achieved their status with affirmative action?

There is arguably a white male pilot somewhere who received a rejection letter from ASA because one of them were hired instead. Should we celebrate that?

Aren't I brainwashed to be color-blind? If so, then why all-of-a-sudden is it OK to cite race as a reason to celebrate?

This whole issue is so pathetic in its hypocrisy.

 

[Ineedabrew]

Enough already.

 

[crj567]

NO-This thread will go on forever!

I personally love to see all the usual suspects on FI all stirred up!

-If that makes me a racist, then rock on with it!

-BOOOOO YAAAAAAHHHHHH!

 

[Stifler's Mom]

There is arguably a white male pilot somewhere who received a rejection letter from ASA because one of them were hired instead. Should we celebrate that?

"One of them were hired instead"? Are you saying that neither of these two women are capable and qualified to work at ASA? They were hired because of their gender or skin color, not because of their flying skills?

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Still haven't seen anything I'd consider hateful or racist towards the crew here. enlighten me

Here you go. Tell me if these are broad generalizations or stereotypes... Plenty of hate in these posts.

If blacks want us too care, then maybe they should work on the following headlines.

- Black person admits you can make it even if you were born poor
- Black person hired over white person because he/she is more qualified, not because of AA
- first black person too help white elderly lady through rough neighborhood, not mug her
- black person gets job to move out of the projects, and stasrt live for self un-aided

Boy, sure seems like ASA made this happen for publicity. So how do they feel knowing that they were used by ASA. Again just another milestone of nothing but blacks acting like they are brought down, get off your lazy a$$ and make things happen.... ATL ramp proves that

 

[samballs]

I do give them respect, regardless of whether they are pilots, and irrespective of who they happen to be paired up with.

Do they deserve more respect than a white male in the same position, inasmuch as they likely achieved their status with affirmative action?

There is arguably a white male pilot somewhere who received a rejection letter from ASA because one of them were hired instead. Should we celebrate that?

Aren't I brainwashed to be color-blind? If so, then why all-of-a-sudden is it OK to cite race as a reason to celebrate?

This whole issue is so pathetic in its hypocrisy.

That is the part blacks don't get.

 

[CMI]

We should have an, “ I’m way overweight and obese but I use standard crew weights flight”. You can count me in, I’ll bring the taco bell. We can use the callsign “Cankle”.

 

[Speedtape]

That is the part blacks don't get.

I guess you guys just don't get it. It really doesn't matter how you perceive it or what your whining is about. I guess that should have been almost predictable. However, one common thread for us all, is that we had some role model or other inspiration to pursue our goals. Whether it was another aviator, or a Mother who said, "Yes, You Can!", there was some catalyst and/or encourager in our life.

The way I see it, these Women exemplified good role modeling and their accomplishments will be recognized by the target audience that does get it and maybe needs positive examples that help them set higher goals to aspire. In my view, they more than accomplished that and history was made! Bravo to them and whoever had a part! It could empower dreamers to become future aviators! And Dreaming, isn't that where it all begins for all of us?

 

[crj567]

We should have an, “ I’m way overweight and obese but I use standard crew weights flight”. You can count me in, I’ll bring the taco bell. We can use the callsign “Cankle”.

I love this idea! Now that is a true milestone....

-I have heard a very interesting rumor about the capt's training and how it got paid for..... Anyone know the truth?

 

[CA1900]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6d5_1233059009

He's freakin' awesome.

 

[crj567]

Honestly, I can't figure out what Morgan Freeman is getting at. I think he is just caught being an ass just for the sake of it.

I have always liked him as an actor, but unfortunately, this just proves that he is every bit at vacant and useless as others in Hollywood.

-Danm, Morgan, you wuz my dog!

 

[s.o.sJTB]

The real issue here is role models and values, something most of you guys on here dont understand or take for granted. She mentioned having a relative working as a pilot who inspired her to follow in his footsteps, do you think she would have been a pilot if it wasnt for that?

Now she can be an example to other young Black Girls or Women, and be a role model for them to follow, its good for our society. Most of you guys on here have family, relatives, neighbors, friends etc that inspired you to get into aviation (lol you probably hate them now!) how many black kids can say the same?

This gets to the heart of affirmative action, the real reason it even existed, if you want to make society better for our country then you need to get to the root of the problem. If kids dont have good role models they can relate to (you know family values type stuff the right is always screaming about...when it only meets their specific objective) what are the chances they will succede? If they dont have the oppurtunity what do you think will happen to the next generation?

I think these two Women are going to inspire more people to believe they can accomplish their goals and dreams than most any of you will do in your lifetime, so yeah it is a big deal, publicize it, let people know, let some little girl see that there are people that look like her in places of success and if she works hard she to can accomplish her goals. Statistically speaking the chances of that little girl having a male role model in her family for inspiration are low, for female role models that may be even lower, something has to be done or the problem will get worse.

 

[Speedtape]

s.o.sJBT,

Great post! At least some get it.

 

[SLUF4]

OK maybe some of that was hateful-i'm sure it was meant as a joke, but yes it was in bad taste. I guess we will never reach an agreement on the matter at hand. If they make good role models then that's great-happy for it and glad to have a news story not about our failing economy and Obama for a change. But there is a double standard-sometimes it helps whites and other times it helps blacks.

 

[ASApuppy]

"One of them were hired instead"? Are you saying that neither of these two women are capable and qualified to work at ASA? They were hired because of their gender or skin color, not because of their flying skills?

Ask the training dept about their skills. There were many issues with one of them. We had a female pilot a few years ago that required 125 hours of IOE. I remember 3 guys in my class (granted, long time ago)that were let go after sim 8. I have no issue with a female, or minority being an airline pilot. I have a huge issue that exists with the double standard that surrounds them. Affirmative action only serves to continue the divide and anamosity that it strives to eliminate. If you want racism and such to dissappear, then stop bringing it up.

 

[da10plt]

Nice.....

I just can't wait for the other "milestones" which have not yet been broken:

-The first all-dominatrix-midget-stripper flight crew
-The first all-diet-sprite-drinkers flight crew
-The first all-transvestite-golfer flight crew
-The first all-furless-cat-owners flight crew
-The first all-bankrupt-and-twice-divorced flight crew
-The first-all-hairlipped flight crew
-The first all-irritable-bowl-syndrome flight crew-P.U.

Seriously-who the hell gives a crap?

the All Hairlipped flight crew was a while ago......I know cuz I worked with those TARDS