When Jenna Longoria boarded a United Airlines flight from San Francisco back to Austin, the latest thing on her mind was a confrontation about pronouns. The Texas mother had her hands full—literally. With her 16-month-old son having a temper tantrum and a car seat strapped to her back, she was preoccupied with the all-too-familiar chaos of traveling with a toddler. However, events took an unexpected turn, leading to Longoria claiming she, her son, and her mother were kicked off the flight for misgendering a flight attendant.
@united is a shit airline anyway. Boycott every company demanding we play along with their woke agenda.
We are the customers. How about you stop making us responsible for your lack of a spine? pic.twitter.com/M30CrZiO1z
— Bad penny (@Ivegot9lives62) July 1, 2024
Longoria’s version of the incident starts innocuously enough. She was dealing with the typical stress that comes with flying with limited assistance from the airline. Missing out on pre-boarding privileges, she expressed gratitude to a flight attendant by saying, “Thank you, sir.” This, according to her, triggered an upset response from the staff. Longoria, admittedly not well-versed in pronoun etiquette, apologized profusely. Still, the confrontation escalated, ending with Longoria and her family being told that they would not be allowed to board.
The airline’s position, conversely, attributed the altercation to an entirely different issue: too many carry-on items. United Airlines stated that a discussion about the quantity of carry-on luggage was the reason the family was not allowed to fly and emphasized that they later boarded another flight to complete their journey. This discrepancy leaves us wondering—which version holds more water?
In her series of videos posted on social media platforms Instagram and X, Longoria fielded her grievances and sought to clarify her side of the story. She insisted that the number of carry-ons she was traveling with had not changed since her flight to San Francisco. Moreover, given the chaos of dealing with her infant son during boarding, her primary focus was ensuring he was comfortable and settled. Yet, despite these circumstances and a hasty apology for her slip-up in pronoun usage, the family found themselves escorted away, with a ban on flying again with United looming over their heads.
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