British Airways change Anti-male policy.

This is realy outstanding! I would like to see some news articles about it so I will be searching for them. If there are any in the MSM I will post them here. I will also ask that MND post a story about it. We have to report the good news along with the bad.

Rohara, as you'll be asking MND to post about it - could you perhaps post a link from within the article to this thread... our traffic has been down a while and could do with a perk. A positive result like this could be the needed perk!

I'm torn on this. It is a victory, since men are no longer singled out, but without knowing the revised policy we cannot know whether they are simply doing this to placate us men or because they realize the error in their thinking.

The new policy for seating unaccompanied minors who travel with British Airways does not make any distinction between male and female passengers.

What is the new policy? Are now neither men nor women allowed to sit next to an unaccompanied minor? If that is the case, then it shows they still believe men are inherently dangerous and only changed the policy because they were called them on their sexism/misandry. If the new policy is that both men and woman are allowed to sit next to an unaccompanied minor, then that will show they actually believe we are not, as men, dangerous.

Sorry to rain on the parade with my post.
Great work to everyone who brought this matter to light and wrote letters.

WOW!!! and who was it that said on-line activism was useless?


oh ya.....i remember

Originally Posted by outdoors

WOW!!! and who was it that said on-line activism was useless?


oh ya.....i remember

Yes, lets keep it up !!!

Originally Posted by RobYork

Yes, lets keep it up !!!

i have no intention of stopping anytime soon

where is that haahoo anyways?-i wanna see his response

Outstanding.

Well done everyone, my hat's off to you all and I hoist one in your honor

i think that is the best news i have heard in a while--i am gonna spread it around

Really, i think this could be a step up for ending misandry everywhere, when every male recognizes that they are being discriminated against, misandry will end, after all, you just cant ignore half of the earths population, i eagerly wait for that day, and i wont rest until that day arrives... someday.

Meanwhile, this is great!! they finally changed their sexist policy!

maybe a new motto for the men's movement hidden in there somewhere

Originally Posted by outdoors

i have no intention of stopping anytime soon

where is that haahoo anyways?-i wanna see his response

My response is that this is a good outcome and well done to everyone who complained about this.

The policy was cleary ridiculous and the fact that they got the shaft for it and the media made everyone aware of it probably had a lot to do with the change of policy.

I wish you wouldn't keep misrepresenting me outdoors.

The problem with "online activism" is that so few folk partake in the type of online activism that can be effective (as opposed to merely passing round news and twattlefesting) in the movement that it is rare to find examples where a focused effort (such as was made in this case with some excellent correspondances) can, in conjunction with media awareness and wide public outrage, get a good result.

It can be effective, and should be encouraged.

Strange that often it is discouraged!

Would be nice to see some online support for campaigns that are a bit more significant to a far greater number of folk than the few men affected by this policy though..

HH, the policy affacted any man who wished to travel alone - he was automatically assumed to be a paedophile. It wasn't just a handful as you imply. I'm not sure what online activism you have seen been discouraged... I've seen you discouraging it, by suggesting those who engage in it are some kind of homosexuals with a finger-sniffing addiction, but I've not seen online activists try to discourage it! Please elaborate?

Since I have been taking a break from posting here I have only posted in response to posts that demand a reply from me. I will elaborate if you wish, but perhaps you would like to create a new thread to discuss such matters, perhaps you would like to elaborate on a few of your accusations there as well.

Finally British Airways stops discriminating men, with their sexist policy of not allowing men to sit next to children in airplanes, due to their gender.

It took them forever to get some common sense.

Better late than never

Online activism may vary in it's effectiveness, but I've witnessed enough successes over a number of years to know that continued participation is a must. Well done to all who inputed.

Originally Posted by rohara

This is realy outstanding! I would like to see some news articles about it so I will be searching for them. If there are any in the MSM I will post them here. I will also ask that MND post a story about it. We have to report the good news along with the bad.

British Airways changes 'discriminatory' seating policy for men - Telegraph

Did MND ever get around to posting about this?

What grabs my attention somewhat about the Telegraph's headline, is how they have opted to place the word "discriminatory" within speech-marks, as if to imply somehow that is it isn't "really" discriminatory, but they've called it that because other people think it is...

that's exactly how I see the quotes as well Marx... Typical.

TMOTS

Did MND ever get around to posting about this?

Not that I have seen. And certainly no mention anywhere of the splendid activism done by Rob York and others here.

Originally Posted by Percy

Not that I have seen. And certainly no mention anywhere of the splendid activism done by Rob York and others here.

That is a shame, however MND isn't alone in ignoring AM members' input on this... others (who we promote here) have also totally ignored Rob & AM.