United's apology to Mo'Nique doesn't even get past the gate

United airlines is trying to make nice with comedienne Mo'Nique, but
so far it's been a bumpy ride.

The TV star is refusing to take United's calls and is considering
legal action after getting booted from a New York-bound plane, her
publicist said yesterday.

BTR1701...

Having read various accounts of this incident, I have yet to spot any
kind of actual racism. Unless it's now considered to be de facto racist
just to argue with anyone who happens to be black.

On the other hand, I hear that United felt so bad about this incident
that they refunded BOTH her first class seats and let her keep the
seat-belt extender...

"Mo'Nique has no intention of speaking to anyone at United. She was
humiliated by what some United employees did to her. She'll leave it
up to her [lawyers]," spokesman Marcell Pariseau told the Daily News.

The "Phat Girlz" star - a rumored replacement for Star Jones on ABC's
"The View" - was asked to get off the flight Sunday in Chicago after

avery...

That would be priceless!

her stylist, who had a coach seat, stuffed a hair dryer into a
first-class bin.

A heated argument ensued with United employees, who refused to believe
the hair dryer belonged to the "Showtime at the Apollo" host, who had
a first-class ticket, Mo'Nique, 38, told The News.

"I felt like I was being treated like an animal," she said. "This
happens to black people all the time, and they don't have a voice. I
have a voice."

Nuki Mouse...

So Mo'Nique is now playing the race card.

People (Black or White) don't normally get throw off planes for storing
carry-ons in the wrong compartments, but people who throw fits on planes and
argue excessively with flight attendants (whether they are Black or White)
get thrown off of planes all the time.

At best it is rude and discourteous to the other passengers, and at worst a
safety issue by interfering with the duties of the flight attendants.

Nuki Mouse

Byker...

Take the bus if you don't like it, hon...

mrtravel...

There'd be no argument about FC storage by econ pax.

United confirmed it has launched a review.

jmcgill...

They should just be glad it wasn't Bjork.

"We want to talk to her about what happened and express our regret," a
spokeswoman said.

Nancy Dillon

Originally published on July 27, 2006