Morphine Prince 109,700 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 The video of an Asian man being dragged off a United Airlines flight became the top trending story in China over accusations of racism. According to Bloomberg, the trending topic #UnitedForcesPassengerOffPlane was the top trending topic on the Chinese social media service Weibo, with more than 270 million views. Multiple Chinese outlets reported on the story, including the Global Times, which had an editorial on the matter. Petitions to boycott the airline circulated on the messaging service WeChat. CCTV, the state broadcaster, showed photos of the passenger’s bloodied face above the word, “Savage!” People’s Daily, the ruling Communist Party’s flagship newspaper, scolded United for failing to condemn the man’s treatment. The backlash and talk of boycotts from China is potentially troublesome for United, whose website states that the company “operates more nonstop U.S.-China flights, and to more cities in China, than any other airline Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/asian-passenger-forcibly-removed-united-flight-u-s-causes-outrage-china-165836079.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,997 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Karma be like ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy 5,319 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 And the CEO finally decided to apologize because the stock market proved to him UA is ****ed. Money Honey I guess? BOYCOTT HA! Generally speaking Asian airlines have better services than American airlines, so it's not like I fly UA anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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