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Going back to my controversy issue about Kevin Smith, I happened to come across a Forbes, article about 'overweight' people and airlines. It states that airlines test their safety concerns with dummies. They do so by placing them into the airline seats and fasten seat belts to test if a tragic issue happened. Only thing is the dummies are set at 'standard' size, and Forbes state for Americans, the 'standardize' size that the dummies were set at, cannot be compared to an average American anymore, because "obesity is epidemic."

The article continues that Europe proposed that their airlines should make wider seats, and to charge extra was discriminatory. But, the proposal for bigger seats meaning for the 'larger' customer would have more room, and the 'smaller' customer would have less room. They airlines would sell airfare would address it as "seat plus" (which is the bigger seat), and would charge extra for it. They would not make al seats equal.

Forbes Article

I actually agree with what the Europeans had to say about this. I was trying to figure out a solution for it, but it keeps the standardize seats, there isn't segregation, we would not have to strip all the seats on the airlines. Like it isn't a bad suggestion. Yes, 'larger' people have to pay extra, but it is up to their comfort. They can squeeze in in the standard size to save some bucks or pay the extra to fit comfortably.

I read another article, and it addresses how to confront people with obesity having difficulty with airline issue. The 'Watch Dog Blog' states that we should treat it as if they were handicap. But, it would be located within the rows with the economic class, and they would pay extra 'for the extra leg room'. Just how the Europeans suggested. 

-& the handicap suggestion, i also heard it from a classmate. 

In my opinion, I think this is a better regulation, although my whole blog post is about how businesses should not be obligated to change standard sizes. But with this we are not changing all the sizes, just some to accommodate who are already in the obesity range, and the others, take a step back realize your health, so they do not go on this path to an unhealthy lifestyle. 

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