Ronald Young Jr.

Listen, man, I thought you would share a little bit with me. I thought I'd just get in there a little bit. There's plenty of room for all of us on the airplane, I thought. How did you decide you wanted to talk about airplanes? You know, I mean, I've flown more over the years. Like the last five years has probably been the majority of the flying I've done in my life. Okay.

Listen, man, I thought you would share a little bit with me. I thought I'd just get in there a little bit. There's plenty of room for all of us on the airplane, I thought. How did you decide you wanted to talk about airplanes? You know, I mean, I've flown more over the years. Like the last five years has probably been the majority of the flying I've done in my life. Okay.

Listen, man, I thought you would share a little bit with me. I thought I'd just get in there a little bit. There's plenty of room for all of us on the airplane, I thought. How did you decide you wanted to talk about airplanes? You know, I mean, I've flown more over the years. Like the last five years has probably been the majority of the flying I've done in my life. Okay.

So it's all encompassed in the last five years. And also in the last five years is the biggest I've been in my life. So interacting with planes has been a little bit different. And I don't even have the experience that some people who are even bigger than me have by getting on a plane. But I do know that there is a very specific experience that you have when you are big and going to fly.

So it's all encompassed in the last five years. And also in the last five years is the biggest I've been in my life. So interacting with planes has been a little bit different. And I don't even have the experience that some people who are even bigger than me have by getting on a plane. But I do know that there is a very specific experience that you have when you are big and going to fly.

So it's all encompassed in the last five years. And also in the last five years is the biggest I've been in my life. So interacting with planes has been a little bit different. And I don't even have the experience that some people who are even bigger than me have by getting on a plane. But I do know that there is a very specific experience that you have when you are big and going to fly.

Everything from the anxiety of thinking about going through security to the anxiety of getting to your seat seeing who you're sitting next to and wondering if the seatbelt's going to fit. And I felt like these were questions that I was hearing within fat community from other folks.

Everything from the anxiety of thinking about going through security to the anxiety of getting to your seat seeing who you're sitting next to and wondering if the seatbelt's going to fit. And I felt like these were questions that I was hearing within fat community from other folks.

Everything from the anxiety of thinking about going through security to the anxiety of getting to your seat seeing who you're sitting next to and wondering if the seatbelt's going to fit. And I felt like these were questions that I was hearing within fat community from other folks.

And it felt like it was just important to tackle because flying sucks for everyone, yet the scapegoat always seems to be fat people. So I really wanted to unpack that.

And it felt like it was just important to tackle because flying sucks for everyone, yet the scapegoat always seems to be fat people. So I really wanted to unpack that.

And it felt like it was just important to tackle because flying sucks for everyone, yet the scapegoat always seems to be fat people. So I really wanted to unpack that.

This is Brigid McDonald. She's talking about a flight she took to South Carolina in the summer of 2023.

This is Brigid McDonald. She's talking about a flight she took to South Carolina in the summer of 2023.

This is Brigid McDonald. She's talking about a flight she took to South Carolina in the summer of 2023.

She flew Southwest, which was her go-to airline. Southwest has what's called an open seating policy, which allows folks to pick the seat they want when they get on the plane. Bridget had chosen a seat that she liked.

She flew Southwest, which was her go-to airline. Southwest has what's called an open seating policy, which allows folks to pick the seat they want when they get on the plane. Bridget had chosen a seat that she liked.

She flew Southwest, which was her go-to airline. Southwest has what's called an open seating policy, which allows folks to pick the seat they want when they get on the plane. Bridget had chosen a seat that she liked.

As the plane began to fill up, the flight attendants announced that people would need to move their bags from the middle seat. Bridget could no longer feign a search inside her purse.

As the plane began to fill up, the flight attendants announced that people would need to move their bags from the middle seat. Bridget could no longer feign a search inside her purse.