[The Hunter of Jahanna]

I got this here:http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030210_2131.html

Trial Set in Southwest Racist Rhyme Suit Trial Set in 'Racist Rhyme' Lawsuit Accusing Southwest Airlines of Discrimination The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. Feb. 10 — A judge has set a trial date in a discrimination lawsuit filed against Southwest Airlines by two black passengers who were upset when a flight attendant recited a version of a rhyme with a racist history. Grace Fuller, 48, and her sister Louise Sawyer, 46, were returning from Las Vegas two years ago when flight attendant Jennifer Cundiff, trying to get passengers to sit down, said over the intercom, "Eenie, meenie, minie, moe; pick a seat, we gotta go." The sisters say the rhyme was directed at them and was a reference to its racist version that dates to before the civil rights era: "Eenie, meenie, minie, moe; catch a n----- by his toe." "It was like I was too dumb to find a seat," Fuller said. Sawyer said fellow passengers snickered at the rhyme, which made her feel alienated. The sisters are seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil last week dismissed the sisters' claims of physical and emotional distress but set trial for March 4. "The court agrees with plaintiffs that because of its history, the phrase `eenie, meenie, minie, moe' could reasonably be viewed as objectively racist and offensive," Vratil wrote. The second line of a modern version of the rhyme usually goes, "Catch a tiger by the toe." Airline attorney John Cowden said there was no intent to discriminate against any passenger. Cundiff, who is white and was 22 at the time of the incident, said she had never heard the offensive version of the rhyme. She said she learned the Southwest version from co-workers and used it as a funny way of getting passengers who are not assigned seats on Southwest to sit down. Plaintiffs' attorney Scott Wissel said the sisters also want Southwest to stop using the rhyme and provide employee training to prevent such incidents.

This is just stupid on so many levels. They are pissed about a nursery rhyme that was needed because they werent in their seats. I have flown plenty of times, and I have yet to take longer than 5 mins to get situated once I found my seat. I realy just love this line ,""It was like I was too dumb to find a seat," Fuller said. Sawyer said fellow passengers snickered at the rhyme, which made her feel alienated.". Well , if you werent in a seat and they had the doors closed, chances are you are too dumb to find a seat!! If other passengers were laughing at you , the you must have been doing something funny, like maybe NOT FINDING A SEAT!!! When will people start to take responsibility for themselves and stop blameing the nearest deep pocket?