American Airlines flight attendant body shames Black doctor on flight from Jamaica adding to #existingwhileblack trend
By Mona Austin Visualize this scenario: Same pair of shorts/skirts. Black girl gets written up for violating the school dress code. White girl doesn't. Double standard. Not fair, but it is a reality Black middle and high school girls face in classrooms every year. In the school system, it is a form of "justified" body-shaming couched in language about appropriate clothing in the code of conduct. This example may not be thought of as a problem because it is a part of enforcing a school rule, but for Black Americans encounters with inequality start early and are frequently systematic. Something similar happened to Latisha "Tisha"Rowe/MD/MBA, a Black woman on an American Airlines flight. Rowe got a dose of this discrimination when she was not allowed to board a flight coming from Jamaica back to Florida -- unless she covered up the strapless romper she was wearing, a common form of leisurely attire women wear in summer months. Rowe pointed...