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It looks like the TSA wants to get more personal with me than my doctor does. Sorry, Security Dude... you're not my type.
By now, I'm sure you've all seen and heard about this. The full-body scans. The radiation exposure (and I work with radiation almost every day, and yet I'm still pissed about this). The excessive patting and groping. The way people with prosthetics and mobility aids have been subjected to horrible indignities. And the simple fact that if we don't submit to all this bullshit, we can't fly. For some of us, the amount of time needed to travel by train or car (think 1000+ miles at a time) is simply not possible.
But at the end of the day, what can we do? What effective protest do we have against the government choke-hold on the transportation industry and the free transit of free citizens? This mess was started under Bush and continued under Obama. It's not partisan... it's just fucking obnoxious.
Here's my suggestion:
STRIP!
Yes, that's right, boys, girls, and fellow others! Let's get it on. Sometimes, the best weapon is to directly mock the thing that you're facing down. They want to see everything, huh? Let's do it.
Wear a bikini the next time you fly. Before you head to security, stop by the bathroom. Change into a bikini. Wear flip-flop sandals to walk to the security checkpoint. It doesn't matter if you're male, female, young, old, fat, or thin. In fact, this would work best if people of all shapes and sizes and descriptions participate. It's not about being sexy. That isn't the point. The point is that ALL people going through security are being stripped to nothing, exposed, and violated. (Plus, if only a group of girls who look like models out of playboy were to do this, then the MESSAGE of the protest would be lost in the oogling. Sad to say.) The point is demonstrating that everyone is impacted by this.
Add some pizazz to your act: Bring a bunch of old hair-product containers that you were just about to dump anyway. Carry them TO the checkpoint, and "suddenly" realize that you can't bring them through security. Lament their loss as you drop the bottles into a nearby bin.
But yeah... the bikini. I think I'm going to do it. I'm no supermodel. In fact, I'm not really comfortable in women's clothes. But hell, this ought to be hilarious (fight oppression with HUMOR!!!), and it should make the point. Even if you're not comfortable with this plan, or if you're not planning to travel by airplane anytime soon, please pass this on. If enough people do it, it might send a message... and it might actually be fun.
Anyone else willing to throw this bullshit back in the faces of the TSA?
ETA: I've edited a few tid-bits for clarity about my intent.
By now, I'm sure you've all seen and heard about this. The full-body scans. The radiation exposure (and I work with radiation almost every day, and yet I'm still pissed about this). The excessive patting and groping. The way people with prosthetics and mobility aids have been subjected to horrible indignities. And the simple fact that if we don't submit to all this bullshit, we can't fly. For some of us, the amount of time needed to travel by train or car (think 1000+ miles at a time) is simply not possible.
But at the end of the day, what can we do? What effective protest do we have against the government choke-hold on the transportation industry and the free transit of free citizens? This mess was started under Bush and continued under Obama. It's not partisan... it's just fucking obnoxious.
Here's my suggestion:
STRIP!
Yes, that's right, boys, girls, and fellow others! Let's get it on. Sometimes, the best weapon is to directly mock the thing that you're facing down. They want to see everything, huh? Let's do it.
Wear a bikini the next time you fly. Before you head to security, stop by the bathroom. Change into a bikini. Wear flip-flop sandals to walk to the security checkpoint. It doesn't matter if you're male, female, young, old, fat, or thin. In fact, this would work best if people of all shapes and sizes and descriptions participate. It's not about being sexy. That isn't the point. The point is that ALL people going through security are being stripped to nothing, exposed, and violated. (Plus, if only a group of girls who look like models out of playboy were to do this, then the MESSAGE of the protest would be lost in the oogling. Sad to say.) The point is demonstrating that everyone is impacted by this.
Add some pizazz to your act: Bring a bunch of old hair-product containers that you were just about to dump anyway. Carry them TO the checkpoint, and "suddenly" realize that you can't bring them through security. Lament their loss as you drop the bottles into a nearby bin.
But yeah... the bikini. I think I'm going to do it. I'm no supermodel. In fact, I'm not really comfortable in women's clothes. But hell, this ought to be hilarious (fight oppression with HUMOR!!!), and it should make the point. Even if you're not comfortable with this plan, or if you're not planning to travel by airplane anytime soon, please pass this on. If enough people do it, it might send a message... and it might actually be fun.
Anyone else willing to throw this bullshit back in the faces of the TSA?
ETA: I've edited a few tid-bits for clarity about my intent.
