I shouldn't be so surprised and disgusted at the sheer level of hatred in the comments on this, and yet I am. Hope that people won't be callous fuckbagels springs eternal, I guess. Merry Christmas et al to you as well!

Go fuck yourself.

You seem to be an unmitigated ass.

What the fuck is with all the details people are reading into this? She didn't say she was late, or that the plane was delayed. She says she almost missed it. People dash onto planes because of delayed connections all the time - do those people get glared at? What if the gate attendant delayed them for some random…

That is my implicit bargain with people. I need the aisle so I can actually move my legs or stand up when I feel my patellas are on the brink of being crushed to smithereens by the reclining asshole in front of me, and I will happily and cheerfully let you up to use the bathroom as many times as your little heart and…

READ THE FUCKING ARTICLE. He expressly and explicitly said that it was because she didn't say excuse me and then didn't vacate the aisle sufficiently for him so he could get up and let her into her seat. There was nothing about invading his damn fucking space, that's just you assholes manufacturing that out of thin…

He was pissy that she didn't say "Excuse me" and get out of his way fast enough after saying "Sorry, that's my seat over there" in an indication that he needed to get up for her to access her seat. She wasn't acting like an asshole. What is with the willful misreading of this article? Like, read the actual words this…

Does ANYTHING help you not be a shitty asshole? There are plenty of people whose weight is in their chest and belly, not their hips, and does not encroach on anyone else's space, and those people's primary concern is the seatbelt fitting. Frequently those people even sit with a companion and encroach on THEIR space so…

Congrats, you're an asshole with zero understanding of biology, anatomy (sitting on your back is called "lying down" and is not possible for an adult human to do in a single seat, and height does not determine whether your knees hit the back of the seat in front of you, the length of your femurs does, and that length…

What planet do you live on that "I'm sorry, that's my seat over there" doesn't serve as saying "excuse me"?

Seriously. Nothing like the reminder that a lot of people really, really, passionately HATE someone who's overweight and have zero problem saying so, in many colorful ways that reference how that gross horrible fat person should stop eating only twinkies and be a worthwhile human being like non-fat people are.

Oh good fucking lord. How do you exist in the world without knowing that your weight can fluctuate up to 5 pounds in a day?

What a tremendous pack of insufferable assholes in these comments. If you're really so very invested in debating that this guy was horribly assaulted and encroached upon by a thoughtless social tyrant who committed the unpardonable sin of a) needing to get into her window seat, and b) not (by this guy's own words)…

The fuck? First, your ENTIRE FUCKING PREMISE is that she hit him with her bag and was therefore being rude, and that's patently false. Second, she said "Sorry, that's my seat over there," which is as polite as anyone could ask for on a plane where being the aisle seat BY DEFINITION means you will have to get up to let…

HE also didn't say she was in his personal space, he said "If you want someone to move." This whole leaning/encroaching thing was entirely manufactured.

Because that isn't what he said. He said: I said that if you want someone to move, it helps to say 'excuse me' and then get out of the way.

This is the relevant quote: "I said that if you want someone to move, it helps to say 'excuse me' and then get out of the way."

Nnnnnnope.

Speeeeyack.

Yeah, don't you know the only person who gets to go around lecturing others about the experience of women is McBain Forte himself??? Sheesh!