There appears to be no news so the media will cover our national freak out about airport body scanners. What's the big deal??? Maybe I'm just being naive or have been brainwashed by the culture of "who cares", but I don't get it. So they might see a naked image of you. Isn't it funny that this would be people's main concern when it seems like "sexting" is prevalent in our culture. I mean - sexting is such a thing that it requires a word in our culture now! I imagine some iphones are of a higher quality than the body scanners. Not to turn all Andy Rooney on you, BUT if privacy is honestly making people uneasy about body scanners how many of these people have facebook accounts?
To all these people making a big deal about the body scanners I want to know if they've ever flown before. It's no walk in the park! I would much rather trade a full body scan for taking my shoes off. I don't know if this is a new option, but I can only hope it is. The idea of being barefoot on the same floor as all of my fellow travelers makes me feel like there is not enough soap and Purell in the world to make me clean.
National Opt Out Day (NOOD) of the body scanners is probably the worst idea ever. Hey fellow travelers - why don't we all pitch a fit on the worst flying day of the year?? It's not like airport workers won't already be overly stressed! Let's creatively protest the groping and be total jerks! Sounds like a brilliant plan! What could go wrong! It's not like we have anywhere to be. One of the options they give to protest the new scanners is to "just not fly". I would love to see someone explain that to their grandmother - "I've got to take a stand against these body scanners so I'll be avoiding the holidays this year". Actually this is probably some people's dream excuse.
On a serious note I do feel like it never hurts to be safe. If these body scanners actually do end up preventing explosives/weapons of any kind from boarding planes then I do not mind them. I would like to think that everyone would agree to a body scan over a flight that could potentially end in death any day.
3 comments:
americans don't like nudity. i took a million nude model classes so i'm over it. apparently full body scans are more invasive than putting up pictures of your kids potty training on facebook and forgetting to make your pictures "private".
i support the people who just choose not to fly-- then they aren't creating a fuss. the numbers will go down, and the airports will have to be forced to figure out something else.
oh and p.s.
can't wait for more editions of "What's the Big Deal!??"
Excellent post! I totally agree...I mean, if it's safer + I don't have to take off anything, such as my complicated boots, in winter, when it's cold and everyone has fungus on their feet, that I can rub on my feet when I walk through the scanner, I AM HAPPY.
Flying sux no matter what, and I think Americans could stand to chill a little and stop being afraid of our own bodies.
Unless...does this have to do with the obesity epidemic? If so, I sort of get it. But still! Folks oughta chill and let efficient scans do their work.
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