Newsletter: ✈️ Spirit Airlines clothing kerfuffle
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Our top stories today are about: Spirit Airlines kicking travelers off a plane because of their clothing, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) being part of yet another social media firestorm, a company firing workers who said they were stressed as part of a survey, and an iPhone user warning about a new AirDrop feature in the latest iOS update.
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⚡ Today in Internet Culture
✈️ WTF
‘We are going to be removing all 4 of you’: Traveler says Spirit Airlines customers faced ‘repeated harassment’ over ‘inappropriate’ outfit
Spirit Airlines is facing backlash after several women were allegedly removed from a flight due to their clothing.
???? VIRAL POLITICS
Nancy Mace dubbed ‘drama queen’ for donning sling after ‘aggressive handshake’
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is at the center of another social media firestorm after appearing on Capitol Hill with her arm in a sling following a disputed handshake with a transgender rights activist.
???? WORK DYSTOPIA
‘This decision is effective immediately’: Company conducts stress survey on its workers. Then, it does something unexpected to those who say they’re stressed
In an email that went viral, the HR team of a company said that workers who admitted to being stressed via internal company survey would be terminated effective immediately.
???? TECH
‘They get access to everything in your phone’: iPhone user issues warning on new AirDrop feature that comes with the latest iOS update
One TikToker’s panic about the latest iOS update has raised eyebrows from several users on the platform.
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