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Narrative Essay On Flight Attendants

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What were you experiencing? One of the thoughts that rushed across my consciousness was in regards to my international airline flights. The flight attendants have been openly gay regarding their sexual orientation. If the gay flight attendants did not say it in words, they said it by the pins they wore on their uniform, such as a lapel pin for The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the largest LGBT civil rights advocacy group. Pilots and flight attendants work as a professional team without discrimination. In all my years of professional flying, I have always regarded all flight attendants and pilots as people first regardless of sex, race, religion, etc. However, as the podcast image journey continued, I was reminded that I was often one of the few heterosexual crewmembers. The two pilots up front are often outnumbered as if we lived in a world where heterosexuals were in the minority. Therefore, I have proven that I could live in such a world.

How did you feel after listening to the guided imagery?
I felt that the guided imagery was trying to shape my mind to be accepting of all people which I do already. I am aware of discrimination in all aspects from race to sexaul orientatonion becauase I grew up in the late 1960s when racial tensions and the Vietnam War consumed all 12 TV channels. One of my best friends in high school was …show more content…

I was already accepting of all people. I fully understand discrimination. I have witnessed it (race, religion, and sexual orientation) my entire life and I hate it. There is still a local hamburger/hot dog restaurant in my hometown that still has two doors to the restaurant. When I was a kid, the left door was for black people and the right side was for white people. The two sides of the restaurant still do not connect. Perhaps, this is a reflection of our society that still is not connected and accepting of all people; therefore, I concur that this podcast was prudent to be

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