"I just downgraded myself from first class to business class on my flight to Milan. In a cabin of 6, 5 of the passengers were white middle aged men then there was me, a 30 something black woman who travels in that cabin often, and a male flight attendant who thought I'd be okay with substandard service and persistent micro-aggression from the moment I sat down."
"I don't suffer fools, and i would sacrifice physical comfort to protect my emotional and mental well being any day. Hard agree! It's just such a bummer that humiliation is part of the gratification for racists. Protecting my peace felt like letting him win and I hate that."
"I resigned as kind of a material action of solidarity and because it was just time for me to move on. There's so many things that these institutions represent that I'm not."
Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, former Vogue editor-at-large, posted on social media about downgrading from first class to business class during a flight to Milan. She described her first-class cabin as containing five white middle-aged men, herself as a Black woman in her 30s, and a male flight attendant. Karefa-Johnson alleged the flight attendant provided substandard service and engaged in persistent microaggressions. She stated she prioritized her emotional and mental well-being over physical comfort. Her post went viral and drew criticism and mockery online, with some comparing her actions to Rosa Parks. Karefa-Johnson previously resigned from Vogue in October 2023 to protest Israel's invasion of Gaza.
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