Who Do You Think You Are?
It was actually because of his enormous stature that, in the first place, he even booked a first-class ticket. Emmit turned to the woman again and said, “Nope, too big to be in anybody’s military.” The seat would have provided him with space to comfortably travel. He knew that it would not be sufficient to put the woman in her place before the retort left his mouth, with his thoughts racing. Who was she to challenge his right to be there?
Who Do You Think You Are
Elephant In The Room
In any event, military servicemen and women do not get free first-class tickets. Why did this woman attempt to rationalize how an African-American man could afford such a thing? Why was it her business, anyway? By this point, people were beginning to gather around bystanders. Some were trying to see what the commotion was about, while the others wanted a piece of the action. Emmit would not have disappointed them. Something inside him just snapped.
Elephant In The Room