Wednesday, November 24, 2010 is NATIONAL OPT-OUT DAY!
“OptOutDay.com is an educational outreach campaign, designed to get people to better understand what they are now consenting to when they purchase a plane ticket. Many people only fly around the holidays and may not be aware of the security changes, which is why November 24 was chosen. There is no intent or desire to delay passengers en route to friends and family over Thanksgiving. Once people are made aware of what is happening, they may have reservations about the new virtual strip searches and enhanced pat downs - especially for their children or spouse or other loved one.
Before people fly, they should learn more about the new security measures, and when they are given the choice by TSA, they should opt-out of the scan and get the enhanced pat down. This is their right, given to them by the TSA. If they do not like the current procedures when they go through it, they should voice their opinion to the airlines and their Members of Congress, in addition to filing a complaint with the TSA and outside groups, if necessary. Opting out doesn’t have to be done only on Nov. 24. As the TSA says, every day you fly is opt-out day if you choose. It is not irresponsible to take up the TSA on their offer to opt-out of the body scanners.
This country needs security measures in place that not only keep us safe but also do not grossly violate privacy or constitute an unreasonable search, like the current protocol. In their “Aircraft Passenger Whole-Body Imaging Limitations Act of 2009” the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that said: “Whole-body imaging technology may not be used as the sole or primary method of screening a passenger under this section. Whole-body imaging technology may not be used to screen a passenger … unless another method of screening, such as metal detection, demonstrates cause for preventing such passenger from boarding an aircraft.” Agreed. Unfortunately, the Senate did not act on the legislation. Hopefully the current outcry over these scanners and the enhanced pat downs from the pilots, the flight attendants, and now the flying public, will instigate a change to effective security measures that keep the privacy of U.S. citizens in-tact.”
Yes, yes and YES! This idea is brilliant. I opted out the last time I flew and am glad I did. I recounted my airport experience here.
Like I’ve said before if they’re going to fuck with you then fuck back. Want to ramp it up a notch? Then wear a kilt.
From Raw Story:
Blog calls for men to wear kilts, sans underpants, to protest TSA screenings
“You want to feel up my junk, mister air security worker? Let me help you with that.
(snip)
The “superfantastic” twist to “National Opt-Out Day”: If you feel the screenings are humiliating, let the government share your embarrassment (pun intended) by wearing a kilt. And if you’re, ahem, ballsy enough, join the protest wearing it like a true Scotsman, sans underpants.”
And besides men look damn sexy in kilts. Wear them anyway gentleman!
If you participate in National Opt-Out Day write me and let me know of your experience. If you don’t have a blog I will gladly post about your experience here. Email radicalvixenatgmaildotcom
And in the words of Doug Stanhope-”Never submit to airport body scanners. Make em pat you down instead and try to have a boner.”
Posted by Vixen as Activism at 7:22 PM CST