Delta Airlines Pulls Chris Rock Special Over Anti-Gay Slurs

Delta Airlines has pulled a 2008 Chris Rock special called Kill the Messenger from the companys aircrafts following a complaint that Rock used anti-gay language during the program, including the word faggot.The airline company issued a statement to GayTravel.com about the decision, claiming that Kill the Messenger should never have been uploaded as a streaming in-flight option. That statement, which was subsequently sent to The Huffington Post, reads:The Chris Rock Kill the Messenger segment should not have been uploaded on flights based on our criteria for excluding onboard programming that includes content featuring explicit language, slurs, extreme violence, and explicit scenes. We apologize to any customers who were offended by the content or our airing of the segment, and we are working as quickly as possible to remove it from our aircraft. Our commitment to inclusion and respect of all customers is rooted in Deltas values and culture, and we proudly embrace diverse people, thinking and styles.According to GayTravel.com, a Grindr employee complained about the video after watching it on a recent flight from New York to Los Angeles. The viewer also tweeted his discontent:Dear @Delta and @chrisrock: here's a list of when FAGGOTS deserve to be called FAGGOTS... 1) never2) never3) neverGet the idea' Jeremy Foreshew (@jeremyforeshew) August 18, 2016 Earlier this month, Delta landed in hot waterfor running an edited version of Carolthat did not include a same-sex kiss that was present in the original version of the film.Requests from The Huffington Post for comments from Rock about the situation were not immediately returned. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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