Who Do You Think You Are?
In fact, this was because of his great stature that he really booked a first-class ticket in the first place. Emmit started to turn back to the woman and then said, “Nope, too big to be in anyone’s army.” The seat would have given him the room to conveniently travel. Before the retort left his mouth, with his thoughts racing, he knew that it would not be enough to put the woman in her position. Who was she to doubt his right to be there?
Elephant In The Room
In any event, soldiers and women in the military do not get complimentary first-class tickets. Why did this woman find a way to justify how he could afford such a thing, as an African-American man? Even so, why would it be her business? By this juncture, people were starting to assemble around bystanders. While the others wished a piece of the action, a few were attempting to see what the scuffle was really about. They would not be disappointed by Emmit. Something just snapped inside him.