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Tommy Dorfman in misgendering row with Delta enployee

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SamW98 · 27/12/2023 18:19

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12904105/amp/Tommy-Dorfman-airport-video-trans-misgendered-delta-employee.html

Making sure it’s filmed for maximum drama and attention obviously

Well done that employee for staying calm and polite.

Lets hope he has Deltas full support - he’s done nothing wrong

Delta employee threatens to kick trans woman out of LaGuardia airport

Trans actress Tommy Dorfman claimed two Delta employees 'intentionally' misgendered her at LaGuardia airport last week.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12904105/amp/Tommy-Dorfman-airport-video-trans-misgendered-delta-employee.html

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MissingLesbianSpaces · 03/01/2024 13:23

Sausagebacon, my point is thay if Tommy is accusing the Delta guy of being transphobic, it is fair play to accuse Tommy of being racist. Obviously neither are true, that's why I said "flip the script".

CantDealwithChristmas · 03/01/2024 13:07

Did someone have a few too many drinks on the plane and got tired and emotional?

Topofthemountain · 03/01/2024 08:26

Ok, I agree. I'm glad you think he is a straightforward idiot, rather than we were missing the point that he was treated terribly unfairly.

Sausagenbacon · 03/01/2024 08:23

Because TD is a straightforward idiot, not a white supremacist, unless I've missed a chunk of the story.
Not everything is about racism.

EasternStandard · 03/01/2024 08:08

SirChenjins · 30/12/2023 15:50

His whiny tantrum seems to have backfired spectacularly, which is an absolute joy to watch. Inner dickhead is spot on.

That whiny male voice really sums up the whole ridiculousness of this

EasternStandard · 03/01/2024 08:02

The Delta employee was brilliant.

Topofthemountain · 03/01/2024 07:53

Sausagenbacon · 03/01/2024 07:49

I think you're missing the point here

What's the point that's being missed?

Sausagenbacon · 03/01/2024 07:49

I think you're missing the point here

MissingLesbianSpaces · 02/01/2024 23:08

Is Tommy a white supremacist trying to get a black man fired? We need to flip the script on these assholes.

SirChenjins · 30/12/2023 15:50

His whiny tantrum seems to have backfired spectacularly, which is an absolute joy to watch. Inner dickhead is spot on.

Heylo · 30/12/2023 13:02

I'd like to send Tommy flowers. These fools are peaking everyone every time they open their mouth.

Gen z cringe.

SinnerBoy · 30/12/2023 12:27

JanesLittleGirl

But, TBF, through all the trials and tribulations, he appears to have retained his inner dickhead.

I am giggling in Wetherspoons. Some of the punters looked over with "Ah, one of us" expressions.

I have to say, I've never heard of this Timmy Dorkman character, but he certainly is an attention seeking tosspot, manufacturing a situation to pretend that he has the right to rant at someone.

I'll take pains not to watch anything he's in.

BreadInCaptivity · 29/12/2023 18:53

I think the public - having seen a number of these videos over the years - is pretty much over this type of behaviour.

The Starbucks video was quite an eye opener for many people re: the appalling behaviour of the employee in that case.

These videos simply amplify the disconnect between the tolerance and kindness some people expect from others and how they treat people in return.

It's simply bullying and using intimidation to get what they want in raising their online profile or getting kicks from forcing people to live by their rules and not reality.

So yes - good on that delta employee in dealing with the matter as they would for any other passenger who was mouthing off at staff and being a dickhead. No sacred castes - we are done.

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SamW98 · 29/12/2023 18:45

Beowulfa · 29/12/2023 18:29

I once spent a quiet afternoon at work reading a long thread about badly behaved celebrities on a forum for airline staff. Apparently the briefly and very tenuously famous (ie came 4th on Big Brother in 2009) are the worst for "don't you know who I am???"

The thing about these trans nonentities is they are so self-absorbed they don't realise the airport staff deal with self-absorbed wankers day in day out and are quite comfortable with refusing boarding to anyone starting to act rudely and aggressively.

I live in an area where a lot of z list Celebes and reality tv type are.

I’ve been in a couple of situations where they’ve pulled the big I am to service staff.

One was a larger than life female - initials GC. - who shoved my friend out the way at a festival and told her ‘move I’m a VIP’

The other was Joey Essex who when told he couldn’t be papped in a petrol station shop (very staged as the pap was actually with him in the car) said to the manager ‘don’t you know who I am’ to which his reply was ‘no sir I do not’

So the fact non entities desperate for SM attention behave this way is no shock

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Beowulfa · 29/12/2023 18:29

I once spent a quiet afternoon at work reading a long thread about badly behaved celebrities on a forum for airline staff. Apparently the briefly and very tenuously famous (ie came 4th on Big Brother in 2009) are the worst for "don't you know who I am???"

The thing about these trans nonentities is they are so self-absorbed they don't realise the airport staff deal with self-absorbed wankers day in day out and are quite comfortable with refusing boarding to anyone starting to act rudely and aggressively.

BethDuttonsTwin · 29/12/2023 16:27

GordoStevensMustache · 28/12/2023 13:39

The delta employee is a red coat. Which apparently are delta employees who specifically deal with difficult customers. He's trained for this shit and he does it well. Probably just an average Wednesday for him.

How embarrassing for the entitled trans identified bloke.

I’d LOVE that job 😁

AraJingleBellScott · 29/12/2023 16:23

The only sensible and professional response from Delta is silence. Staff did fine, no point in engaging further.

DOBARDAN · 29/12/2023 16:15

That's the way to do it

Avacardo2023 · 29/12/2023 01:38

GordoStevensMustache · 28/12/2023 13:39

The delta employee is a red coat. Which apparently are delta employees who specifically deal with difficult customers. He's trained for this shit and he does it well. Probably just an average Wednesday for him.

How embarrassing for the entitled trans identified bloke.

The board behind the Delta employee says boarding closed, so no doubt the entitled dick turned up late for the flight and decided to be awkward even though they were very kindly trying to get him on the flight.

WickDittington · 28/12/2023 23:55

I watched the video clip on Twitter and the voice (of Dorfman) sounded so clearly a male voice …

WomanXXWorldsOriginsofMothersofAllNations · 28/12/2023 22:43

SirChenjins · 28/12/2023 21:53

Fantastic news! Any update on Delta’s response?

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I can’t find a response from them, but they’ve received a lot of @ in support for their employee.

Have a look at the likes / ratios on these examples.

I kinda agree tho that it’s probably best that Delta don’t respond publicly because this really should be a non-issue. Customer got upset, then abusive, and was dealt with in a professional and timely manner. If it was any other complaint (outside of ‘my pronouns’ and trans ‘I have all the status’) we wouldn’t even know about it.

I am heartened that in this instance the filming and sharing of this didn’t result in the expected arse pats for Tommy and howls of oppression that we’ve come to expect.

Tommy Dorfman in misgendering row with Delta enployee
Tommy Dorfman in misgendering row with Delta enployee
CormorantStrikesBack · 28/12/2023 22:27

SirChenjins · 28/12/2023 21:53

Fantastic news! Any update on Delta’s response?

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To be honest I’m hoping there’s no response. They’re best off not giving the idiot the attention they crave.

SirChenjins · 28/12/2023 21:53

Fantastic news! Any update on Delta’s response?

cariadlet · 28/12/2023 21:02

Excellent! I hope this starts to happen more often.

AraJingleBellScott · 28/12/2023 20:59

WomanXXWorldsOriginsofMothersofAllNations · 28/12/2023 20:05

This is from Nitter so you don’t need an account to read all the comments.

(I use Nitter when I want to read comments from X - it was as PP have said when searching Tommy Dorfman, top comments are all supportive of Delta. Amazing indeed 🤩)

https://nitter.net/CollinRugg/status/1740433174596026741#m

Collin Rugg 1h
NEW: The Delta employee who "misgendered" trans influencer Tommy Dorfman did end up calling the police after threatening to have him escorted out of the airport.

This keeps getting better.

Dorfman confirmed in a TikTok comment that the Delta employee followed through with his promise.

"The man actually called port authority. Two police officers actually showed up ~10 min later and spoke to me and my partner about the incident," Dorfman whined.

Amazing.

Gosh. Refreshing.