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Man Kicked Off Plane For Wearing Thong As A Face Mask Compares Himself To Rosa Parks

Man Kicked Off Plane For Wearing Thong As A Face Mask Compares Himself To Rosa Parks

Adam Jenne thinks his defiance against the federal mask mandate is on a similar level to the civil rights icon's bus protest.

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

A man who was kicked off a flight for wearing a thong as a face mask has bizarrely compared himself to civil rights icon Rosa Parks.

Adam Jenne, from Cape Coral, boarded a flight bound for Washington, DC, last week and donned the red lingerie around his mouth to protest against United Airline's rules.

However, the stunt didn't go down too well with cabin crew, who confronted Mr Jenne about his 'mask' and kicked him off for refusing to comply with their regulations.

He said he's pulled this stunt before and he's planning on doing it again on other airlines.

But when speaking to NBC affiliate WBBH, he said he hopes his small action will spark something in America.

"Everything else that has sparked change in this country has started from everyday people. Rosa Parks wasn't famous. She changed the course of history," he said.

Rosa Parks became an icon of the American civil rights movement when she refused to get up from her bus seat to make room for a white passenger.

While she wasn't the first person to do this during racial segregation in America, she helped inspire more people to boycott the local bus service.

Eventually, it was declared that racial segregation on buses was unconstitutional and it was a massive step forward to people of colour in America.

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However, a bloke wearing a thong on his face because he doesn't like the mask rule is a stretch comparison.

Jenne said he has been banned from flying with United Airlines until their review of his case has been completed.

He even claimed that other people followed him when he was escorted off the plane.

Mr Jenne said: "People started following, just filing off the plane, maybe a dozen, something like that."

But he said he wasn't put off by the treatment he received and planned to pull the same stunt again.

He added: "Hopefully, Spirit Airlines has a better sense of humour."

In a statement about the incident, United Airlines said it was proud of the way its staff handled the situation.

A spokesperson for the airline said: "The customer clearly wasn't in compliance with the federal mask mandate and we appreciate that our team addressed the issue on the ground prior to takeoff, avoiding any potential disruptions [in] the air."

Featured Image Credit: Adam Jenne/NBC News

Topics: News, US News