{"id":87345,"date":"2024-08-26T08:20:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T01:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefinejournal.com\/?p=87345"},"modified":"2024-08-26T08:20:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T01:20:54","slug":"model-who-called-for-planes-to-have-bigger-seats-hit-back-at-trolls-who-told-her-to-buy-two-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefinejournal.com\/model-who-called-for-planes-to-have-bigger-seats-hit-back-at-trolls-who-told-her-to-buy-two-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"Model Who Called For Planes To Have Bigger Seats Hit Back At Trolls Who Told Her To \u2018Buy Two Seats\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A model who\u2019s called for planes to have bigger seats has been forced to hit back at cruel trolls.\n

Gracie Bon, from Panama, is an Instagram star with almost seven million followers.\n

She posts fashion, lifestyle, and travel content on her social media page and has become well-known for her good looks.\n

She\u2019s previously gone viral for sharing her unrecognizable before photos.\n

But the influencer has now found herself at the forefront of criticism after calling out planes for their seat sizes.\n

Influencer Gracie Bon is calling for planes to have bigger seats. Credit: @graciebon\/Instagram\n
Whether larger people should pay for an extra plane seat has always divided opinion.\n
Plus-size travel influencer Jaelynn Chaney recently made headlines after saying that airline policies are **\u2018discriminatory\u2019 towards bigger passengers.\n**
She argues it\u2019s unfair that plus-sized people have to pay more than those who are slimmer.\n
Chaney said: \u201cBeing forced to occupy only one seat can result in pain and vulnerability to poor treatment from fellow passengers, including hateful comments, disapproving looks, and even refusal to sit next to them.\u201c\n
**This mistreatment of plus-size passengers is unacceptable, and it highlights the urgent need for better policies that protect the dignity and rights of all passengers, regardless of size.\n**
\u201cUnfortunately, plus-size passengers often experience discomfort and discrimination when flying. The lack of a uniform customer-of-size airline policy is unacceptable and must be addressed.\u201d\n
And now, Panamanian model Bon also exclaims that planes **\u2018should have bigger seats.\u2019\n**
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The influencer\u2019s opinion on plane seats has sparked a debate. Credit: @graciebon\/Instagram\n
The influencer has taken to social media and discussed the challenges of flying as a plus-sized woman, such as struggling to put a seatbelt on.\n
Bon said: \u201cSo today I had a flight and even if I was flying in first class, I couldn\u2019t fit on the airplane \u2013 so this is a petition for all the airlines so big girls like me can fly.”\n
**\u201cIt\u2019s not my fault I have an a*** this big. Please just make them bigger.\u201d\n**
In the caption, she asked: **\u201cCan someone give me an ACTUAL solution,\u201d alongside a weeping emoji.\n**
While the post has garnered hundreds of comments, not everyone agrees with Bon.\n
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Gracie Bon said she \u2018couldn\u2019t fit\u2019 on a plane seat. Credit: @graciebon\/Instagram\n
One troll writes: **\u201cBuy two seats instead of one, clearly you\u2019ve got plenty of money to afford them.\u201d\n**
**\u201cEasy to say but once they make seats bigger there will be less seats and higher prices and then you will complain again and say make it cheaper,\u201d another says.\n**
A third person comments: **\u201cYour choice, your problem.\u201d\n**
Fortunately, not everyone has been so unkind, with many taking to the comments and sharing words of encouragement for Bon.\n
In agreement, a fan says: **\u201cIt\u2019s so not fair.\u201d\n**
Another adds: **\u201cOmg I wish I had the same problems,\u201d alongside a peach emoji.\n**
**\u201cMy butt [is] not even as big as hers and I be needing half of the other seat\u2026 my hips be on top of the other person next to me\u2026 Seats are just small,\u201d somebody else shares.\n**
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