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Humans have conquered land, sea, and air; we know how to build high-speed rails that run through mountains, giant cruise ships capable of housing thousands of guests, and long-range airliners that can take us around the world with just a few stops. Heck, we're even developing space tourism.

But while we continue to evolve our transportation, we ourselves — the travelers — remain largely the same, rotten just like our cavemen ancestors. And nothing captures our dirtiness better than the online project Passenger Shaming. Spanning across different social media platforms, it posts content that goes way beyond crying children. We're talking filthy toes, obscene minds, and so. much. more.

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The curator of the account, Shawn, is a former flight attendant of seven years who has also worked as a police officer and a paramedic. She told Vox Passenger Shaming receives around 300 submissions a week.

"One thing that I find really interesting is that all of the content I used to get was from crew members," she said. "Now 99 percent are from passengers because they don't want to sit next to these people. They're like, 'I'm calling these people out for this bulls**t behavior.'"

Shawn said a lot of the content is foot-related, arguments, people eating things like hard-boiled eggs or tuna, and clipping their nails. Changing dirty diapers is also a common theme.

She attributes the surge in this type of behavior to the fact that people have been cooped up and want to get out. "Maybe they go to the airport and there are delays and things take longer because now they have to go through all these different processes and wear masks. It was a s**tshow before, and now add everything else on top of it."

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Nothing to see here: Just a passenger hand feeding her cat in a seat while it watches TV. On a plane.

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Got a real kick out of this one.

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"I am friends with a lot of flight attendants and pilots, and a lot of them were furloughed for 8 or 12 months and are just going back and dealing with this," Shawn said.

"When I was a flight attendant, 99 percent of the people I ran into were awesome. This is just a really small percentage of people that we highlight, but I always like to make sure people know I’m not some angry, horrible person running around hating everybody."

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Even though there's a constant stream of pictures and videos flowing to Passenger Shaming, Shawn doesn't post everything.

"I never shame anybody based on weight, their appearance, anything of that nature. It's behaviors only, which I think is a reason why it's really successful."

A lot of Passenger Shaming's posts are also based on news stories.

"I don’t think I’ve ever gotten anything wrong, per se. Things may have developed in addition, so I’ll go back and edit a post with new information," Shawn said. "But I do try to vet things that people send in."

If Shawn finds out there's something completely off base or incorrect, she just removes it or does a follow-up.

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*DING* Can I get some peanuts in 11A, please?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am sure all the other passengers appreciate the footy whiff.

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"[One time in 2021], I had somebody send me a picture — you will not see it on my Instagram because Instagram pulled it down, which is so annoying. It was just a guy laying on the floor sleeping in the gate, and he had his hand under his belt."

"Multiple people sent it to me. So I would ask, 'Oh, did you take this picture?' One person would be like, 'Yep,' and another person’s like, 'Yeah this is such and such airport,' and I'm like, 'Actually, no, it's in Atlanta, because the person who sent it to me originally gave me all the information.' He had posted it in a pilot and crew forum."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No need to blur the text on the hat. We all know what it says: Covidiot + red hat + white letters = trumpster

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Prepare a vomit bag....their abscess had busted and the flight crew is going to need the bodily fluid cleanup kit and a first aid kit to get a new (and better) dressing. That thing needs to be seen by a doctor asap.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What the eff? That's a biohazard. How did he get on?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I suppose you don’t have to show what you have under each bandaid during checkup. It definitely wasn’t leaking before 🤢

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone didn’t finish all of their antibiotics!!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel sorry for the guy. Abscesses are really painful and I imagine he had no idea it would burst. It’s not an intentional act by him and he needs some medical care for the wound.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if that's puss, he's not a passenger from hell- he straight up needs a doctor.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG the air pressure must have burst that thing! Yuk... the smell must be rancid...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I sure hope he's consuming oatmeal intravenuously. The alternative is too gross to imagine.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's when I jump out the emergency exit doors! OHMYGOD! it's beyond disgusting!!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You so stupid🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣but my fatass wudda hopped out with you🤢

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel bad for the guy. That certainly wasn't intentional and I'm sure he was embarrassed beyond belief.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ganglion cyst. Likely take off then equalizing cabin pressure caused it to ... burst.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It might have something to do with the change in air pressure that made the wound start leaking, I'm sure it smelled real nice.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🤢🤮🤮 knowing how little the airlines cleans things…

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't see why this person should be shamed. You can't time when an abscess is going to explode. This person may be flying to see a doctor about this, you shouldn't judge. They're probably be mortified this happened & yet it gets splashed all over the internet. And it is obviously summer wherever this is so many people will take their shoes off. I personally would be happy not to have this in my shoes!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, the guy couldn't really help this. It's most likely a sebacious cyst because an abscess would be hurting like a m**********r from what I understand. If he's asleep he might not know it's burst. There are some people who are very prone to them. I'm an aesthetician and I have expertise in this stuff. It's gross to a lot of people but it doesn't really bother me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poor guy. He probably feels as bad, as this looks, but what can he do?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whoah, if I'm right, there must be a cruel smell right there. Looks like a ruptured abscess. I hope they got it up fast. Ugh.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can smell this picture. *gag* *hits button* "umm yes may I have a parachute please? No it's fine, just drop me off here, I'll walk the rest of the way."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On a Qantas flight once this poor woman had an abscess do that due to the air pressure

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IF it is from the wound I would've expected to see the leg to be seriously inflamed? Does the poster form is perhaps something was spilled and the individual just sat ion it? That's horrifying?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Shouldn't have been allowed to board the flight. It could be poop or pus. 🤢🤢🤢 YUCK.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg… that is an osha clean up situation! He should be having a bag around his leg!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the oatmeal circulating in his veins is escaping through a cut below his knee, or serious infection has set in.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

....has never seen any viral spread horror movie...ever???? And people wonder why the world overreacts to social spread contagions and outbreaks-BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE THIS

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is oozing from your wound, if you don't mind telling me?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is disgusting. I don't even want to think about what it is.

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There’s so much pus leaking out of that I bet they smell that all the way up in first class

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was not something I should have looked at before breakfast. I'm going to vomit.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh my god.... that abscess is now chunky, time to hit the ER

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If Covid didn't kill all the passengers on that plane, this will. Bleeeghhh!!!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That thing smell really2 horrible like the darkness from the abyss. You can still smell it even wearing multiple layer of mask. Ain't no joke

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG! This man not only is disgusting for bare-footing it, but this is a biological hazard.

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and there go my plans for lunch. 😳

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Do you ever just stop and think that a large portion of humanity just needs to be beaten with a bat?

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Of course, we can't know for sure if everything that appears on the account is 100% legit but that's not really the point of it.

"What I like to say is, we could 'what if' every single thing that I put on there, but it ruins the whole concept," Shawn said. "I'm not going to intentionally post anything that would be harmful or embarrassing to somebody with a condition or an issue. I don't post if it's clearly a mental health issue."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another trumpster. It is only logical, an aSs should be covered with panties.

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"I just like to use these as teachable moments. It's not just about shaming people, it's saying, 'Hey, there's this lady who's painting their nails on an airplane and it's an enclosed cabin with recirculated air' and people will respond to me via email or DM and say, 'Oh my God, that never crossed my mind to not do that.'"

Passenger Shaming has over 1.4 million followers on Instagram alone, but Shawn wants to take the project even further.

"Ideally I would love to partner with a really large travel-related brand, like the Travel Channel or Expedia, who could help curate and build the brand," she said. "I would really like to use the platform to educate the general public about airlines. Your flight crew absolutely wants you to be happy and have a nice, comfortable, pleasant flight, because they don’t want to be stuck on an airplane with 200 people that are pissed off. There’s no gain in that for them."

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if i remember correctly the plane was delayed taking off so she went for a walk on the wing

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The woman also added that if you're getting ready to travel (especially now), lead with grace and a lot of patience.

"These are people who maybe haven't been working for the last year. They might be understaffed. Just imagine what these crew members have to deal with all day. We're seeing the videos; these aren’t one-offs. Please be kind and patient, and that includes your fellow passengers. And then my big travel tip for right now would be: Give yourself double the amount of time you think it'll take."

If only people in the pics would hear this...

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