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Updated · New York Post · May 28
Reddit Post on Bare-Foot Skin Picking Draws Nearly 300 Comments
Updated
Updated · New York Post · May 28

Reddit Post on Bare-Foot Skin Picking Draws Nearly 300 Comments

4 articles · Updated · New York Post · May 28
  • A passenger was blasted online after her seatmate posted a photo showing her peeling dead skin from her bare feet during a flight.
  • Nearly 300 Reddit comments condemned the act as invasive and unhygienic, with some users saying the woman should be banned from flying.
  • Several commenters urged the seatmate to involve a flight attendant or shame the passenger indirectly by fanning the debris back toward her.
  • The backlash adds to a run of in-flight etiquette complaints, including a recent American Airlines incident in which a first-class traveler used a seatmate's armrest as a footrest.
Is publicly shaming passengers an effective tool for enforcing etiquette, or has it simply become a new form of online bullying?
As 'pedi crimes' and passenger shaming go viral, are the unwritten rules of public etiquette now permanently broken?