George Takei 
🏳️🌈🖖🏽Would you tell this person to move their coat, or just deal with it?
Dodo & the Brawn@georgetakei Move it.
Joey Gibson 
@georgetakei No way would I just live with that. I would politely ask the person to move it. Then I would pointedly tell them to move it. Then I would get a flight attendant involved.
Hans Zelf 🇪🇺🌻@joeygibson @georgetakei the hood would make a handy accessory when you're airsick...
@hans_zelf @georgetakei Ha! That would almost be worth it to make yourself airsick. 🤮🤣
Michael@georgetakei I have zero issues telling inconsiderate people what I think of them, so they'd absolutely have me tugging on that thing until they moved it, or they'd find it flipped over their face.
Rbowen@georgetakei I always ask them to move it. This happened to me last week, in fact.
Witix 
@georgetakei snuggle into the coat's (hopefully) fake fur and fall asleep :333
Toadman628@georgetakei The world is a vast complex experience. Still, call the flight attendant to have that person place their coat in the overhead or hang it up for them. There's limits and some abuse that!
Robert Riedl @georgetakei “you do you” air travelling…
Ramiro@georgetakei I would move it for them
Sean McCabe@georgetakei I'd quietly get the flight attendant's attention and point at it.
William B Peckham@georgetakei well I'm an ornery old white guy so I would ask them, but if other people wanted my advice I would tell them to ask the steward or stewardess to talk to them about it.
Cocaine Owlbear@georgetakei Wow. Rude.
I don't care about seeing the screen, but I don't need your coat in my lap, friend.
I'd politely ask them to move their coat, and if they didn't comply, I'd shove it over their heads ten minutes into the flight.
I don't care about seeing the screen, but I don't need your coat in my lap, friend.
I'd politely ask them to move their coat, and if they didn't comply, I'd shove it over their heads ten minutes into the flight.
Ryan J. Yoder@georgetakei I'd probably deal with it until food service came.
Rob Bos@georgetakei Ask first! They might not even be aware that their coat is doing that. People are so quick to ascribe intent when ignorant carelessness is something we all are guilty of.
Tom BortelsAsk them nicely to move it, as it's blocking your screen.
What you do next depends on their response.
In Search of a Better World@georgetakei I'd ask them politely to move it, explaining why, and if they got abusive or didn't then I'd politely get the cabin crew to do it for them while I headed tot he lavatory. If they want to kick off with the cabin crew, then I don't want to be adding to the heat of the situation by being there. And if the cabin crew fall on their side, then I'll suck it up and deal with it, secure int he knowledge that corporate are about to give me a free flight in recompense after my letter to them.
David H. McCoyI would tell them and move it if they didn’t.
Lord Kelvin@georgetakei
Back in the good old days, when smoking was allowed on airplanes, I'd light that fake fur on fire.
OK, not really. I'm just reminding y'all that we used to be insane enough to allow smoking on commercial airline flights.
Jim CampbellI would just deal with it.
By waiting until the cabin lights dimmed and then slowly and quietly garrotting them with the sleeves of their jacket.
chiasm@georgetakei I would definitely ask them to move it. The space in those cabins is too tight per person as it is!
proedie@georgetakei I would only ask the person to remove it if it ACTUALLY bothered me. Not just because it’s a rule break.
docht@georgetakei I would, very friendly, recommend them to move it because of my nasty cold and my propensity for very explosive, very wet and splashy sneeze attacks. 😊
SardonicApathy@georgetakei
I am the sort who likes to follow one faux pas with another.
Upon landing kind passenger would discover a hood full of the nastiest things I had mined from my nostrils through the duration of the flight.
I’ve learned over the course of my life that few to no people have sympathy for the thoughtless sort in public and will generally sit in silence as you giddily sabotage said individual
Professor_Stevens"Hey, friend, your coat's blockin' my screen." Say it with a smile and you tend to get the results you want.
Maier Amsden@georgetakei Ask them to move it. If they refuse, fill the hood with messy airplane snacks. Wasn't this an episode on Curb Your Enthusiasm - but in a movie theater?
Raffzahn@georgetakei Move - there is noway to hang it without taking advantage of the rear seat.
Killa Koala@georgetakei On the bright side, when the doorplug bursts open that coat will be the first thing sucked out into the stratosphere; followed by its owner if you're lucky.
Darkpaw@georgetakei I'd deal with it by getting an air steward to tell the ignoramus in front of me to remove their coat. While they're blocking my screen, intentionally mentioning that directs their anger towards me. It's much better if the steward asks them to remove it IN CASE I wanted to view my screen.
I would remain politely quiet and remove the coat with scissors.
shane - powered by spite@georgetakei Me, it would probably get passive-aggressively dunked in tomato juice.
Chris Mingus@georgetakei This is the equivalent of the person behind you putting their feet up on your armrests. Just showing no concern for the people around you.
Anthropy@georgetakei I would definitely deal with it-- it means I don't have to deal with that obnoxious airline propaganda they're going to display on that screen which I can see at my neighbour anyway. I might notify them their coat could get messy if food is being served though haha
David@georgetakei You call a flight attendant. This is part of their job.
Svenja_Tenkes 🇺🇦🇮🇱🏳️🌈@georgetakei
Is it a coat with a fur? If so, I would ask her to remove it.
Is it a coat with a fur? If so, I would ask her to remove it.
Cat@georgetakei I'm surprised how few people in this thread would do my answer (let it go, unless there will be a meal on this flight) and even MORE surprised at how many people want to do their level best to fill the hood up with boogers
Louro@georgetakei I miss the good old days when travelling with scissors was not forbidden…
gunstick@georgetakei I would deal with the coat either by removing it or using it to store my trash in.
starboo
pnpnerd@georgetakei I would move it myself.
Darthdzl@georgetakei
I'd move it for them. They put it there, knowing full well what they were doing to me, so they have no "I didn't know" defense.
I'd move it for them. They put it there, knowing full well what they were doing to me, so they have no "I didn't know" defense.
GoodyScrivener@georgetakei In this case, absolutely would say something even if I had no intent in watching the screen, and involving FAs if they didn't comply on their own. On a more budget flight, depends on whether I wanted the tray.