Why Ellen Degeneres Would Ever Care About Southwest Airlines

Posted on February 10th, 2009 8:47am by Nancy Nichols
Filed under Entertainment, Local News, Transportation, Travel

This morning comes word that Southwest Airlines will “rollout co-branded online sweepstakes, promotions, and other exciting programs” with Sweet Caribbean Cruises, a lesbian travel company that “merges the best of lesbian entertainment with social consciousness and environmental awareness.” On big cruise ships. Southwest Airlines is now the “official airlines” of Sweet and has a “gay travel website.” Cruisers will receive discounted airline rates and save the world from global warming at the same time. I call that a bargain. The best I ever had.

12 comments

  1. Well isn’t this just all Butch and no Sundance.

    @ 9:03 am on February 10, 2009

  2. “Social consciousness and environmental awareness” can be very entertaining. To lesbians.

    @ 9:36 am on February 10, 2009

  3. Shouldn’t the appropriate Who song be “Squeeze Box” and not “Bargain”?

    @ 9:43 am on February 10, 2009

  4. And just remember – no, you can’t watch!

    @ 10:09 am on February 10, 2009

  5. How long until the protests and boycotts against Southwest start? Anyone taking bets?

    @ 11:00 am on February 10, 2009

  6. What is with all the “quotes” around “certain words and phrases” ?

    Are you quoting directly? Or is it like the infamous air quoted “women’s health” ?

    …since when does a cruise ship promote “environmental awareness?” Oh, wait, I guess everyone is aware of their impact on the environment…which isn’t good. My bad.

    @ 11:15 am on February 10, 2009

  7. Please explain to me what is the “best of lesbian entertainment.” Is it entertainment by lesbians? For lesbians? By lesbians for lesbians?

    @ 11:26 am on February 10, 2009

  8. Can someone page Rod Dreher at the Paris Book Store and let him in on this new scoop.
    He has a lot of Bible scriptures to quote?

    @ 12:10 pm on February 10, 2009

  9. “How long until the protests and boycotts against Southwest start? Anyone taking bets?”

    A lot longer than it took for CA gays to go attack blacks and mormons (oddly, no mosques were targeted ) after the prop 8 vote?

    I wonder if S’west employees will have their addresses posted on the web for retaliation?

    @ 1:36 pm on February 10, 2009

  10. Obama’s Seat…yes hundreds of thousands of
    magic underwearing Mormies have been beaten beyond recognition in this new revolution.
    And while we were at it, we even beat the crap out of the gay blacks, you know, just to be on the safe side.

    Not to fear, Mr. Seat, Daddy Jack is hear to offer you a gay protection plan for a nominal fee. Don’t fear the queer, dear is our motto.

    The Mosques were not harmed because they paid up. You might even feel brave enough to post your real name with our comments of bravery.

    Southwest Airlines is one of the most gay friendly places to work in Dallas. You might want to remember that if you ever journey outside the city limits.

    @ 2:05 pm on February 10, 2009

  11. Thank you for the reductio ad absurdum, Mr. Jett.

    My name is Steven Everett Rudd of Arlington Texas, FWIW.

    If you need my google map co-ordinates to post, I will provide them. Maybe you can send some rainbow shirts my way, eh?

    Peace/out

    @ 2:19 pm on February 10, 2009

  12. Oh, and Mr. Jett, I’ve been some places outside the city limits.

    Besides visiting Grand Prairie, I’ve lived in Puerto Rico, NYC, London, Colorado, LA, Florida, Connecticut, Vermont and North Carolina.

    But you got you some fine, fine yokel-dar there, fella, you bet. yee-haw!

    @ 2:22 pm on February 10, 2009