Why do airline pilots have such a bad reputation?

I don't think they do, but a few certainly do their best to taint the whole. Listen to this accidental recording of a pilot ranting about what he really thinks (warning: autoplay at that link): he's complaining that 11 of 12 flight attendants on his plane are gay, and the 12th is a granny; he complains about going to a bar and finding only one woman who is "doable"; he just goes on and on about hating gays, old people, and ugly people.

It's a repulsive look at how some people think. Or don't think.

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