Airline's 'Backless Seats' Controversy Is Stirring Up Some Golden Twitter Parodies

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Aug 6, 2019 6:30 PM EDT

When Twitter user Matthew Harris tweeted a sketchy photo of a woman sitting in a backless seat on an airplane, it sparked a barrage of parodies and roasts.

The airline, EasyJet, was quick to reply on Twitter, asking Harris to take down the photo so that they could "best assist" his complaints.  People on Twitter, however, weren't falling for the budget British airline's BS, and began creating parodies of the tweet.

Fortunately (or perhaps unfortunately, depending on your own personal opinion), it's been reported that these backless seats were actually inoperable on the flight and passengers were not permitted to use them. 

However, we've gotta wonder why EasyJet was so quick to get defensive in the Twitter thread. Very suspicious indeed...

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    There was a problem rendering this video - it may have been deleted.
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    Photo of a woman sitting in a backless seat
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    Tweet - "Hi Matthew, thanks for bringing this to our attention, before we can investigate this could I ask you to remove the photograph & then DM us more info regarding this, so we can best assist you. Ross"
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    Tweet - "Hi Matthew Head of Lies at the Daily Express here. Is there a way we can blame this on the EU? And did the aircraft have traditional light bulbs?"
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    Tweet - "I completely understand Matthew. If you could send me through a DM with more info however, I would appreciate it. Are you on this flight or have you just been sent this? - Dan"
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    Text - Kara Godfrey @KaraWillow 7h Replying to @mattiasharris Hi Matthew, I work at Sun Online Travel, would you be happy to tell me a bit more about what happened via DM? t 4 26 37 Matthew Harris@mattiasharris 7h Lets keep everything public. This is unacceptable t 17 1,247 28 Trevor P. Malco'@trevor_p_malco 5h again well played 154
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    Text - JoelHeyman Replying to @mattiasharris @russian_market @JoelHeyman 5h and 6 others I was thinking, instead of having backless seats, why don't we just end all human life on the planet earth? Just an idea. t19 422 12 Joan @willow64116 3h We're totally on it. Shouldn't be long now. 1 26
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    Text - easy jet customer service @Easyjetpro...5h Replying to @mattiasharris @Ryanair and 5 generation easyJet others This is the money saving seat, you could of upgraded to a seat with a back but you clearly chose not to. You are barred for trying to make a story out of your mistake. - Mike L 37 29 612 Marvellous Mavis McMinty Esq. @MM... 4h Could HAVE. Not could OF. FFS When I die, could OF is going to become accepted English, because I won't be around to correct people. Lo t6 51
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    Text - Adam Parker @adamparkersky 5h Replying to @mattiasharris @Ryanair and 5 others Hi Matthew, Adam here from Sky News. Can you add some context here? Who took the photo? Thanks 28 16 63 Changer of_names @Crispy_Rapcakes 5h Context: the seat on an easyjet plane has no back L 21 4 1,104 Adam Parker @adamparkersky 5h Now the whole thing makes total sense! Thanks. 13 5 251
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    Text - Laurence Doherty@DocFourFour .4h Replying to @mattiasharris @Ryanair and 5 others Hi Matthew, Laurence here. Horse & Hound magazine. Was there a horse involved. Or a hound? 56 1 more reply
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    Text - Joe Curtis @jccurtis1 5h Replying to @mattiasharris Hi Matthew, I work for MailOnline. I understand you don't wish to DM, so can I ask you a bit more about this photo? Are you also on the plane or was this sent to you? Do you know what happened to the passenger during take-off and landing? Many thanks L5 36 25 Martin in Yorkshire@martinradio 4h Don't respond, the Mail will either blame it on an immigrant or Meghan Markle t 7 7 350 Danielle.Mann @daniellemann88 3h GIF 28
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    Text - ENeil Bharadwa @MrNeilB 4h Replying to @mattiasharris@Ryanair and 5 others Hey Mathew, Neil here from Mail Online. How much is her house worth? t6 479 brendan mcgowan @themcgoos65 4h Underated tweet WINNERS 32 1 1 more reply
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    Text - Siôny Bôy @wsionynw 5h Replying to @mattiasharris @wefail and 6 others Entitled consumer, demanding they get a whole seat! t 3 156 Simon Crowther @CrowtherSi 4h Bloody snowflakes!!! 26 Ally Urquhart @AllyUrquhart1 4h This is exactly why we voted leave! 31 MJB @MylesBurrell 4h Exactly. Bloody EU and their Stalin-esque laws preventing unsafe seats! 2 14 Dr Rusty McGee @RustyMcGee 1h Excuse me! They are called 'alternative safety level seats' MJB @MylesBurrell 1h To be honest I think the sea
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    Text - Barrie West @Barrie West Replying to @mattiasharris @hthjones and 6 others Absolutely disgusting, I've never seen anything like this before.....where is the passenger behind going to put his drinks and snacks. #Unbelievable
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    Product - James Connolly @jd_connolly Replying to @mattiasharris @Ryanair and 5 others EasyJet: "We've got planes, we've got passengers, we've got seatbelts, but we ain't got no seats!" TEA COFFEE OFFE
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