Scott Kirby, the CEO of United Airlines, is facing widespread criticism after a video of him dancing while dressed as a drag queen leaked online. The 56-year-old was recently chastised for a 2021 interview in which he explained his company’s diversity efforts. After the years-old video went viral on social media, Kirby raised concerns about United Airlines’ employee efficiency and flight safety.
Scott Kirby is under fire as resurrected ‘drag queen’ video goes viral
The viral video was published on X, formerly Twitter, by Libs of TikTok with the statement, “This is Scott Kirby, CEO of @united.” He is a drag queen who has been bringing drag into @united. This video should explain everything you need to know. Within three hours, the video had received 2.7 million views on the platform, causing indignation among netizens.
Just days ago, netizens slammed Kirby’s words from his now-viral 2021 interview. In the video, he stated that his organization was committed to hiring at least 50% women or people of color.
“One of the things we do is for every job when we do an interview, we require women and people of color to be involved in the interview process, bringing people in early in their careers as well and giving them those opportunities, uh, and creating a stronger bench,” Kirby said in the interview, per Fox News.
Kirby’s statement and his company’s diversity policy were heavily criticized by many. In response to the video, billionaire Elon Musk wrote, “This is messed up.” Centre for Security Policy Senior Analyst J Michael Waller wrote on X, formerly Twitter, “He can always set a good example and resign immediately, leaving his high-paid position, salary, bonuses and stock options to someone more diverse.”
Netizens are upset at Kirby’s ‘drag’ video
One X user wrote, “This video makes one thing abundantly clear, don’t fly @united. Scott Kirby is losing the airline a lot of money by pushing his bizarre personal life onto his employees. I don’t see how United keeps him as CEO if they want to stay in business.”
Another user wrote, “Here’s Kirby LARPing as a CEO, assuring us that he’s going to DEI the heck out of United’s cockpits.” Yet another user said, “Is this satire? Your telling me this is the CEO of one of the largest airlines in the world? Jesus Christ help us.”