The plus-size travel influencer who has become famous for saying that airlines should provide free extra seats for obese travelers has expanded her fat pride activism to Uber and Lyft.
Jaelynn Chaney, known as Jae Bae, posted a video to Tik Tok Monday arguing that rideshare companies should force their drivers to make seat belt extenders available for plus-size passengers.
‘Every time I use a rideshare, I am forced to go without a seatbelt because there are no seatbelt extenders available. This is a common problem for many plus size people,” he wrote in the video’s caption.
He continued: ‘This is not only inconvenient: it is unsafe. It should be mandatory for rideshares to provide at least one seat belt extender per vehicle.’
As the subtitles roll on the video, Chaney is seen climbing into the passenger seat of a sedan as if to illustrate his point.
Perhaps anticipating some of the criticism he might receive, Chaney wrote that he always carries a universal seat belt extender on trips, but that they often don’t work even though they are advertised as “universal.”
He added that companies like Uber and Lyft should reimburse drivers for the cost of seat belt extenders, which cost as little as $12 on Amazon.
«If every driver carried at least one seat belt extender specifically adapted to their vehicle, this problem could be eliminated. Safety for all sizes SHOULD NOT be optional,” he concluded.
The vast majority of commenters did not seem sympathetic and chose to tell him that the problem was his and not the rideshare companies’.
Chaney, who has said that God has given him the task of defending fat people, often uses his social media to spread the word about the alleged discrimination he faces for being a plus-size person, most often at airports.
Chaney is well known for saying that obese travelers who cannot fit in one airplane seat should be given a second seat for free.
“Not trying to be rude, but if you need an extender to use a seat belt in a car, that should be a sign to strap yourself in and lose some weight,” one viewer wrote.
Chaney, who has said that God has given him the task of defending fat people, often uses his social media to spread the word about the alleged discrimination he faces for being a plus-size person, most often at airports.
One of her most recent problems occurred at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, where she became trapped in a revolving door and claimed that staff did nothing to help her.
Despite not needing a wheelchair due to everyday mobility issues, Chaney was being pushed through the airport in one when she claimed she became trapped.
Plus-size travel influencer Jaelynn Chaney, 27, claims she got trapped in a revolving door at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport
Your video Detailing the incident didn’t really show her caught in the revolving door.
Chaney’s weight hasn’t stopped him from finding romantic partners. In a recent video, she said that the same ‘gym rats’ who troll her on TikTok have also propositioned her for sex on Tinder.
Chaney is in a polyamorous relationship with her husband.
that of the influencer petition to get the FAA to force airlines to provide free seats to overweight travelers has surpassed 39,000.