What really caused backlash following a video of woman’s feet on a plane

The viral clip has sparked a bigger conversation: when it comes to gross plane etiquette, should you call it out … or just grin and toe it?

A mum is in hot water after choosing to toe the line, instead of confronting a bare foot bandit during a flight with her daughter.

A video she posted to TikTok has gone viral after she filmed her daughter seated beside a stranger who had their bare, dirty feet propped up on the chair between them.

We’re talking overgrown toenails, misshapen toes, and dry skin so crusty it’s begging for a PedEgg intervention.

The clip has racked up more than 10 million views and sparked plenty of opinions in the comment section.

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“You should have said something”

It’s set to the trending “Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday” sound, a popular track used to poke fun at holiday fails.

People have slammed the unsavoury passenger behaviour.

“That’s so rude,” one person writes.

Not ideal, if you ask me.

It wasn’t the passenger’s dirty feet that sparked backlash. It was the mum filming them.

It wasn’t the passenger’s dirty feet that sparked backlash. It was the mum filming them.

“Maybe she literally didn’t think of that!”

Commenters on the post agreed that the woman had gone too far, suggesting that the person behind contact a flight attendant to remove it.

“Flight attendants would make her remove it. Just call them,” said one person.

“Aside from the inconvenience of not being able to use the tray table, it is also covering up the safety instructions. That’s enough of a reason for the flight attendants to get her to remove the bag,” another agreed.

“I’d just ask her to remove it because I can’t open my tray anymore. Maybe she literally didn’t think of that. If that doesn’t work, I’d tell a flight assistant to please take care of it,” said a third, more sympathetically.

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“How is this allowed?”

However, others had a more direct - though debatable less confrontational - approach.

“Or…. it’s a plastic bag just tear out the back,” said one person.

“You absolutely can open it, ripping a plastic bag is easy,” another commenter agreed.

“How is this allowed? I would just rip it open from the back,” said a third.

“I would honestly try to move the plastic upwards just enough to uncover the tray. If that doesn’t work, I’m ripping the shit out of it. Some people really have no consideration for others,” another said.

This article originally appeared on Kidspot and has been republished with permission