“Kong: Skull Island” director Jordan Vogt-Roberts used Twitter to chronicle a confrontation he had with a “heavily alt-right” airplane passenger he was stuck sitting next to during a flight on Sunday.
Vogt-Roberts, who also directed “The Kings of Summer,” shared 74 tweets about the incident — most of which have since been deleted, but included the man shattering a wine glass on the filmmaker’s foot.
Here’s the short version of events:
Switches back to Red Wine from scotch. Says "merci" again. Wants a refill on both. DROPS THE FUCKING GLASS ON MY FEET. Shatters. Him: whoa. pic.twitter.com/Wp5MGcu2zJ
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
I just realized my phone isn't charging. Why? BECAUSE WHEN THIS SCUMBAG GOT UP FROM HIS SEAT HE BROKE MY CHARGER IN HALF. BRUUUUHHHH pic.twitter.com/zHLaqzKQeg
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
Video aftermath. He he confirms he called me a liberal ass mother fucker &Says I look like I want handouts and purposely bags his bag on me. pic.twitter.com/TWMj0NyfsW
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
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But let’s go back to the very beginning. It all started when Vogt-Roberts noticed the following things on his seatmate’s Facebook feed:
To a "Black Lives Matter is a terrorist group" post, he commented "They don't provide anything, in fact we need to start TAKING something"
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
To a Colin Kaepernick Facebook article the old man in a bad sweater next to me on the plane left the comment "What a piece of SHIT".
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
He have a big LIKE to an article about how oldschool biker gangs are going to stop young pussy liberals from protesting for good.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
Now he's liking every link regarding trumps cabinet appointments.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
The filmmaker also commented, “His feed is endless. It really makes you realize how Facebook and social media failed us. It’s the exact opposite of real news.”
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During the flight, Vogt-Roberts also chronicled how the older man interrupted his conversation with the flight attendant, failed to connect his phone to portable charger, and tucked a napkin “into his shirt shoveling food in his mouf.”
He just keeps jamming it in. As if by force it will work. He's grabbing the pussy of his phone charger. This is our future folks…
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
He finally figured out it was the wrong cord. There's hope.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
He's going pull for pull on red wine & coffee while blasting through alt-right conspiracy feeds. I think he's achieved hatred enlightenment.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
Vogt-Roberts seemed to snap when he witnessed the “grown ass man eat an airplane cookie with the hand motions & mannerisms as if he was sucking a Peach.”
Imagine seeing a grown ass man eat an airplane cookie with the hand motions & mannerisms as if he was sucking a Peach. Trust me, it's gross.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
Now imagine him using those crumby cookie fingers to leave more hateful comments and rapid fire "like" alt-right Facebook posts on his iPad.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
I can't do this anymore. I feel like I'm sitting next the the physical manifestation of the white male patriarchy's dying breath. Sleep time
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
And then the director completely lost it, prefacing his outrage with “THIS MOTHER F—ER.”
Switches back to Red Wine from scotch. Says "merci" again. Wants a refill on both. DROPS THE FUCKING GLASS ON MY FEET. Shatters. Him: whoa. pic.twitter.com/Wp5MGcu2zJ
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
So, I'm standing in the aisle. He's sitting there not giving a fuck while the flight attendant literally cut herself picking up the glass pic.twitter.com/MbSSwtgmuM
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
So while one flight attendant is on her knees cleaning it, the other just handed him a new glass of wine which he is smugly drinking.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
This is a metaphor for trumps America I swear to god.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
Then, Vogt-Roberts explained “a perfect visual,” in which the man “is too fat to reach his shoes under his seat because the black dude in front of him has his seat rightfully reclined. So he awkwardly points at the dude in front of him as gestures to the flight attendant to have him more his seat up so he can leave his seat.”
He continued, “The two female flight attendants and I exchange looks like ‘oh boy.’ They shake their head ‘no.’ Man finally squeezes out his chair. Leaving the two women to continue to clean his mess while he goes to the front of the plane and makes country club small talk with someone.”
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So the dude sits back down. Asks me "all better?". AS IF I BROKE THE GLASS ON MY FEET? I think that's the next 4 years – Trump: All Better?
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
But it didn’t stop there. Vogt-Roberts claimed the man was watching “Anthropoid,” which, the director explained, “is likely the only in-flight movie about Nazi’s killing thousands in Czech Villages.”
And then he realized his phone wasn’t charging because his seat mate got up too violently from the seat.
I just realized my phone isn't charging. Why? BECAUSE WHEN THIS SCUMBAG GOT UP FROM HIS SEAT HE BROKE MY CHARGER IN HALF. BRUUUUHHHH pic.twitter.com/zHLaqzKQeg
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
So in some fucked up full-circle bullshit. I'm using the mess of cables and charger he couldn't figure out earlier.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
Vogt-Roberts then chronicled his conversation with the man in which he tried to explain that he broke his charger, which “causes him to truly look at me for the first time the entire flight.” Vogt-Roberts then vows to take the man’s charger in payment.
Clearly he doesn't understand how he could have snapped my cord off even though he's wedged himself back and forth all night.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
Him: "well… I'm sorry?"
No real remorse. He put his headphones in and goes back to listening to his music. Now it's Nashville country.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
What was most scary to me is how quickly he went from reading alt-right fear mongering to playing off his blunder through bad dad jokes.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
This dude is basically Steve Bannondorf. This tweet won't make sense to a lot of people… But those who get it are my people.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
I just got called a "liberal ass mother fucker" in front of everyone on this flight. More soon.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
When the filmmaker got on his connecting flight, he continued to tell the tale, revealing that his seat mate didn’t “say anything about the cord. I unplug it and wrap it up. We pull in the gate. Who’s gonna make the first move? Then outta nowhere he hit me on the arm as if it was your buddy saying ‘hey check that out.’ But he ain’t my bud + he blurts out ‘My Chord.'”
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Me: I'm keeping it actually.
Him: The hell you are!Then he starts reaching around me for the cord as if Gollum lost his ring.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
Me: you broke mine so you can either buy me a new one or just let me keep this one.
Him: GIVE ME BACK MY CORD (way too upset about this)— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
He claims I should have unplugged it every time he walked by and it wasn't his fault and that it was in fact my fault.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
I explain he should let it go because I'm keeping the cord. (Yes I realize how petty this all is but it somehow represents so much)
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
I say he was pounding wine and liquor, he broke glass all over me and that if you do something in life you need to take responsibility.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
This is a beauty, he tells me the broken glass is the flight attendants fault for some reason. Which really let's you into his headspace.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
So at this point we're on the plane and he's getting in my face and I calmly welcome him to buy me a new cord as he plain as day broke mine.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
So real loud the next thing he says is "you're a liberal ass mother fucker, aren't ya?"
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
He's pretty aggressive so I immediately take out my phone and start recording him. He clearly starts backing off as soon as the camera is on
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
Video aftermath. He he confirms he called me a liberal ass mother fucker &Says I look like I want handouts and purposely bags his bag on me. pic.twitter.com/TWMj0NyfsW
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
And Vogt-Roberts got the cord!
BUT I GOT YOUR CORD MOTHER FUCKAAAAAA. BYEEEEEEEEEEE pic.twitter.com/efMspipvDK
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
I know a cord seems trite and trivial but it was his lack of desire to possibly take responsibility for an action of his ON TOP OF ALL ELSE
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
The saddest part is that he'll go back into his echo chamber (as we all do) & tell his friends about a Jew-beard-liberal who stole from him.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
It was incredible how quickly he went from "guy sitting next to me" to "you liberal scum are ruining my America".
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
We have no ability or desire to hear eachother anymore. Much like the 1970's and many times before it -we're fighting for what seems obvious
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
Let people live their lives as long as they're not inflicting harm upon others. Give everyone the same rights. This is basic human shit…
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
But most importantly…. I GOT YOUR CORD, BITCH.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
And that might conclude this Twitter saga. Be kind. Take responsibility. The world is changing. The patriarchy is dead. The cord is mine.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
I'm glad so many people were entertained – but get ready as this is the shittiest / dumbest microcosm of our next 4 years. #KeepingTheCord
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) November 28, 2016
Read his entire Twitter saga here.
