Mary MacCarthy has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, accusing them of racial discrimination after she and her daughter were questioned by police officers at the airport. The complaint alleges that the airline staff flagged her as suspicious "based on a racist assumption about a mixedârace family" and subjected her to "blatant racism". MacCarthy is seeking damages and an injunction to prevent further discrimination. The incident has sparked a conversation about racial profiling in the airline industry.