Human Interest Story Interesting Because of Sexist Expectations

“I went up about an hour and a half before landing and talked at length to the captain and familiarized myself with the cockpit and asked him, ‘So, what if this?’ and ‘where are the brakes?’”
 — Flight attendant subs for American Airlines jet’s ill first officer on SF to Chicago flight and downplays her role and awesomeness in the way that women are traditionally expected to do.