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JTFrog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:23 AM
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Too sexy to fly?
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 10:30 AM by JTFrog
CNN's Carol Costello reports on a woman pulled from a Southwest Airlines flight because her outfit was too revealing.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2007/09/07/costello.mini.skirt.cnn

Can only find a video link for this.

Here is the written article on msnbc - with picture of what she was wearing.

http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/07/348617.aspx
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JTFrog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:26 AM
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1. I saw her outfit. I think
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 10:33 AM by JTFrog
someone was jealous. They made a good point when she was on the Today show - If she had been Paris Hilton they wouldn't have batted an eye and broke out the drinks for her.

Someone else said they saw a crotch shot, but I guess I missed it. It was short, but I guess I'm just used to it. She's dressed pretty much like most the girls my boys hang out with at the mall :(
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:34 AM
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11. no worse than seeing some guy's ass crack when his pants are down to his hips
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JTFrog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:35 AM
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13. No doubt.
:scared:
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Poiuyt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:54 PM
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145. I wonder if Southwest Airlines ever has to hire plumbers?
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question everything Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:29 AM
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65. See the outfit here
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1752403
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-08-07 10:05 AM
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174. Janet star comes to mind
I missed it when it happened but thanks to teevee, I could find it on the internets
Also, doesn't Paris Hilton a crotch shot out their somewear?
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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-08-07 10:08 AM
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175. When she sat down on the Today Show her panties showed before she crossed her legs.
Personally I couldn't care less but it might have offended someone on the plane. There was no reason to humiliate her though. After she returned to her seat, she had a blanket on her lap.

Keith Olbermann also mentioned last night about her panties showing.
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Maine-ah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-08-07 01:42 PM
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177. eh, I caught the crotch shot...
at least she had panties on. I mean, Britney Spears couldn't even bother to do that.....

I think the outfit was tacky...but..that's a matter of taste.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:26 AM
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2. Maybe other passengers didn't want to see her beaver. Freakin' have some
class and wear something that covers your nethers in public. Had nothing to do with her face or figure, her miniskirt was a bit too short.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:26 PM
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139. Not to cast aspersions on Ms Ebbert
Dressing like a skank is not illegal, nor is it a threat to the safety & security of the aircraft, nor nor is it a threat to the health & well-being of the other passengers.
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RestoreGore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 02:31 PM
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149. I agree.
Girls need more respect for themselves and to stop trying to be Britney Spears wannabes. But then, that is the atmosphere we are fostering in this country.
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Iris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 02:34 PM
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151. I thought it was funny that she "was humiliated" AFTER being asked to cover herself
with a blanket!
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RestoreGore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 02:38 PM
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153. yes, sounds like she was looking for attention or something else...
And of course, the MSM gave it to her.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:26 AM
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3. Nothing plays...
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JTFrog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:28 AM
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Sorry
never linked to a CNN video before. I can't get the link for the MSNBC one and have yet to find a written story on it.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:29 AM
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6. No big deal. From the other posts I kinda get the drift.
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:26 AM
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4. Dah!
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bryant69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:28 AM
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5. They should have complementary robes - you know like hotels have jackets
That way you could still fly without embarrassing the other passengers. Or maybe jump suits?

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:30 AM
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7. Well, if Scooter Libby can be too pretty to go to prison
I suppose the realm of too sexy to fly must be open for applicants.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:31 AM
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8. Any stunt for a law suit
The pictures were probably taken "after" she adjusted the outfit.

And no one was saying what she was exposing.
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theHandpuppet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:39 AM
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14. I suspect you're right.
I saw the young lady on the Today Show and even after the adjustment her "skirt" barely covered her crotch. No way she could have moved, reached for overhead luggage, or stepped over a seat, etc without giving the whole show to a planeload of people. Have to say, it wouldn't be what I'd wear to a doctor's appt. But the airline handled this all wrong.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:49 AM
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21. That's a pretty big and hostile assumption
There's nothing in any of the news articles that says she flashed anyone. If she had, you can be sure she would been arrested for public indecency, instead of just being taken off the plane.

It's amazing how far people will go to rationalize that she must have done something wrong, when apparently it was just one person with authority who had a problem with her for some reason.
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:02 AM
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34. But surely the authorities know what's best for us!!!
> It's amazing how far people will go to rationalize that she must
> have done something wrong, when apparently it was just one person
> with authority who had a problem with her for some reason.

But surely the authorities know what's best for us!!!

(I don't really needto tag this, right?)

Tesha
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DavidDvorkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:32 AM
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9. Prudes
The country is infested with them. It always has been, but they've become vocal and bossy again.

Jealousy no doubt is a big part of it.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:42 AM
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15. Not wanting to be forced to look at some strangers genitals and
ass is being a prude??????????
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:47 AM
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19. How could you see her vulva when she was sitting down?
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:57 AM
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28. Doesn't look like she could uncross her legs without revealing herself...nt
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:44 PM
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125. That was on a tv show, in an airplane, there is a seat in front.

I think it was on a TV show where she revealed herself or the camera man was looking for the upskirt shot.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:50 AM
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22. Where does it say that she flashed anyone?
Jumping to a bit of a conclusion there, aren't you?
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:05 AM
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36. No. And you don't have to be flashing to still be disgusting.
I've seen it walking down the streets before.

What is it with people anymore?
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:06 AM
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40. You may be offended. There's no shortage of reasons why
people get offended. But is your offense reason to deny someone the right to travel? Do your aesthetic standards now have the force of law?
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:08 AM
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43. Oh please. We're hanging on to our last vestiges of being a
civilized people by a fingernail. Respect for ones self and others isn't too much to ask. And if it was some guy walking around with short on and his willy hanging out, I bet it wouold be a whole other discussion.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:15 AM
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51. Exactly--people latch on to the feminist angle, but I'm tired of seeing
ass cracks from baggy pants too. I have a right not to be confronted with the ugliness of someone's privates. Obviously, she offended at least one passenger with her attire, and she wasn't kicked off, to my recollection--she covered her stupid self up with a blanket, and felt "embarrassed"--honey, you should have been too embarrassed to wear the skirt to begin with--didn't your mother teach you anything? A healthy dose of shame, modesty, and courtesy for others is just what the doctor ordered.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:21 AM
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55. Funny, all the photos of her, wearing that exact outfit
show her fully covered and not exposing anything. So where do you get this idea that she's exposed?

What gives you the idea that her "privates" were on display?

It seems to be open season on this woman because she wore a mini-skirt. Are you prepared to legislate against mini-skirts in public because of your prudery?
:wtf:
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:23 PM
Response to Reply #51
113. Seriously, I agree. 'Freedom' also means being free of the
worry of being grossed out by people with the common sense of a slug.

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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:25 PM
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116. So because you disagree with her fashion sense
not only can you restrict her freedom, you can call throw insults at her to justify it. Nice.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:46 PM
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127. Fashion 'sense'? That's funny.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:58 PM
Response to Reply #127
130. Again you answer by simply insulting her.
:shrug:

It seems to me that she's not the one with the problem.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 08:23 PM
Response to Reply #130
166. Believe me, I agree. Someone here also has a problem, and its not me.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:17 AM
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52. Again with the assumption that she was exposed.
A guy showing his dick is not an valid comparison. It's nothing but speculation saying that she was exposed.

If she was exposed it's a good bet she would have been charged. She wasn't.

It's just as likely that a judgemental, moralizing asshole decided to mess with her just because he could.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:22 AM
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56. That's bullshit--she wouldn't have been "charged"--anymore than
I would be if I accidentally tucked the back of my skirt into my pantyhose. That means nothing--she was deemed disruptive, and the airline had a right to ask her to cover up.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:20 PM
Response to Reply #52
112. Whatever. I'll count you as casting one vote for the uncouth, rude,
and thoughtless crowd.

The end.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:26 PM
Response to Reply #112
118. And I'll count you as casting one vote for the judgemental
taliban who want to regulate other people's closets.

The end. :P
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:06 AM
Response to Reply #36
41. People think "their rights" are absolute...
I have the "right" to sing. I have the "right" to ride my bike.

Just not on a crowded plane.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:41 PM
Response to Reply #15
123. Oh my god! Her elbows are showing!
But seriously, this is some old fashioned prudery right here.

Can we please try to act like normal, modern, twenty first century adults, please?
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:47 AM
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20. What if I wanted to board the plane with one ball hanging out? nt
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:52 AM
Response to Reply #20
23. That would be different. You'd be arrested for
indecent exposure. There is no accusation that she exposed any part of herself, so it's doubtful she flashed anything to anyone.

This idea that she was exposed seems to be a fantasy invented here on this forum.
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:56 AM
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27. I dunno if it's that different
Her outfit is such that it seems impossible that she could stow luggage in the overhead bin, for instance, without revealing herself.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:02 AM
Response to Reply #27
33. Unless she was charged with indecent exposure
then no matter what "seems impossible" she probably didn't expose herself.

I think this is prudery and people wanting to be judgmental.
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dansolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:29 AM
Response to Reply #33
64. You are assuming that she would be arrested
She could have been asked to leave without involving the police.
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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:07 AM
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42. She didn't have any luggage.
It was a day trip. She didn't carry anything other than her purse.

There was a picture of her sitting down in the outfit yesterday. She was crossing her legs, much like one would while sitting in an airline seat. Nothing was showing. Her skirt covered her private areas perfectly well.

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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:32 AM
Response to Reply #27
67. Reveal herself or reveal her panties?
C'mon. Let's be a little rational here.
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:32 AM
Response to Reply #27
69. Getting a glimpse of Spandex is not the same as getting a glimpse of scrotum. (NT)
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:42 AM
Response to Reply #69
81. Sounds like a double standard to me...
Ok on a plane? It's completely legal!
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:02 PM
Response to Reply #81
96. Oh my...
:blush:
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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:01 PM
Response to Reply #81
132. Is that a water bottle or are you just happy to see me??
:rofl:
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Quantess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:10 PM
Response to Reply #81
135. I like how they're all in different positions.
Or would that be, adjustments?
How do they expect anybody to be able to maintain eye contact?:rofl:
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frogcycle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-08-07 06:15 PM
Response to Reply #81
180. Now THAT would be Snakes on a Plane!
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:34 AM
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10. I'm too sexy for my flight, too sexy for my flight, too sexy and tight
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 10:39 AM by rocknation
And you can only find a VIDEO link? Nah, that's too easy... :woohoo:

They ended up handing her a blanket. Why didn't they do that from the start?

:headbang:
rocknation
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Fridays Child Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:35 AM
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12. What's a "schlubby do?"
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 10:36 AM by Fridays Child
Feminist Ann Friedman suggested that the person who complained about Kyla Ebbert was probably more offended by the fact that she was an attractive, younger woman rather than by her "schlubby do."

:shrug:
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NeedleCast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:45 AM
Response to Reply #12
84. I think she said
schlubby dude.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:42 AM
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16. if she was dressed legally then she should have been allowed on the flight.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:54 AM
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25. Exactly,
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:59 AM
Response to Reply #16
30. It's legal not to bathe for weeks on end...
Does that mean you'd be happy to sit next to such a person on a NY to LA flight?
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:00 AM
Response to Reply #30
32. i may not be happy sitting next to sexists, but sometimes i have to
same with homophobes and stinky people of all sorts.
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:05 AM
Response to Reply #32
38. I like sitting next to passive agressive people...
Who are so clever that they're able to insult people without the other person realizing it!

:rofl:
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:34 AM
Response to Reply #30
71. You are responsible for your own unhappiness.
Try meditation.
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:48 AM
Response to Reply #71
87. Does passive aggression = happiness to you?
And do you always insult people with whom you disagree?
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:12 PM
Response to Reply #87
106. What passive-aggressive?
It's a basic tenet of transactional analysis - She is wearing a short skirt. You are unhappy. Her action. Your emotion. You choose to be unhappy about something that has no real impact on you. Perhaps she is passive-aggressive in wearing the short skirt. Perhaps she just likes the skirt. How you feel about it is your problem, not hers. I suggest meditation to help you understand what makes you unhappy about another person's apparal.
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:19 PM
Response to Reply #106
110. First the verdict, then the trial!
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 12:20 PM by Romulox
You've come to the conclusion that I'm unhappy based on meager data. Here's a little hint for you: I wasn't on that plane, so this is a matter of strictly academic interest for me.

And of course it's passive aggressive to offer pop-psych "help" to a person whose "unhappiness" is defined entirely by his disagreement with you. :think:
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:41 PM
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122. Does that mean you'd be happy to sit next to such a person on a NY to LA flight?
Your own words. The implication is that YOU would be unhappy in similar situations, i.e., you allow others to determine your state of happiness.

If this is not true, why use it as an argument?
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:57 PM
Response to Reply #122
129. its a false argument anyhow, smell spreads differently from sight
you can make a consciious effor to not stare at a womans crotch

because smell spreads through molecules in the air, you cant decide to not smell something.
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:36 PM
Response to Reply #129
140. Actually, you can decide not to smell something,
but people look at you funny if you walk around wearing a clothespin on your nose.

:evilgrin:
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:38 PM
Response to Reply #140
141. lol.
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 02:33 PM
Response to Reply #122
150. It wouldn't bother me...
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 02:33 PM by Romulox
however I have the ability to analyze the issue from a P.O.V. that is broader than my own petty likes and dislikes (and without offering unsolicited pop-psychology analysis, no less!)

There are minimum levels of public behavior that we are all held to in this life. To argue that the basis of these standards is "unhappiness" is vacuous and silly, and frankly doesn't deserve this level of response.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:03 AM
Response to Reply #16
35. What defines being dressed "legally"? All businesses have a right
to require proper attire--no shirt, no shoes, no service. You don't have a "right" to fly on Southwest if your outfit is deemed disruptive and offensive, same as you don't have a "right" to fly if you can't shut your screeching toddler up, or you drink too much and become belligerent.
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:22 AM
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57. Airlines are different, they are common carriers
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:26 AM
Response to Reply #57
59. Airlines are common carriers, but...
they are absolutely not different from other businesses in their ability to set some reasonable minimum level of dress.
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:35 AM
Response to Reply #59
73. As common carriers, they can't insist on top hat and tails
or that passengers fly naked. Charters, yes -- because they are not common carriers.

Taxis are also common carriers. It is specifically illegal for taxi drivers to insist on certain levels of dress -- because black folks don't get picked up and it is the #1 excuse the drivers give.
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:52 AM
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89. Ah, but I used the magic legal word...
"reasonable"

Admittedly without having reviewed the law of common carriers, I am nonetheless confident that they may make reasonable restrictions on the dress of their customers for the health, safety, and comfort of other passengers.
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:04 PM
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99. Bingo!
I can't wear the David Letterman fat-guy suit because it would intrude on fellow passengers comfort. Or I can't smell really bad.

This gal was ok, tho.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:07 PM
Response to Reply #57
105. They don't have to allow something that disrupts or offends other
passengers. You're talking civil rights and discrimination--I don't think it applies here. If it makes me more comfortable, then I should be allowed to take off my top and fly in my bra, right?
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:14 PM
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108. Gee. That's a perfect rationalization for any bigotry.
You're offended by black people, kick them off the plane.

You're worried if someone Arab is on the plane, because we know they're all potential terrorists. Just being there makes them disruptive. Kick them off the plane.

That person isn't speaking English. How horrible. They could be saying something dangerous, and you have no way of knowing. That's both offensive and disruptive. Kick them off the plane.

Why don't we have everyone apply for your permission before they can fly?
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:20 PM
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111. LOL! You're out in left field now. Behavior (dress is a form of behavior) is not race/nationality.
Behavior is regulated to protect property, public safety, and others' rights.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:24 PM
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114. But your justification is purely because you're offended.
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 12:24 PM by ThomCat
You can choose to be offended by anything.

And clearly you are judgemental and easily offended.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:32 PM
Response to Reply #114
119. My own views have nothing to do with it--when I bring
up my concerns to a business about another patron who offends, they can choose to either agree with me or ignore me. They're going to lose someone's business either way--it's just a matter of how to keep from disrupting/offending the LEAST amount of customers.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:36 PM
Response to Reply #119
120. But if you would simply mind your own business
and stop being offended by what someone else wears then there wouldn't be any problem at all.

It's pure ego to feel the need to get publicly offended over a fashion statement. It's nothing but puffing up your sense of superiority and inflicting your ego upon other people.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:40 PM
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121. Oh well. Such is the way of the world.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:43 PM
Response to Reply #105
143. Miss Ebbert said this morning in her Today show interview...
that she had called the airline asking about a dress code policy. She was told they don't have one. She couldn't possibly be in violation of a non-existent dress code.

"Offensive" is a pretty broad term. There are some extremely religious people who might be "offended" by the sight of a woman wearing pants instead of a dress. Does that mean the pants-wearing woman should be kicked off the flight, because she "offended" someone?
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:08 AM
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45. Hm, though I was first inclined to agree, on consideration I remember that
all manner of private businesses set dress (and other) codes that don't reflect "legal dress".

Some require jackets, some certain types of footwear (or footwear at all!).

What I do think is that any business that wants to have a dress code out to make that information easily available to its potential customers.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:11 AM
Response to Reply #45
48. that i agree with you.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:44 AM
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17. I heard she had no underwear on?
At least on one of the other threads on this :)
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:55 AM
Response to Reply #17
26. A lot of posts are implying that. But it seems like pure fantasy
on their part. Nothing in the news seems to say or imply it.

People are fishing for reasons to condemn this woman. If she was a celebrity she could have worn far less and nobody would have complained.
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:10 AM
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47. Seems like that is a critical distinction nt
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:17 AM
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53. Don't want to see her thong either.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:32 AM
Response to Reply #53
68. Yes, we get the point that you want to be the morality police
judging everyone's choices of clothing. Good for you. :eyes:
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:59 AM
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93. I knew you were reasonable!
:-)
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:37 AM
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76. Then don't look. nt
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:04 PM
Response to Reply #76
98. On an airplane you'd have to try pretty hard to see up a woman's skirt
I don't care how short it is.
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:45 AM
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18. ridicolous that a flight attendant would ask her to leave the flight because of her clothes.

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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:08 AM
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44. Keith (the flight attendant) hasn't been heard from yet.
I suspect that some fundy passenger complained to him about her short skirt. . The fact that we haven't heard about who complained tells me the guy probably wasn't wearing a turban..
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:53 AM
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24. I would only question the young woman's choice of clothes to travel in.
How could that be comfortable? What about an emergency in flight necessitating escaping the plane quickly? It's like seeing women in ballparks or airports or any place where a lot walking needs to be done with high heels on. Sure they have the right to wear them but don't you question their judgment when you see the distances that need to be walked?
Why not wear something practical while traveling, if for no other reason than your own comfort?
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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:09 AM
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46. It was apparently very hot.
I could see where this outfit would be comfortable given the weather.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:14 AM
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50. umm... you're kidding, right?
How would wearing a skirt a few inches longer make her too warm?

I live in Phoenix. I know hot weather and I wear jeans all year long. And I'm just fine.

I don't have a problem with what she's wearing... just the place and time she chose to wear it. It's just not very practical or comfortable for traveling.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:19 AM
Response to Reply #50
54. Right--should we just declare "buck naked" to be the coolest
and most comfortable of ALL modes of dress, and just dispense with the notion of decency altogether?
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Liberal In Texas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:57 PM
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146. TSA would proably rather have us all naked anyway.
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:41 AM
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80. Native Zonie here--we dress like that for the pool, not for everyday business.
First off, the short skirt's a very bad idea--anything hard can get literally skin-burning hot. The cleavage I'll allow a pass on, but the skirt is ridiculous--and the heat is no damn excuse whatsoever (the skirt is too tight to be comfortable with the heat--and I'm no stranger to short skirts and cleavage, I wear them myself when it is comfortable and appropriate).

For the heat, we find wearing looser (not loose) lightweight clothing easier to bear. Most buildings here are excessively air conditioned, too, so looser clothing that covers the arms and legs is a good idea.
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Iris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 02:36 PM
Response to Reply #46
152. She had half a sweater on! Layering in hot weather?


I'll have to try that some day.
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Pithlet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:58 AM
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29. I was expecting to see somthing much more revealing.
It's just a short skirt and a tight shirt. That is ridiculous.
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:06 AM
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39. Too many people saw the picture and flashed on Sharon Stone in "Basic Instinct" (NT)
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Marr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:37 AM
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75. Well, the skirt was pulled way down and the shirt was pulled down to cover her midriff.
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 11:37 AM by Marr
I expect that would be a very revealing outfit as she was originally wearing it. Not that I'm complaining, but some people are very uptight about that sort of thing.
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Pithlet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:41 AM
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79. If it's decent enough for any public place, then it's decent enough for a flight.
People can be uptight about it all they want to. I think it's ridiculous to act on it and attempt to kick people off flights, though. That is going too far. It's not an outfit I would wear because I personally think it's tacky and ugly. But it's not a kick off the plane offense. I was expecting an outfit with cut outs, or see through material; that would be understandable. Not this.
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:05 PM
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101. What about a bikini? nt
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Pithlet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:06 PM
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103. Are bikinis allowed in public?
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 12:09 PM by Pithlet
Okay, I'll answer the question seriously. I think that most public places won't allow bikinis on premises, so there wouldn't be the expectation that an airline would, either. But, most public places that are completely open to the entire public will allow short skirts and tight shirts. They don't have the more rigid dress codes that churches, schools and places of employment, and some more exclusive types of public places have.
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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:43 PM
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124. Yes, it's not uncommon around here
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 01:24 PM by MindPilot
but it is a beach town and the closer you get to the beach the more likely you are to see women in bikinis. You also see men in trunks. Duh.

San Diego is a pretty laid-back place with regards to dress. Most business simply require shoes and a shirt...and of course pants. :D

Generally speaking even the workplaces have pretty lenient dress codes. Which is why it surprises me that this happened on Southwest.

That said, the young lady in the short skirt is welcome to be my rowmate anytime! B-)

Edit speeling
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:45 PM
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144. That was a long camisole top. It didn't need to be "pulled down" to cover her midriff.
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Marr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 02:14 PM
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148. You know what I mean.
The skirt appears to have been pulled alot lower than it naturally rides, and her top is making up the difference.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 05:02 PM
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159. No, frankly, I didn't know what you meant.
The shirt is already a really long one. It wouldn't have to be pulled down to cover anything.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 10:59 AM
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31. if this happened in the middle east we would blame islam for subjugating women.
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Hippo_Tron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 02:01 PM
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147. She'd proably be dead if this happened in the middle east
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 02:43 PM
Response to Reply #147
154. that could be our motto: somewhat better than fundamental islamic states.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 04:33 PM
Response to Reply #154
158. Right, because that should be our goal.
"The U.S., not quite as repressive as some other places."
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:05 AM
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37. Madness.
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:14 AM
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49. You said it.
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truebrit71 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:25 AM
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58. Bloody stupid if you ask me....
...she is MORE than welcome to sit next to me anytime she wants to fly...:evilgrin: (Ducks as Mrs.TB throughs remote at head....)
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Beaverhausen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:27 AM
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60. I'm guessing she was showing a lot more "belly" than the photo shows
look at how low cut her little skirt is. I am guessing the white shirt wasn't pulled all the way down to cover her whole belly and that she was showing her tummy all the way to her hoo hoo. That is the way I see a lot of young women her age dress.

I'm not saying it's right that they made her get off the plane...but I can see why someone might have wanted her to cover up a little more.
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:27 AM
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61. All this brohaha could have been easily avoided if Southwest
simply kept complimentary burkhas on hand for their passangers.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:35 AM
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72. From some of the comments on this thread
that might be coming.

OMG, I saw too much leg. That's exactly the same as a fully exposed crotch. OMG! :sarcasm:
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Cobalt Violet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:40 AM
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78. Or at least abayas.
:sarcasm:
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Pithlet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:27 AM
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62. In one of the comments at the link
Someone stated it was inappropriate for the flight because you could see too much leg. Too much leg?? Yes. The skirt is very short. That's a reason to send a student or employee home to change. Not to kick someone off a flight. It's ridiculous.
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MadHound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:27 AM
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63. Geez, some people need to grow up
So, she was wearing a short tight skirt, a fashion that has been in and out of style since the sixties. Yet there are people jumping all over her like the American Taliban was in power. Nowhere is it mentioned that she flashed anybody nor exposed everything, so I imagine that she had some sort of undergarment on. Yet even though, week in and week out we see the same sort of dress on cheerleaders, kicking up their legs for everybody to ogle on national TV, people are jumping all over this poor girl for boarding a plane dressed in short skirt.

Gee, have far we have come from the Purians:eyes:
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:35 AM
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74. As long as the sex is selling something, it's okay.
> Yet even though, week in and week out we see the same
> sort of dress on cheerleaders, kicking up their legs for
> everybody to ogle on national TV, people are jumping all
> over this poor girl for boarding a plane dressed in short
> skirt.

As long as the sex is selling something, it's okay.
That's just good old 'Murcan capitalism!

(Well, unless the sex itself is for sale, in which
case it becomes evil again. ;) )

Tesha
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Zywiec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:44 AM
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83. No kidding, and we're the progressives?
I thought we were the tolerant ones. Apparently some here are no different than the other side.
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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:01 PM
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94. Yes and in many cases those cheerleaders with their legs over their heads
are under-aged teenage girls flashing barely-covered privates in front of bleachers packed with young males who by the cruelest of nature's practical jokes have testosterone squirting out of their ears long before they can do anything about it.

I never have quite understood why that level of taunting is necessary in high school.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.
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Marr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:30 AM
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66. Haha- that is one short skirt.
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 11:31 AM by Marr
In the photos she's got it pulled down several inches below her naval, and it's still a miniskirt. I've got to think it's more like a belt when pulled up.

Still, anyone complaining about that has got to be some uptight prude. That would've made my flight, personally.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:34 AM
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70. She has the right to flash her hoo-hoo to whoever she wants.
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edwin Donating Member (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:37 AM
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77. How though?
No matter how short a skirt, with the distance between airplane seats the way it is today, how can she be exposing something to others? Wouldn't the seat in front of her prevent that from happening?

:shrug:
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:44 AM
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82. I smell a Hooters publicity stunt. That is all... nt
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:04 PM
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100. Yep--she's so "embarrassed" that she circulates photos of herself
in the offensive outfit to all media outlets, so we can judge her too-sexy fabulousness for ourselves--hoping for an acting or modeling contract maybe?
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 05:45 PM
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165. And just last night I noticed a rather odd ad promoting working at Hooters.
I was half-asleep when I saw it but I'll watch for it again.

I no longer believe in accidents.
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gollygee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:46 AM
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85. Women are in this weird position when it comes to fashion
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 11:47 AM by gollygee
On one hand, when you look at fashion magazines, celebrities, etc., you can see that our culture wants women to be sexy and look sexy all the time.

On the other hand, when they do look sexy they get in trouble for looking sexy.
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book_worm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:47 AM
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86. I'm reading the comments on MSNBC and many agree with the airline!
One says "Matt, would you want to have your child sit next to her.
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Amaya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:52 AM
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88. typical uptight america
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 11:53 AM by Amaya
ohhh noooo ... i'm so offended by i good-looking woman in a short skirt.
i must cover my eyes.. i may have impure thoughts
:eyes:

don't we have more important issues?

what bullshit.
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CRF450 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:56 AM
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91. They just dont want to be caught walking with a boner.
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CRF450 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:54 AM
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90. She can sit next to me anytime, their wouldn't be any problems
:evilgrin:
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Marr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 11:59 AM
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92. Unrelated, but I wish more women wore dresses.
You know- the long dresses? I think they're attractive and very feminine, personally- more so than a mini. I saw a woman the other day with an ankle-length dress sort of thing with little jingly bits all over it, sandals, etc. and I just thought it was very striking.

I'd wear them if I could get away with it. Ha-ha.
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Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:01 PM
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95. When I first saw the picture of her sitting...
in her outfit, I too wondered what the big deal was. But, upon seeing the video, I though I saw fabric cutouts in the lower area of her skirt. Also, for the pictures/video, her skirt had been pulled down lower that when she was on the plane originally. If her skirt was high enough where the cutouts were showing too much bare ass or bush, I could see where someone might be put off by that.
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book_worm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:03 PM
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97. Why isn't Ann Coulter thrown off more planes?
her dresses are pretty damn short.
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Jeff In Milwaukee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:14 PM
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109. ...in mid-flight?
Excellent Idea!
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theHandpuppet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 05:17 PM
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160. ROFL!! Thanks for that image
Really brightened up MY day!
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cherokeeprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:05 PM
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102. She was allowed back on the plane, and given a blanket. eom
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:07 PM
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104. I sincerely hope this young lady is compensated in millions for the outrage!
This airlines may be having some changes made in management real soon.
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Liberal In Texas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:13 PM
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107. BFD.
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 12:35 PM by LibInTexas
This from the airline that used to have female employees wear hot pants.*

I see lots of young women wearing skirts this short. It certainly doesn't offend me.
:evilgrin:

*On edit, maybe that was Braniff. At any rate, BFD.
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DFW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:13 PM
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136. My sentiments exactly!
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:24 PM
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115. "Would you want your child to be touching the spot she sat on?"
Hoo boy. Hysteria has taken hold.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2007/09/07/costello.mini.skirt.cnn
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slampoet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:25 PM
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117. She's from MESA ARIZONA!! What do you wear when it's 110 degrees?

If the attendant didn't like it he should work for a higher priced airline. Discount airfare is no reason to get snooty just because poor people, like the kind who don't have better options than working at Hooters, or as a Steward, fly on your plane.

The age of the Concord is over.
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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:58 PM
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131. No better options than working at Hooters?
From what I've heard they are a pretty decent employer.
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slampoet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 03:42 PM
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155. If that's what passes for a decent employer in America then........
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 05:38 PM
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161. I'm a bit of a glamourpuss and live in Phoenix. What I wear on airplanes is
nice casual pants or jeans, a tee-shirt, and I bring along a sweater.

What? You think we don't have air-conditioning? Every frigging building has it and of course the airplanes are air conditioning.

That's a nassively piss-poor rationale she's using.

Really--the Phoenix Metro area is well into the 21st century. We have major progressive employers like American Express, USAA, DHL, and yes--Southwest Airlines, which is one of the absolute best airlines to work for. Even the unions like them.
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slampoet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 09:24 PM
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170. So in other words. Screw those who dress for the climate.

Turn up the freon.
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-08-07 12:11 AM
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171. I'm a native and I dress for the climate. Sheez.
If she weighed 225 lbs. would you feel the same way?
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-08-07 01:00 AM
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-08-07 01:30 PM
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176. Since you completely failed to get my point--whatever.
Edited on Sat Sep-08-07 01:54 PM by blondeatlast
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:44 PM
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126. Southwest Airlines is one of my favorite airlines.
This story doesn't change one damn thing.
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 05:40 PM
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162. I like their philosophy, from founder Herb Kelleher: the customer comes second.
The employees come first and foremost and therefore great customer service just naturally follows.
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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 12:54 PM
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128. After reading through a couple threads on this incident,
I cannot help but wonder how different the discussion would be if she were not so slim and pretty.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:19 PM
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138. I'm sure even more people would be attacking her.
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 05:42 PM
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163. Precisely. If she weighed 200 pounds and wore that getup, would she get the same sympathy?
I'll go ahead and answer that one--not a chance; she'd be fire-roasted.
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Lars39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:07 PM
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133. *She* asked for the blanket, according to the CNN interview.
She also stated that they asked her to pull her skirt down. I think the pictures being shown of her attire is *after* she had pulled her skirt down.
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Emit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:07 PM
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134. According to the clip, she was allowed to fly after she adjusted her clothing. n/t
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Desertrose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:15 PM
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137. Then make the guys whose buttcrack is always showing cover that up!
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 01:16 PM by Desertrose
This is ridiculous...from what I could see and compared to the past Sw flight attendants in pink hotpants...GIVE ME A BREAK ALREADY!

I doubt I'd ever travel in that type outfit but to be called out and prevented from flying for wearing it....this is over the top.

DR
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 01:40 PM
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142. How OLD are the CS people who reprimanded her? I gotta tell ya,
I wore mini skirts back in the 70's that were shorter than THAT! And yea, you DON'T BEND OVER!!!!!
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Mountainman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 05:44 PM
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164. You mean like this you don't bend over?
http://by123fd.bay123.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg?&msg=C41BF022-3070-47DB-B3B6-426AD9E0CB43&start=0&len=179568&curmbox=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&a=e09b5defff7ff772470417001dea14d5ffddd8028693951f2545913767763b85&mimepart=7


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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 04:07 PM
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156. Airplanes are becoming the testing ground
For all sorts of social restrictions - the crying babies, the praying imams, the Saudi princesses who can't sit next to men - and the clash between people in their idea of what is acceptable public behavior.

If the passenger pays the ticket price, the dress code better be a part of the contract or it doesn't hold.

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TheUniverse Donating Member (954 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 04:19 PM
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157. I hope she sues and makes a lot of money
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 04:21 PM by TheUniverse
This is ridiculous sexist garbage. Are we in the 1950s again? Having to wear a blanket to cover your legs... Is this American or Iran?
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 08:29 PM
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167. Okay, I'm not a fan of today's fashions. But after seeing this young woman's outfit
Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 08:31 PM by WinkyDink
on the Today Show, FROM WHAT THEY SHOWED, I thought she looked normal.

However, if she was actually "flashing" the passengers, that's a different story.
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Beausoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 08:35 PM
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168. In this day and age...any airplane is a flying toilet. Dress accordingly.
I remember the days when people actually showered and got dressed before they boarded a plane.

Nothing shocks me anymore.

I'd probably rather sit next to her..than a businessman in a suit with filthy hair who passes gas throughout the entire flight.

Flying toilets.

I ALWAYS travel, fully dressed in long sleeve shirts, pants and closed shoes and with a packet of antibacterial wipes to wipe off the muck from the pig who flew before me.
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-08-07 09:06 AM
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173. LOL no kidding nt
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 08:40 PM
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169. There should be an understanding that women should be able
to fly wearing revealing clothes if they want to, or naked if they want to too. I'll be understanding. I promise. :evilgrin:

Seriously, they should have left her alone. Flaunt it if you got it is what I always say, but that's just me.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-08-07 04:12 PM
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179. Her lawsuit is toast. She was so "humiliated" she went right to the press....
...and on the Today show with Lauer they had to pixelate her crotch area because it was too revealing for television. :hi:
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-10-07 09:45 PM
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181. I've seen much worse than that outfit on a plane
the gal looked a bit skanky but it wasn't obscene
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