Originally Posted By JohnS1 So maybe the stewardesses were just jealous of the two female passengers. As in - "Hey, I can dress that way, but YOU can't!"
Originally Posted By SuperDry I flew on Southwest tonight, and unfortunately have to report that no women were wearing such outfits.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA This ruling is so stupid. There is nothing wrong with this woman's outfit. People act like she was wearing a string bikini or something. People get irritated because this woman is attractive. I can imagine the passenger who 'blew the whistle' on this woman. Can you say 'Mom Jeans'? Again, we go down this route -- do you pull some unshowered athlete off the plane because he stinks? I sat next to an old guy slip off his shoes and his feet stunk to high heaven.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Personally I think the way those women dressed was disgusting but that Southwest should have let volunteers willing to subject themselves to such wanton flesh be seated next to them. It would have been tough, but I probably could have tolerated it. Besides, if the airline had a problem with the young ladies taking up a seat they could have always had them sit on my fac... um... my lap.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I honestly do not think she was dressed inappropriately for the flight. I've seen worse inside Disneyland. I've seen shorter shorts and lower cut tops many many times flying for business. Seriously, JiM is right man if I could complain on flights about body odor or disgusting manners and get people booted, I'd be sitting most of the time in my own row. ;>
Originally Posted By Moderation Look, I'll just settle for someone thin for once. I don't even care what they wear or how they look. I had a middle seat in a flight to SLC about a month ago that sat on the runway for 90 minutes, and if you can wrap your mind around the concept of a 'fat sauna' I owe you a drink.
Originally Posted By smeeeko I think that if someone complains.. like if the skirt (I saw the video interview on you tube) is so short you have to cover your son's eyes so he doesn't see her stuff hanging out when she's sitting there, then it's inappropriate for a flight. Obviously if another passenger complains then they have to say something to the person. Also when we visited Michigan last weekend there was an obnoxious guy that ended up getting pulled off our flight, turns out that that was the 2nd flight he got pulled from as he had been drinking a bit much earlier and was smarting back to the flight attendant and making a nuisance for himeself. They had to turn the plane around and go back to the gate to let him off. It was the flight attendants discretion and we totally supported her. I deal with people like that now & again working in different places so I think it's nice to have a company that it supports it's employees in making the flight safer and less annoying for the sober among us. I want to get to the destination as quickly and safely as the next person. As far as the chick though with the skirt, that's a safety issue there. You should always wear pants and closed toed shoes (men and women both) when flying. The more skin that's covered in the airplane is better, safety wise. Especially the legs and feet. Just saying.
Originally Posted By Mr X Odds of surviving an actual crash are low, and the odds of a crash in any case are extremely low... So, I'm not gonna worry about what to wear "just in case". ;p
Originally Posted By jonvn I fly wearing a corset and a french maid outfit. So far, no one has said a word.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Obviously if another passenger complains then they have to say something to the person.> I disagree. Southwest is under no obligation to say something to another passenger regarding 'dress code.' The steward could have listened to the complaint, and told the customer to 'get over themselves.' As I would say to anyone who is complaining about this woman's outfit.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 although I am not sure where exactly one draws the line on appropriate air travel attire -- for those wondering where you draw it for proper attire for a woman in public period. Watch how others are looking at her - and obviously also look yourself and determine if anything seems inappropriate. Now remember how the guys are looking at her and for me, I think of how would I feel if this was my 22 year old daughter. It puts it all in better perspective for me when you own kids get to that age, it sometimes changes ones opinion on appropriate.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Watch how others are looking at her - and obviously also look yourself and determine if anything seems inappropriate.> I guarantee you, just based on your post, that you have a completely different take on 'inappropriate' than I have. <Now remember how the guys are looking at her> Is that what it boils down to? That men are leering at her? I'll bet the passenger who turned her in, wasn't a man at all. It was some younger 'Soccer Mom' in her Mom Jeans and stupid hair, who's sorta kinda, not all that cute. She's gonna teach this girl a lesson. It's amazing to me that someone flying in an airplane feels they have the right to tell another passenger what they can and cannot wear on said plane. And many here are saying 'Well, yeah, that outfit isn't appropriate.' I'm amazed at the arrogant and self-rightious attitude here. As if, you know better what's 'appropriate' for this woman. Or your own daughter, vbdad55. You think you have the right to tell your 22-year old daughter what to wear? In any aspect of her life? Good grief!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <<Watch how others are looking at her - and obviously also look yourself and determine if anything seems inappropriate.> I guarantee you, just based on your post, that you have a completely different take on 'inappropriate' than I have. < likely you have, and mine is different than it was <I'm amazed at the arrogant and self-rightious attitude here. As if, you know better what's 'appropriate' for this woman. Or your own daughter, vbdad55. You think you have the right to tell your 22-year old daughter what to wear? In any aspect of her life? Good grief!< overreact much ? Where is my righteous indignatio - I just said I have a different view than I used to - I also said I have no idea where to dreaw the line did I not. Why so fired up over someones ability to dress like a hooker ? And yes, luckily for me my daughter still values my opinion even at 22 -- no one said I had any right -- reading is an art form - go back and give it another try -- how's that for attitude since you accused me of it when I showed none
Originally Posted By vbdad55 don't worry there are plenty of places you can go where people can dress anywhere they like- no one going to take that away from you. Are you a parent ? Have daughters ? If not then you would have no clue as to someone who does' point of view -- yet nowhere in my posts did I say what should or should not be enforced - just our families opinion - to which we are entitled....
Originally Posted By mele Well, being offended by someone's outfit is one thing but I am wondering what kind of person thinks they need to complain about it to the flight attendant. A wanker, that's who. I think most people would just roll their eyes (or crack a joke or two to their friends) and let it go. Or spend their time drooling over what they see. I guess I don't understand what's so wrong with seeing a person's body. We all have them, are we all really so immature that a flash of thigh makes us so uncomfortable that we can't fly on a plane? I've read articles where someone has had a political message or curse words on their shirt and they've been asked to change. How can seeing the F-word on a shirt ruin a person's flight? If a person's well-being is so threatened, maybe they should just stay home. They're far too delicate to be out of the house. The real world is much too dangerous. My daughter is still in elementary school so I do keep track of what she wears. I won't let her buy swimsuits that I find to be too revealing. Sadly, I do it so that she isn't giving a free show to perverts. When she's 18, she's free to wear whatever the heck she wants. I hope I don't suddenly turn into a prude who feels the need to edit what she wears. Besides, I'm trying to teach her "You can show a lot of leg or you can show a lot of cleavage, you just can't show them both at the same time." C'mon, basic fashion knowledge, folks.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Well, being offended by someone's outfit is one thing but I am wondering what kind of person thinks they need to complain about it to the flight attendant. A wanker, that's who. < agreed thinkin git may be inappropriate and actually complaining to the airline are two completely separate issues. I may not like it - bu also most likely unless I am traveling with my kids I would roll my eyes, go back to whatever I was reading and move on. <When she's 18, she's free to wear whatever the heck she wants. I hope I don't suddenly turn into a prude who feels the need to edit what she wears. < again, 1st I never said I would force my daughter as to what to wear ( that was one person's interpretation that somehow I was infringing on my child's rights )- I said I would judge how comfortable I was or wasn't. Also, talk to me again when your daughter is 18 -- you might view it differently than being a prude. I am FAAAR from aprude and the outfits I saw in the paper that caused this I would have no issue with. Now last year I was in Emerils in South Beach when a 'lady of hte evening ' strolled in - with a completely see thru white sheer outfit on and no underwear - sorry but not exactly what I want to see when eating... they escorted her out after all the stares from people. That I thought wa s inappropriate dress -so let's clear this impression up now -- a tube top - crop top - halter and short shorts is surely no cause for anyone to get upset on an airplane - in a restaurant or anywhere else - an outfit best left for the bedroom is. make sense ?
Originally Posted By hightp I think Southwest could have gotten a lot more milage out of this if they used the young woman's picture in their ads and said something like 'See, this is the type of people who fly on Southwest." Personally, if someone complains about a person's dress, and Southwest gets that person to change, then I'm going to start complaining when I see attractive people dressed too conservatively. I can call over the flight attendant and say: "Excuse me, but the passenger in seat 17a isn't showing enough of her assets, could you ask her to undo the top 3 buttons on her blouse." I wonder if my comments will be met with the same results as 'not conservative enough'.
Originally Posted By smeeeko I know of the "airlines" show they had a couple guys 'exposing' themselves a bit while waiting for their flight and again, it was the other customers that complained and they were asked to cover up or leave. So it's not just the 'cute girls' that are causing issue. If another customer feels they are seeing too much of you, it's within their right I guess to say something.. what the airline does is up to them. I personally don't care what people are wearing I just don't want to see them in their underwear I don't care how good looking or ugly they are. It's called "public decency" for a reason. Wear underwear and CYA. If I wanted to see people's 'naughty bits' hanging out I'd go to Universal/IOA plenty of that there. I don't think I'm a prude for expecting people to be dressed when they get on a plane.
