Woman Says Southwest Told Her She Couldn’t Board Flight To N.Y. Due To Her Cleavage

Jun 18, 2012 17:11

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork.com) - You are now free to move about the country.

Unless you show too much cleavage?

So says a woman named Avital.

Avital was boarding a 6 a.m. Southwest Airlines flight on June 5 from Las Vegas to New York, wearing a cotton black dress, flannel shirt and scarf.

Avital claims she was politely chatting with an airline ( Read more... )

airlines, tsa, fatphobia, misogyny, women

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i_llbedammned June 18 2012, 21:35:46 UTC
The dress isn't like she's wearing pasties over her nipples. I mean that doesn't matter, but there is nothing a business could even find a problem with the dress....even though they did. I didn't think this would happen in the United States.

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chaya June 18 2012, 21:38:21 UTC
They didn't even pretend like there was worry of a 'wardrobe' malfunction, seems like. Just. TOO MUCH BOOB. AHHHH SO MUCH BOOB AHHHHHHHHH CANNOT COPE~~~

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beoweasel June 18 2012, 21:56:11 UTC
Appropriate icon is appropriate. XD

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lafinjack June 19 2012, 00:04:21 UTC
koshkabegemot June 19 2012, 04:26:04 UTC
I was just getting ready to post something saying the next time I fly, in lieu of a shirt, I'm going to wear my nude coloured pasties with a pair of comfy pyjama bottoms and flip-flops. At least it'll make it easier to show them I'm not transporting contraband through security!

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