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

[chaya]

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

Comments

[layweed]

The laws of physics and flight totally break down around excess cleavage, doncha know?

*eyeroll*

[maladaptive]

Well obviously-- cleavage exerts such massive gravitational force that it has its own event horizon. Everyone knows falling past the schwarzschild radius of a random woman's tits means your plane will be delayed forever.

Is that what you want? Planes delayed forever?

[intrikate88]

Oh my god. That actually explains my experience flying. The plane has fallen into the deep gravity well of my H-cup Jugs o' Doom! HOLY FUCK I KNEW IT HAD TO BE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

Okay, there's very little I won't blame on my tits, let's be honest.

[maladaptive]

I did! I read the comments! The worst part is that I was not even all that fazed by them, just "oh, internet comments." It is such a cross-section of internet comments.

Also dang, what is it with southwest and their clothing policing? Shorts are too short, too much cleavage... if they have a dress code why don't they post it?

[chaya]

Because letting the employees decide what's appropriate on the fly (ha) is working so, sooooooo well!

[nepthys_12]

Yep, cause we all know cleavage is the number one cause of inflight disturbances.

Also people complaining about sharia law need to look at Christian fundies here, and have several seats.

[thecityofdis]

excuse you they will need to pay for those extra seats

[i_llbedammned]

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.

[chaya]

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~~~

[beoweasel]

Appropriate icon is appropriate. XD

[lafinjack]

[mrasaki]

What is it WITH airlines seeking to control people's sartorial choices? When I buy plane tickets, I don't recall reading or signing anything that says that I have to wear something that meets all of that airline's staff's approval before I can fly with them. Pay for my luggage and make sure it meets safety requirements, sure. Bring my ID and have to endure TSA measures....sure. But my clothes?