Southwest airlines: fashion police of the skies |
| Published: September 7, 2007, 1:36 pm |
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First, they came for our toothpaste. Now, our tank tops? Kyla Ebbert, 23, was recently escorted off a Southwest Airlines flight by a male customer service supervisor for wearing the outfit shown in this photograph. The college student and Hooters waitress was later permitted to return to the plane and take her flight, but only after she put up a fuss and adjusted her outfit: I asked him what part of my outfit was offensive, she said. The shirt? The skirt? And he said, 'The whole thing.' "Keith" asked her to go home, change and take a later flight. She refused, citing her appointment. The plane was ready to leave, so Keith relented. He had her pull up her tank top a bit, pull down her skirt a bit, and return to her seat. In this San Diego Union Tribune column, a fashion critic and a writer were asked for their opinion on Ms. Ebbert's outfit, and the way she was treated by Southwest: Pascual detected sexism in the way Ebbert was treated, wondering if a man [ Full article ] |
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