Comments on: What’s to stop us from flying nude on Southwest?

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:17:39 +0000

I don’t think that wearing a skirt that short is necessary for a for a person to look good. As someone else pointed out, she is wearing the outfit to draw attention (whether it be male or otherwise). She got what she asked for.
REgardless…..
Who wants to be the next person to sit in that seat for an extended period (at least not without a paper potty cover! Germs on planes are bad enough without the potentially added biological “exchange”.

What do you want to bet she wouldn’t dare consider sitting on a public potty without a paper cover? So why would she want to sit on a fabric seat that I can almost assure you didn’t go through a disinfect cycle between passengers.

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By: Warlockco

Warlockco — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:25:40 +0000

Thing is Her Outfit was OBJECTED to by a MALE Flight Attendant on the way in.
A FEMALE Flight Attendant COMPLIMENTED her on the return flight.

By: Douglas

Douglas — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:09:44 +0000

Pierre–

Just as a matter of information. Your reference to Socialism is entirely mistaken and has nothing at all to do with dress codes. It’s a system of economics by which a country
manages its finances. It’s not even political; it’s economic. All countries are ‘socialist’ to a greater or lesser extent. If it taxes citizens to provide all the basic services and even to provide assistance to the poor or sick or downtrodden, that’s socialism. Some countries are more socialist than others.
The true welfare state is a welfare state because of its socialist practices. Playing Robin Hood, if you will, taking from the rich to give to the poor. Any system of ‘redistribution of wealth’ has socialistic underpinnings. These systems, of course, ruin a country faster than it helps, because the recipients of the government’s largesse, which it has stolen from a productive populace, have absolutely no hint of how to invest it or put their newly acquired wealth to productive use. Of course it isn’t really wealth; it’s usually nothing more than bare bones subsistence. The rest usually winds up in the pockets of corrupt public officials, claiming their ‘doing their best for the betterment of their country’, best translated as ‘…the betterment of their personal bank accounts”

But I digress. Don’t confuse socialism when it comes to establishment and observance of common sense rules of dress in public places. They really are two VERY separate issues.

By: John

John — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:09:13 +0000

If you can make it through security and the long hike down the airport concourse without being arrested for indecent exposure, you ought be able to get on the plane. Period.

By: Tony for Freedom

Tony for Freedom — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:29:12 +0000

Hold it! Let’s take a completely different stand on this. If anyone finds another travellers clothing choice offensive or uncomfortable, then let THEM get off the plane and take another flight. In the land of choices,if it really makes someone that uncomfortable to have to view another persons fashion sense, then just get up and take another flight. That inconvienience will be a small price to pay compared to the peace of mind one would achieve. Idiots!!

By: JohnL

JohnL — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:48:54 +0000

I’m not offended at all with Ms. Ebbert’s attire. How she chooses to dress has no impact on me personally, professionally or as a member of the human race. Her personal dress code does not speak for me nor for anyone else. It only speaks for Ms. Ebbert.

When flying, I dress to be comfortable AND safe but I too dress for the weather at my destination. Since it is Ms. Ebbert’s responsibility to look out for Ms. Ebbert’s welfare, if she feels safe in her attire, so be it. I find it more objectionable to be sitting next to a person with strong body odor, flatulence or sour breath.

Ms. Ebbert probably did not expose anything you would not see on a regular day at the beach. She appears to be comfortable with her body. It really makes me wonder if those that complain are expressing their own insecurities with their own bodies. And, really, aren’t there more important things to worry about?

By: spencermi1

spencermi1 — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:37:57 +0000

I saw that Southwest is giving a discount on fares to make up for the “confusion” about their dress code. I can’t find any thing on their website about how to get the skimpy fare discount. Does any one know?

Thanks. Mickie Spencer

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:45:19 +0000

Does anyone else find it funny that on the page:
http://www.southwest.com/about_swa/press/070426_bizfest.html
the banner says “where Youth and Oportunity meet” and the only people you see are old grey-haired fogies trying to be “hip”.
Talk about your stodgey stiff shirt types…Sorry…but the people in the photos are stiffer than a 2X4!
Ed
web/gadget guru

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:41:44 +0000

I agree with Eileen…if SW wants to have a dress code, publish it and enforce it. I take exception to the explaination that they have “to ensure the comfort of children and “adults with heightened sensitivities.” ”
Huh? So, if there was an islamic cleric onboard the airplane and a woman got on with her face uncovered, would they force her to wear a burka? Why must we all cater to the fringe society of the minority? If I were on that flight, I’ld complain that some people were wearing TOO MUCH clothing…I’ld call the flight attendant over and say “uh…I think that the person in seat 12B is wearing too much clothing and I find it offensive that they are so covered up…can you have that person expelled from the plane or have them remove some clothing?”
I think that the next thing that this woman needs to do is sue the airline for a crap load of money in order to force a written policy…
Look…don’t shove your morals down my throat. Some on this list say that a dress code is obvious…Hmmm…sorry, I don’t follow fashion and honestly, I don’t understand dress codes. I don’t have one at work, and I don’t have one at home…I go the the grocery store in my bathing suit (I wear a tee shirt if I know I’m going to walk through the freezer isle) And I’m barefoot most of the time (I wear tevas when I’m not barefoot) I’m the most dressed at work and that is only because they have the AC turned up so I have to wear long pants and a shirt (although it’s always a Hawaiian shirt) but I’m barefoot (or tevas) … and honestly…I never “dress up” for anything…infact, I dont’ think I own any formal clothes…no need for them.
Keep your morals to yourself and if there is a published dress code, then publish and enforce it!
Ed
web/gadget guru

By: pierre

pierre — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:41:09 +0000

America is slipping back to the Dark Ages. It has become a truly Socialist country with bizarre societal standards. Violence is reaching new heights of acceptance (violent electronic games for the kids, violent sports, violent movies, violent training through the military, etc…). However the baring of the skin is seemingly the most abhorant “crime” in this country. Puritans are everywhere wanting to apply THEIR standard of living on the rest of us sane individuals. Infantilism is rampant. Why not create a 51st State and force all morons to move there?

By: Eileen

Eileen — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:31:21 +0000

How about the people who fly in dirty sweats, a tattered T-shirt stating “Its not a spare tire, it’s a solar panel for a sex machine”, their sweaty arm har mucking up my armrest, taking up all the space, and otherwise looking like an unmade bed?

If Southwest wants a dresscode, fine. Make one. But if they don’t want to make one, they don’t get to enforce one. If the flight attendant is really that uncomfortable, he should have handed her a blanket, and said, “here, in case you get cold.” It would have solved the whole problem.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:13:17 +0000

It is interesting to me that men seem to have no problem with what that girl wore. I refuse to use her name to give her even more of the publicity she is seeking. If we can see your crotch it’s inappropriate. There doesn’t need to be any dress code for this to be the case. I’m also sure she didn’t wear the outfit “exactly” as she wore it on the airplane. Finally, women dress like this to get attention, then she doesn’t like the attention she gets. Too bad.

By: Mark Ashley

Mark Ashley — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:55:11 +0000

Pointing to Southwest's "casual" dress code is a start, but how about pointing to their own flight attendants' uniforms from yesteryear? This is what once was on "the love airline," after all: http://img.timeinc.net/time/2003/flight/images/1970s.jpg Or their 1972 advertising video

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:01:44 +0000

This woman said she was completely humiliated and cried on the whole flight. And yet she didn’t bother to try and change before getting on the return flight. Am I the only one that finds this odd??