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In what seems a story coming from Iran rather than the US, the land of the brave and free, an American woman was kicked out of a plane because her dress is too revealing. The woman went on TV to prove her point, that she wasn't dressed "inappropriately", how SouthWest airline put it. Ebbert, 23, told the Today Show's Matt Lauer that an airline employee asked her to come up to the front of the plane just before the crew closed the plane's doors.  "He told me, 'I'm sorry but you're going to have to catch a later flight because you are dressed inappropriately, this is a family airline and you are too provocative to fly on this flight'," Ebbert said. "I said, 'What part is it? The shirt? The skirt? Which part?' He said, 'the whole thing.'" Ebbert said she was on a day trip from San Diego to Tucson for a doctor's appointment and had no luggage, so she had nothing to change into. She was allowed to stay on the flight, she said, after agreeing to pull up her tank top and pull down her skirt. Ebbert wore the same outfit on the Today Show that she was wearing at the time of the incident, she said. SouthWest in a statement said that they have acted as regulated in the procedure. | ||||||
I find this whole affair a bit disturbing. I remember as a kid, you went to the airport somewhat dressed up. With 9/11 and all the new security rigamarole and the growth of American laziness attitudes have changed. Many times I have seen passengers in sweat pants and t-shirts. This woman is "dressed to the nines" compared to others I've seen in the airport.
Somehow, I don't think we are getting the whole story
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