Posted on 06/01/2016 7:27:05 AM PDT by simpson96
SEATTLE (KOMO) -- A Seattle burlesque dancer says an airline stripped away her dignity when they told her to change her clothes if she wanted to fly.
The performer, whose stage name is Maggie McMuffin, says she was flying on JetBlue when an airline worker approached and said the pilot decided her shorts were inappropriate. McMuffin says it was her only outfit and offered a compromise.
"I could tie a sweater around my waist," she said. "I could get a blanket from you guys, and they said, 'If you don't change your clothes, you're not going to be able to board this flight.' "
Passengers at SeaTac Airport had mixed reactions to the story. Some travelers, such as Maryanne Garner, said the shorts aren't appropriate for flying.
"I would hate to sit next to someone dressed like that, honestly," she said.
But others, like Kendall Merry, says "to each their own."
"I wouldn't wear them on a plane, but she is welcome to," Merry said.
A JetBlue spokesperson says, "Our contract of carriage allows JetBlue to deny boarding to any customer whose clothing may be offensive to the viewing public." The spokesperson also said, "we support our crewmembers' discretion to make these difficult decisions."
McMuffin says JetBlue offered to rebook her flight, but instead she ran through the terminal and bought another pair of shorts in order to catch her original flight. After the ordeal, she says she feels disrespected and outraged.
"I would say body shaming and slut shaming more than outright sexism, but it is really hard to remove those two things from misogyny," she said.
JetBlue offered an apology and a $162 flight credit, but McMuffin thinks the airline should offer sensitivity training to its pilots. She also believes the company should be more clear with its customer expectations.
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She says the airport should be more clear about it’s expectations. If the airport did put up a billboard with Dressing Do’s & Don’ts, people like her wouldn’t like ‘being judged by a Patriarchy’.
Many Americans have no sense of propriety or shame these days, so I guess we are used to it.
Her outfit is rather ridiculous, but actually not has bad as I was expecting.
Poems? Is she a Thespian?
I’ve seen worse at Walmart .
Good for JetBlue. Strike blow for civilization.
Drop down to the picture where she is sitting at a table facing the camera.
Freudian slip ...?
Every man in that flight would have to take off the jacket, the shoes, the belt the watch the glasses and all the change and keys in their pockets.
There are more reasons than cultural dress standards for the way people dress on the plane.
Miss McMuffin is actually, or could actually, be setting a precedent, if the airline can kilck her off for unacceptable clothing they can refuse to seat hijab, nidabs and burkas
And in need of some deep-pocket remuneration ...
It is their purview, yes.
If she had been transgender (a man pretending to be a woman), they probably should not have said anything about the shorts.
“Laz would not even touch that.”
I can’t speak for Laz but I definitely draw the line at zebras.
ummm ....she stripped away her dignity when she went out in public dressed that way.
And I don't know who the heck this Lazmataz is that you pinged. There is only ONE Lazamataz, accept no "equals", and I suspect a rank imposter.
Actually, I just looked: Nobody by that name.
Pretty typical during spring break. I wonder what the religion of the offended is.
“I would say body shaming and slut shaming more than outright sexism, but it is really hard to remove those two things from misogyny,”
Sounds coached - maybe even prepped - to me. Lawsuit probably already filed.
*sigh*
depends on the legs
McMuffin says JetBlue offered to rebook her flight, but instead she ran through the terminal and bought another pair of shorts in order to catch her original flight. After the ordeal, she says she feels disrespected and outraged.
Ok, so she traded shorts for shorts and everything was ok then. ???????
What do you have against burlesque dancers?
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