Posted on 09/07/2007 6:02:09 AM PDT by wilco200
I see a lot worse than that in airports
“However, when she went to sit back down she flashed the viewing audience a crotch shot featuring silky white panties. “
Who sits in front of you in a plane?
I would rather see her on a plane than the teens wearing pajamas with filthy hair or the fat hoochie mamas in their tight Juicy track suits.
5’5”, bleach blonde and dressed like a hooker. That mom raised her little girl to be the hoe she never was.
Enough said.
Yeah Right.
As to this girl's 'embarrassment'. . .I'm not buying it. She dresses the way she does to draw attention to herself. She's not going to be embarrassed by attention - unless of course, she was feeling convicted that maybe she shouldn't be dressing quite this way.
Depends on where you sit. But with skirt that short, you'd be flashing panties all over the place just by bending over to move the seat belt out of the way, bending over to put your bag under the seat in front of you, bending over to scooch under the overhead bins to get to your seat, and so on. If she sat in the aisle, she'd flash if she got up to go to the bathroom or just walk around or to deboard the plane. (And if she sat by the window, she'd flash the guys outside when she got up to deboard.)
It was 106 degrees. I have no problem with an unmarried girl dressing like this when the temperature is that high. She is showing no cleavage, no shoulders, no boobage, just a length of leg. This is the prerogative of youth, fitness, and beauty. Mature men ought to be able to tolerate the sight of a pair of legs without going crazy with lust, and women ought to be able to tolerate the same sight without going crazy with jealousy and hostility.
that’s ridiculous
My take on it is basically - what's the big deal? Some semi-random thoughts...
Sure, she isn't dressed conservatively, but nor would I call her clothing provocative.
So she's young and beautiful and wants to be noticed, big deal.
What happened to the generation of "red blooded American males" who would see her on a plane and say "Yeah, I'm flying Southwest more often!"
I work out, take care of myself, etc. If I get on a plane in snug jeans and a polo shirt am I going to be asked to leave?
I thought the whole "we're slaves to our urges, our women must be covered up at all times" thing was a conservative Muslim thing, definitely not an American freedom of expression thing.
Are we, as a people, so fat and lazy that we feel ashamed of our bodies and jealous of someone who takes care of themselves?
Are we headed down the slippery slope where we can't do anything, say anything, wear anything ... anywhere that may in any way offend someone? {SLAP} Here's a wake-up call America, down that path is madness. You can't please everyone. There'll always be someone who takes offense, even if only to torque you off. Personally, I'm offended by plaids, neckties, green colored cars, bad breath...
A-freakin’-men
I don’t know about you, but one of my big gripes with the airlines is that they just don’t take the time to dispense fashion advice any more.
** To think I felt self conscious wearing jeans one time on the airplane. I don’t recall what I wore for my honeymoon but I think it was a business casual two piece. It’s not the airline’s job to dispense any advice. It’s a person’s personal responsibility to dress in such a way that respects the people around them.
Then how am I to know what to use as a flotation device?!?!?!?
I've been on flights where some of the women wore much, much less than this. Some good looking, some that were scary.
fashion advice :D oops!
Few if any of the women who criticize this sort of attire could get away with showing that much leg themselves. In other words, they’re much older than she is or out of shape, and they know they could never dress that way. So it’s envy and resentment talking, as much as prudery.
Which is not to say I’d dress that way unless I was in a resort area and going out with Mr. Fairview.
Most ludicrous thing I have heard today. Was Keith fired? Who has his side of the story, not that I hold much credence?
Shame on NBC Today Show. When interviewed by Matt Lauer, Kyla, in front of her lawyer of course indicated that she was chastised in front of many of the passengers, all facing front and toward the door of course. But the article indicated the discussion was on the jet bridge. Now I know ratings AND sensationalism go hand in hand but let’s not get just as ludicrous as the story itself.
Bottom line: Shame on Southwest Airlines. Miscommunication, poor judgment, Keith woke up on the wrong side of the bed, whatever. Shame on NBC Today Show. Sensationalism, poor judgment, Kyla woke up with $$$ ringing in her head, whatever.
I think that at 23 years old, it's a bit late for a mother to exercise control over what her daughter wears. She might have been able to do so years earlier. But at 23, the daughter's an adult, and we have no idea if the daughter lives at home with her mother or not.
Mark
Not at all. I've seen women with skirts this short on planes more than once. Perhaps you haven't.
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