I haven't flown since Xmas, so I can't speak to what's happening now, but prior to the current state of...whatever, I'd been patted down a couple of times for wearing "bulky clothing" - once in IND on a 15 degree morning in November while wearing a heavy sweater, and once at EWR wearing an untucked button-down oxford shirt. In both cases, the TSO explained why he (male TSO in both instances) was making the request, as opposed to this 'random' nonsense; neither TSO seemed terribly pleased to have to perform the patdown, but otherwise both were quote professional about it.

Professionalism AND honesty? TWICE? I should have bought a lottery ticket.