Ignored Threat Vector: Drag stars pass TSA checkpoints wearing fake butts & breasts
Some news out of Las Vegas (LAS):
Las Vegas Review Journal -
Britney copycat: TSA was a drag
Posted: Apr. 15, 2012 | 2:06 a.m.
There are two interesting things about this article.
- Cultural Insensitivity: We can add drag stars to the list of groups that TSA has discriminated against because the agency completely lacks cultural sensitivity.
A short quote of the article:A Britney Spears drag star contends the Transportation Security Administration is guilty of a double standard: Why were his silicone chicken cutlet breast enhancers a screening issue when women routinely "roll through airports with them?"
Derrick Barry said he was turned away at McCarran International Airport on Friday because the cutlets exceeded TSA's liquid limit of 3.4 ounces for most carry-on items.
"I'm not a terrorist threat by having silicone cutlets in my carry-on baggage," he said. "If a woman walks through if they are on her carry-on or bra, she goes right through."
- Ignored Threat Vector: The article implies that TSA will let men through checkpoints wearing anything on their body as long as those men are outwardly dressed in drag.
From the article:"I've gone through [TSA Checkpoints] with my fake butt and my fake boobs and never had a problem," said Barry's boss Marino, a Las Vegas drag icon for almost 30 years in "La Cage" and "Divas Las Vegas."