Woman thrown off Jetblue for wearing short shorts
Jul 24, 2011, 8:02 am
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Ok, so the title is a little misleading and I now see why she was asked if she was wearing panties. She was wearing a baggy tshirt that was just large enough to cover her very very short shorts. From the jetblue guy's perspective, it appeared as though she had no pant or shorts on whatsoever, so he wanted to at least make sure she had panties on.
Seems reasonable to me...
Seems reasonable to me...
Jul 24, 2011, 9:03 am
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Jul 24, 2011, 9:16 am
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Seems to me that this should be a non-issue. However, there are health & sanitation issues to be considered. Other passengers are going to sit in that seat during later flights. Either way, the Jet Blue supervisor should have handled it with more finesse.
Seems to me that this should be a non-issue. However, there are health & sanitation issues to be considered. Other passengers are going to sit in that seat during later flights. Either way, the Jet Blue supervisor should have handled it with more finesse.
Jul 24, 2011, 9:17 am
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hmmm... I was aware there are limitations on the size of your carry-on, the amount of liquids you're allowed to pack, but this is the first I've heard about a dress code/panty requirement in order to fly. :tongueincheek
Jul 24, 2011, 1:15 pm
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Ok, so the title is a little misleading and I now see why she was asked if she was wearing panties. She was wearing a baggy tshirt that was just large enough to cover her very very short shorts. From the jetblue guy's perspective, it appeared as though she had no pant or shorts on whatsoever, so he wanted to at least make sure she had panties on.
Seems reasonable to me...
Seems reasonable to me...
And really a walkie talkie for determining the existence of panty????
She should sue the living worth out of JB
Jul 24, 2011, 1:28 pm
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To those who espouse all this nonsense about someones right to dress as they please, remember that there is no "right" to fly. Airlines can set dress standards as they please.
Jul 24, 2011, 9:59 pm
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Thread would have been closed a long time ago if I spotted it sooner...
Jul 25, 2011, 9:20 am
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Let me put it this way.
If I were wearing a baggy t-shirt with short-shorts, and if an airline gate agent asked if I had on anything under the baggy t-shirt, I would have just pulled the t-shirt up and said "Hey, look, I'm wearing shorts.".
That would be the end of that.
The fact that the passenger did not just pull the t-shirt up enough to show the shorts suggests to me that she got defiant and argumentative. That might have been the trigger to throw her off the plane.
I wasn't there, but I know what a reasonable person might have done in that situation. Letting it go that far without pulling the t-shirt up a few inches and showing the shorts is not reasonable.
This is an example of the "slippery slope" fallacy. If X is allowed to happen, then Y will inevitably follow. Y is not acceptable, therefore X should not be allowed.
"If 20 year old people are permitted to drink alcohol, pretty soon they will be letting 16 year olds drink alcohol, then they will let 10 year olds and 5 year olds drink alcohol..."
Fact: Drunk 5th graders is not a necessary consequence of lowering the drinking age from 21 to 20.
If I were wearing a baggy t-shirt with short-shorts, and if an airline gate agent asked if I had on anything under the baggy t-shirt, I would have just pulled the t-shirt up and said "Hey, look, I'm wearing shorts.".
That would be the end of that.
The fact that the passenger did not just pull the t-shirt up enough to show the shorts suggests to me that she got defiant and argumentative. That might have been the trigger to throw her off the plane.
I wasn't there, but I know what a reasonable person might have done in that situation. Letting it go that far without pulling the t-shirt up a few inches and showing the shorts is not reasonable.
This is an example of the "slippery slope" fallacy. If X is allowed to happen, then Y will inevitably follow. Y is not acceptable, therefore X should not be allowed.
"If 20 year old people are permitted to drink alcohol, pretty soon they will be letting 16 year olds drink alcohol, then they will let 10 year olds and 5 year olds drink alcohol..."
Fact: Drunk 5th graders is not a necessary consequence of lowering the drinking age from 21 to 20.
She was under no obligation to lift her shirt up and show what she was wearing or wasnt that too in front of all aboard.
What if a miniskirt donner is subject to a similar humiliation?
And putting a walkie talkie to determine the existence of underwear??? Seriously???
Oh how I am eager to read this headline
"JetBlue pays an unspecified amount for settlement to the Harlem Financial Consultant; files for bankruptcy!"