A “model” was ordered to cover up on Southwest Airlines flight or face ejection after flight attendants deemed her outfit crossed the line of decency. She claims she was targeted for her large breasts and not her revealing outfit.
Woman Faced Removal On Southwest Airlines Over Revealing Outfit, Breasts
Eve J Marie, 26, boarded a flight from Dallas (DAL) to Tulsa (TUL) on Southwest last Thursday, October 29, 2020, with her seven year-old son. Marie is a frequent traveler on Southwest, holding both A-List status and companion pass.
At two least flight attendants onboard deemed her attire inappropriate and notified ground staff. Marie, who is black, noted:
“When the African American attendant called me over and told me they had called somebody to inform me of needing to change my clothes or be removed, I was so surprised.”
Ground staff boarded and escorted Marie and her son off the plane to discuss the matter further.
“When they threatened to remove me off the plane if I didn’t have a change of clothes. I felt completely humiliated, embarrassed and highly offended.”
Marie and Southwest ground staff went back and forth off the aircraft over the vagueness of Southwest’s dress policy. She noted that no said anything about her wardrobe choice during the first flight.
Eventually, Marie was allowed back on the aircraft after she agreed to wear a flight attendant’s sweater. She was also asked to sit in row one.
Now Marie wants a public apology from Southwest. She noted:
“I’m an A list member for and have a credit card with the airline and I have perks that allow any person traveling with me to fly free because of my high status with the airline. So even as being a loyal customer with them, I felt like the other women on the plane were judging me based on my attire and they were saying my breasts are too large. Well, that’s something I can’t help.”
I’m not so sure about that last point, but that is beside the point here…
CONCULSION
It seems we have a new Southwest dress code controversy each month. Is there something that attracts passengers in revealing attire to Southwest or is it that Southwest cracks down harder than others?
Was her attire “lewd, obscene or patently offensive?” Just like last time, I find that rather difficult to assert with a straight face after Southwest plasters scantily-clad Israeli model Bar Refaeli on the side of one of its Boeing 737s…
Southwest probably should have focused on her mask below the nose if it wanted to throw her off…
Was Southwest Airlines justified in forcing this passenger to cover up her breasts?
Aren’t you allowed ro be topless ? Is it federal level or state level. I know in many states women can walk topless because the supreme court says you can.
Why are the anti maskers not fighting about the right for women to walk around topless.
Can you imagine right wing nut jobs suckle on breasts as kids and then sexualize them.
Religious people are disgusting
Anything related to aviation is almost always federal-level.
The cabin of a commercial aircraft is private property owned by the airline so they are allowed to impose a dress code for passengers. If a passenger doesn’t like an airline’s dress code, they are welcome to fly with a different airline.
They can’t tell you not to show cleavage. She is not topless.
If going topless is allowed on the streets(is it?) Then she does not need to justify her actions to some Karen granny.
“Religious people are disgusting” How did tis turn into a “religious” discussion?
When you see a “debit” post you can safely assume the comment will be nonsensical ravings completely unrelated to the topic at hand.
The puritan prudish sensibility is pushed by religious people.
Both the extreme left and the religious right try to push their “ethics and morals” onto others.
I see what you mean.
Likewise, people without any moral, ethics even more disgusting. Please don’t go around justifying it by questioning whether it’s at the fed or state level. That doesn’t matter. People with decency and moral KNOWS that what she wore was totally inappropriate regardless of whether it is permissible at the state or fed level. Pshhh, give me a break.
Nobody needs to be half naked on a plane .. if there’s turbulence, titties will be flung all over the place ..
A little moderate turbulence please.
Imagine the Coriolis effect If they fly over the equator She would have one of the girls going left 1 of the girls going right.
Might a lawyer say that discrimination is not illegal as long as it’s not on the basis of sex, race, national origin, religion, etc. It is legal to discrimination by breast size. Also legal to discrimination by appearance and clarity when speaking. Look at the newscasters.
From a safety standpoint, people should try to wear long sleeves and closed toe shoes in case of emergency. In the summer heat, maybe short sleeves are ok but near beach wear is not. Too easy to slow down evacuation when you got a scrape or light burn.
Indeed, it was totally legal what Southwest did. I guess our question, though, is if it was consistent with WN’s other actions.
I know it’s not the issue at hand, but seriously she can spend 2+ hours putting on makeup and she can’t take two seconds to pull her mask over her nose? If she’s having trouble breathing I can think of a thing or two that might be causing more issues than a little piece of fabric.
I guess she wants to show off her breasts as she paid a lot for them// also she would be the first to complain the plane temp is too cold and have them turn the heat on vs cover -up Tacky and traveling with a child double tacky
It’s mission accomplished for her. She just wanted attention, and oh did she get it – big time!
Model? Model for what?
Apparently Playboy magazine.
What a disgrace to have a slut like that for a mother.
Dear God, Satan, the FSM or whoever is in control of the universe: Please send an asteroid or a comet on a mission to smash into the Earth and destroy all human life, and please do it soon. We continue to prove that the universe would be a better place without us.
Stay classy, Matthew.
It looks fine to me. She has the right to dress as she pleases. ‘Colourful’ characters relieve the boredom of flight and should be embraced rather than banned.
Good Grief, it should be illegal to go out in public looking like that. Let alone get on a cramped plane looking like that. She should have never been allowed to board without some kind of cover-up that was to stay on the entire flight.
Isn’t it just airline policy to ensure flotation devices are secured until needed?
Their not floaters, they are sinkers.
I have never flown Southwest in my life. Is it really that much different from Spirit? Southwest should be allowed to discriminate as it pleases, protected classes notwithstanding. If you don’t like how an airline or any other private business discriminates, patronize an alternate business whose discrimination policies are more to your liking.
This has to be one of the most outstanding legal claims against an airline I’ve ever seen.
I’ll get my coat…..
If you have to declare yourself as an “A-lister” then you most certainly are not one.
Contract of Carriage, Section 6: B, 1
A passenger may be removed for the following:
“…
(xiv)Engaging in lewd, obscene or patently offensive behavior, including wearing clothes that are lewd, obscene or patently offensive;”….
It’s all part of the contract (aka ticket) that you purchase.
Like she’s not skanky enough – what’s with her tongue hanging out ?
I’m pretty “live and let live” but I don’t think her attire was appropriate and a cover up was needed. I don’t need to see that! Have a little class lady!
Is the problem her midriff showing? Or something else?
No self respect