Follow up on the inappropriate attire:

[jeffreyab]

In this photo you can see a possible problem, the skirt is very short and if she was not wearing the shirt pulled down to the skirt she would showing a lot of skin and maybe some thong. Still I cannot believe the male flight attendant made a fuss.

Comments

[lauriemann.livejournal.com]

Remember, it wasn't "they," it was one guy. Maybe he found her too hot and didn't have the maturity to deal with it by ignoring her. Or maybe he was some sort of fundie and was trying to make a point.

[vonandmoggy.livejournal.com]

Pretty ridiculous...yes, it's tighter and shorter clothing than I'd feel comfortable wearing, but she's still mostly covered up.

Now, if she'd been wearing a bikini top and thong...then they might have had an argument. ;)

[ellameena.livejournal.com]

Just looking at the outfit, the shirt is very tight, and she has pulled it all the way down for the picture. Speaking from experience, a top like that is not going to stay put, but will ride up, exposing some midriff. That's not a problem, but if you look at the waist of her skirt, it is very low on the hips, probably not even high enough to cover her pubic hair, much less her butt crack. My guess is the flight attendant complained because he got a "free show" that he didn't want. And I would, too. Some of these super-low-waist pants really stretch the laws of physics. My husband and I were just raising eyebrows at each other the other day when one of the mothers at our son's school was showing us her thong. She was wearing low riding pants, and when she sat down, the waist dipped low enough that you could see her thong, right where it dipped between her butt cheeks. Not okay!

The young woman does not look indecently exposed in the picture, but as soon as she lifts her arms, bends, or sits down she will be pulling a Brittney Spears.

[whynotsteve.livejournal.com]

Quite honestly, I am flabbergasted that in the year 2007 anyone would think this woman had done anything wrong or that there was any justification whatsoever for the actions of the Southwest Airlines employee(s). Her outfit is clean and stylish and not even remotely indecent. For someone of her looks & age, it is pretty standard attire in the summer.

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

Hm, I know someone who's a flight attendant for Southwest... I wonder if he was the one who complained? (Somehow I doubt it - he's one of the few straight male flight attendants I've ever heard of. ;) )

And yeah, I can see there being a possible problem with that skirt if she were sitting.

My two cents...

[siegerat.livejournal.com]

Well, here's my thoughts, and they are twofold. First, it's a private business (sort of, but I don't know if the stockholders have ever voted on a dress code.) So, if they choose to make a dress code and can still remain competitive, it's their right to do so.
HOWEVER.
Was the flight attendant speaking for the airline? Was he basing his remarks on a pre-existing dress code of which he and other attendants, as well as passengers, were aware? If he was not, then he was in the wrong for speaking out of turn on something for which he wasn't the subject matter expert. And if another passenger DID complain (to the flight attendant because they weren't socially brave enough to confront this young woman in her personal wardrobe choice), then if there was no dress code, there was no basis for acting on that complaint.
Frankly, I can't stand when someone else's standards of public morality somehow become the ruler by which someone else who does not ascribe to those standards is judged. Do I want to see this stuff? Not really. But I can also A. not look, B. make a sarcastic comment, C. practice the art of ignoring unwanted sensory stimulation.