#1- Puritan or not, community standards are not in favor of exposed genitals pretty much anywhere Southwest flies. Argue that Americans shouldn’t be so “hung up” on these things, but that reaction isn’t at all surprising from the flight attendant. It wasn’t about the skirt.

#2- Personally, I have no desire to spend several hours in a seat where someone has been bare assing it during the previous flight. That’s just gross.

Seriously. Schools do not keep their dress codes secret; they send it home with students on the first day, and now most post it on the internet. Many businesses have signs that say things like “No shoes, no shirt, no service”. Swimming pools have signs that say proper swim attire is required. If Southwest wants to hold customers to a particular standard, they darn well need to let us know what that standard is.

Newsflash, Southwest: never in recorded history has anyone, child or adult, been struck blind by the sight of a vagina, breast, penis, or pierced bellybutton.

Is travelling without underwear in bad taste and does it show bad judgement? Yes. Is it something to get upset about? Only in a fundamentalist theocracy like Amerikhastan.

It is totally reasonable for an airline to require a MODICUM of decency! Plus, reports from other passengers indicate that she had her top yanked WAY down, exposing a lot of cleavage, and she had her skirt pulled WAY up, almost showing her panties *standing*. I mean, come on! Like I need that on a plane when I’m flying with my wife. Damn, I’ll get my ass kicked just for *being there* on the same plane with her.

I think it is *reasonable* to ask people to cover up their genitals, butt and breasts — men and women, not just women. I’m not a prude, I love women, love their bodies, and I don’t think that seeing a nude body will scar children, but it’s reasonable to expect that humans show some respect for others by dressing with a little responsibility. Show some respect for yourself by dressing like you have a brain and aren’t trying to get laid in the parking lot.

Southwest did the RIGHT thing!

People that are asking for her to simply cover up her genitals and so forth aren’t prudes, we’re just asking for some MODESTY!

OK, Firstly: Prostetic, this is the fault of the President? You’re completetly insane.

Secondly: If they kick women that look like her off Southwest I am never flying that airline again. They sure don’t kick fat people wearing spandex off, I find THAT offensive.

What I find far more offensive is the idea that some monkey with plastic wings has any authority over anyone by virtue of “security.” Unless someone is an actual threat or seriously disruptive, some twit steward or stewardess should have no say about it. I flew from Europe to America on a long, long flight with a family of gypsies screaming and kicking the seats in front of them, the airline did nothing.

On catching a connecting flight recently, somehow I had to pass through security, TWICE! I had just gotten off a flight and when I told a TSA employee I’d been through security three times counting when I got on the first flight and I was going to miss my flight, the look and manner was implying that I was going to be arrested if I complained or failed to just shut up and take it. I missed my flight.

I used to give the entry tests for TSA, most of those people are total morons. And somehow these ignoramuses and stewardesses are now INFINITELY powerful?! When the people working for TSA now were smoking weed in their parents basements, I was, unfortunately, familiar with terrorism. The “security measures” at the airport are complete show and completely useless. Recently a ban on more than 3 ounces of gel or liquids was imposed. Let me tell you, if you get 3 oz of the kind of explosives they are supposedly guarding against with this rule, you could take down the plane with no problem…

There are so many other important things we can focus our mind on. Let the good things be!

Elizabeth, Mississauga, Canada

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/showthread.php?t=16651&page=5

Lastly, this is a situation about someone who was embarassed by the fact that she brought negative attention to herself through her clothes (and good looks) by what we could label as a public reprimend. She was probably used to getting attention from guys (like myself) who would drool over her and shower her with nice gifts (and tips). Instead, she got reprimended, and is now looking for a quick score by setting Southwest up for a lawsuit. Her mother was quoted saying that it’s okay for her daughter to dress provocatively, because that’s what “99% of 23 year old girls who can dress” provocatively dress like. If you got it, flaunt it, right mom? Way to go mom. Obviously, if someone dresses provocatively, the intent is to provoke a reaction from the would be people looking at the person. Hey, she provoked, and she got a reaction — albeit not the reaction that she wanted. If she sues Southwest, I would be more than happy to represent Southwest pro-bono. I’d file a counterclaim for frivolous lawsuit, win the case for Southwest, and then settle the counterclaim for a date with Kyla!

I do wonder, however, if she was wearing panties. If someone got a “basic instinct” view, it would make sense they turn her away as inappropriately dressed.

You mean to tell me you believe that there were 100+ passengers ALL of which were complaining about her outfit? Her outfit, which can be seen on most female college students whether they have the body for it or not. Please, tell me you aren’t serious! You are one of the people who needs to loosen that stick up your ass. If you open your eyes to look around, you will see there are much worse outfits people are wearing. As #14 put it “When did people gain the rights to not be offended?” What happened to her rights to wear what she’s comfortable in? We are heading towards communism if we aren’t careful.

Does this mean that if I complain about the screaming brat that’s behind me, they’ll kick them off too? Or the person that doesn’t bathe because of their religious beliefs?

Two weeks ago my wife, kids, and I were on a Southwest plane that was about to take off. The pilot announced that our takeoff was going to be delayed 30 minutes. My wife took our youngest daughter to the bathroom. When they came out, the flight attendant chided my wife. My wife apologized meekly and sat down.

Then, another woman got up and went to the bathroom. When she got out of the bathroom, the flight attendant became cross with her. Unlike my wife, this woman argued back, saying the pilot had told them the plane wasn’t moving for 30 minutes, and she really had to use the restroom.

The attendant called the pilot to complain, and a moment later, the pilot announced that he was taking the plane back to the gate.

When we got back to the gate, security people got on the plane and removed the woman. The pilot said that because he had to turn the plane back, we’d have to wait another hour.

She appears good looking from the few thousand pixels I see. Without being icky (I hope), I confess I’d look longer at Kyla than an octogenarian. But that’s for me to deal with, not Kyla.

From my chair it seems a conflicted virile male chose to make his internal conflict a problem for the catalyst of that conflict. And I’m guessing that if there was another male, or a group of females, with Kyla, he wouldn’t have said anything. Just a guess.

It’s nice Southwest stands behind their employees, but not this time, guys. I’d give Keith some time off in a swank locale to blow off some steam. He’ll probably come back to the job in a more relaxed state. In the meantime, pick up Kyla’s tab and welcome her back at any time in any publicly acceptable clothing she wishes.

This is probably why I don’t run an airline.

The bad-attitude power trip that airline employees have been on for the past few years has to stop. And if Southwest being sued for sexual harassment helps accomplish that, then more power to her.