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Southwest Airlines Continues to Harass Women For Dressing Too Sexy
This post, written by Jessica Valenti, originally appeared on Feministing
UPDATE: For more on this story click here
Southwest Airlines, the proud sexists who nearly kicked a woman off of a flight because they deemed her outfit inappropriate, are at it again.
A second woman is complaining after an airline took issue with her sexy attire.
Setara Qassim said she was flying home to Burbank, Calif., from Las Vegas in June when a Southwest Airlines flight attendant gave her a blanket and told her to cover up.
"The flight attendant came up to me and asked me if I had a sweater, and I said, 'No, because why would I pack a sweater in the heat?'" Qassim said. "So I asked her why, and she said I needed to cover up."Am I the only one who finds it interesting that both women that Southwest has harassed have been well-endowed in the boobie department?
| Also by Jessica Valenti | |||
| Southwest Airlines Mocks Women They Harassed For Dressing Too Sexy Jessica Valenti: Southwest's faux apology was followed by the airline promoting new reduced fares called mini-skirt prices. September 18, 2007. |
Truck Designers Wear Skirts to Build a Better Car For Women Jessica Valenti: What better way to find out what women want in a car then to dress in skirts, heels, and throw on some fake nails? September 10, 2007. |
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Offers BA in Ladylike Submission Jessica Valenti: Coursework for the program includes nutrition and meal preparation, textile design and classes on the "biblical model for the home and family." August 20, 2007. |
California DA: Witnesses, DNA evidence not enough to prosecute rape case Jessica Valenti: A travesty. May 28, 2007. |