Southwest Airlines Continues to Harass Women For Dressing Too Sexy

By Peter Teague . Posted September 12, 2007.

This post, written by Jessica Valenti, originally appeared on Feministing

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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.

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Jessica Valenti is the executive editor of Feministing.

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