Who knew a fashion statement could get you booted from a flight? Spirit Airlines kicked off a passenger at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport who was wearing baggy pants.
The guy was sporting his trousers "excessively low" and when he was asked to pull them up, he got "verbally abusive," threatening flight attendants and was forced to deplane when police arrived.
Extreme? Maybe. I am sure the man's bad attitude didn't help him out at all. But I for one applaud Spirit Airlines for even asking him to pull up his pants. I don't know about you, but it drives me crazy when I see guys wearing their pants so low, you can see their underwear.
I just don't get it. It's not stylish. It's not cute. It's ridiculous and offensive. I know I'm not alone. Remember the surprise hit "Pants on the Ground" from American Idol contestant General Larry Platt. It made him more memorable than half the winners that have come out of that show. That's because his anthem asking men to pull their damn pants up was something millions could relate too.
This isn't the first incident of an airline trying to impose a dress code of some sort. Last summer, a young man was removed from a U.S. Airways flight for wearing his pants so low, you could see all of his undies.
Theses airlines are absolutely in their. Buying a ticket doesn't mean you can dress and behave any way you want. Why not just pull up your pants? Is it that difficult to dress like a grown-up? Just like eateries that have those "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service" signs, airlines should be able to impose rules too. In fact, I wish more businesses would ban this awful fad. Here's the perfect slogan: "If we can see your underwear -- please keep walking."
Do you think the airline had a right to kick this man off the flight?
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I think that each airline should have a dress code so you know what you can and can not wear before and after buying your tickets. Just because you can NOT stand baggy pants does not mean that they should be banned all together. It would be like I hate the way you dress so it should be banned and you should be only allowed to wear this. My mom came from a time when women could finally wear pants and it was okay with society. We have freedom of speech and I feel that we also have the freedom to wear what we want. I own three dresses and two pairs of dress shoes. I prefer to wear jeans and t-shirt,my daughter gets her cloths from hot topic,and my husband wears metal shirts. My favorite band shirt he had was nuns holding guns. If you don't like the way someone dresses look the other way or simply not look. Do not judge a book by it's cover. I know plenty of Navy wives who dress all fancy and what is on the inside is just rude,caddy,and so forth. Bottom line he should have just pulled up pants.
As far as I think 'no underwear as outerwear' is a wonderful part of any decent dress code, and should be enforced whenever anyone is using their undergarments as part of their outerwear (like sagging pants, shirts that intentionally show bras etc), but if only 1 out of every several thousand people doing it gets called on it then it's just discrimination.
Triple C14, flip flops and high heels are easily removed altogether, I don't even understand your point about the shoes-
And, while I do agree that this whole business of wearing undergarments as accessories to outerwear has gotten way out of control, my biggest issue (outside of safety concerns) is hygiene. I really just don't want to sit where other peoples skivvies have been. Its like having strangers over to your home and inviting them to all sit around on your furniture in their panties and boxers. For hours. In one sitting position that will require them to frequently wiggle their butt around, change positions as much as possible without moving, and probably sweat a little (from the lack of space and stale cabin air). All in their underpants.
Now, try to get comfortable on your fave chair, or the couch. Kind of gross, isn't it? Trying to relax where someones sweaty ass has been for the last 4 or 5 hours, with nothing but their underwear between said sweaty ass and the furniture-
I hate that look. It's disgusting however, it seemed if he had just behaved reasonably and pulled up his pants he would have been on his flight. I applaud the airline's descision as well.
This is not a baggy pants issue. MC Hammer had baggy pants back in the day; we didn't have to look at his fruit-of-the... The issue is: Can you see the person's undergarments or worse? Many women have been asked to cover it up a bit if too much is showing. There are plenty of articles out there complaining of just this sort of thing. Respectful clothing, though, does not need to be suits and ankle length dresses.T-shirts and shorts can be fine, however, adults should understand why others don't want to look at their what-nots and whats! Find a liberal night club when you get to where you are going, and grow up a bit.