Comments on: Southwest, Young Women, and Appropriatenesss http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/25/southwest-young-women-and-appropriatenesss/ news, notes, & tips about spirituality and religion in the workplace Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:58:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: h sofia http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/25/southwest-young-women-and-appropriatenesss/#comment-1961 h sofia Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:51:21 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/25/southwest-young-women-and-appropriatenesss/#comment-1961 CK - I think the term you might be looking for is "lookism." CK - I think the term you might be looking for is “lookism.”

]]> By: Comrade Kevin http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/25/southwest-young-women-and-appropriatenesss/#comment-1959 Comrade Kevin Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:34:43 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/25/southwest-young-women-and-appropriatenesss/#comment-1959 I am outraged at this patently beautist display of inappropriate indignation! So outraged I am now going to read something else. I am outraged at this patently beautist display of inappropriate indignation!

So outraged I am now going to read something else.

]]> By: Ms. Theologian http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/25/southwest-young-women-and-appropriatenesss/#comment-1939 Ms. Theologian Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:33:50 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/25/southwest-young-women-and-appropriatenesss/#comment-1939 Well, I'm not to blame for CNN's crappy reporting, especially the full-body-pan. And they do seem bratty, but bratty for me doesn't necessarily translate directly into disruptive enough to be escorted off by police. But I thought this story is distinctly reminiscent of last summer's story of how women were kicked off the plane because of how they looked. Since this was on CNN, I'm sure we'll hear from Southwest soon about "disruptive behavior." Well, I’m not to blame for CNN’s crappy reporting, especially the full-body-pan. And they do seem bratty, but bratty for me doesn’t necessarily translate directly into disruptive enough to be escorted off by police. But I thought this story is distinctly reminiscent of last summer’s story of how women were kicked off the plane because of how they looked. Since this was on CNN, I’m sure we’ll hear from Southwest soon about “disruptive behavior.”

]]> By: GhostGirl http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/25/southwest-young-women-and-appropriatenesss/#comment-1938 GhostGirl Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:54:33 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/25/southwest-young-women-and-appropriatenesss/#comment-1938 We're really only getting one side of the story here. It's entirely possible that these women were disruptive to the extreme. I dunno, they sound pretty bratty to me... We’re really only getting one side of the story here. It’s entirely possible that these women were disruptive to the extreme.

I dunno, they sound pretty bratty to me…

]]> By: Ms. Theologian http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/25/southwest-young-women-and-appropriatenesss/#comment-1931 Ms. Theologian Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:11:57 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/25/southwest-young-women-and-appropriatenesss/#comment-1931 Yeah, we don't have a statement from Southwest abou the actual reason. And I don't think their "we're pretty" statements helped their case, but it seems to have the same pattern as the other incidents with young women being told that they're out of line by Southwest. Yeah, we don’t have a statement from Southwest abou the actual reason. And I don’t think their “we’re pretty” statements helped their case, but it seems to have the same pattern as the other incidents with young women being told that they’re out of line by Southwest.

]]> By: h sofia http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/25/southwest-young-women-and-appropriatenesss/#comment-1930 h sofia Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:04:40 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/02/25/southwest-young-women-and-appropriatenesss/#comment-1930 I watched the video; it sounds like the women were saying that they were kicked off for being "too pretty" - not for being scantily clad. I've seen so many young women who look like them and dress like them on SW Airlines, that I'm just confused. I watched the video; it sounds like the women were saying that they were kicked off for being “too pretty” - not for being scantily clad. I’ve seen so many young women who look like them and dress like them on SW Airlines, that I’m just confused.

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