This Happened: Man Flies U.S. Airways Dressed In Women’s Undergarments

by Alex Alvarez | 5:21 pm, June 22nd, 2011

» 24 comments

Has your Wednesday been weird enough? No? Well, let’s do something about that, guys.

We already know you can run into trouble with airlines for wearing exceptionally saggy pants or for excessive enjoyment of Nachos Bell Grande or for breathing. But did you know you can get away with flying whilst wearing little more than women’s lingerie and a festive shrug from Dress Barn? It’s true! Unless you’re a woman, probably.

SFGate shares a photo, taken by U.S. Airways passenger Jill Tarlow, of a particularly jaunty man waiting for his June 9th flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Phoenix. The picture shows the smiling, silver-haired individual wearing deep blue underwear with a matching bra top, a sheer white shrug, black knee-highs and black platform heels. More of a supermarket shopping outfit than something suited for air travel, but, hey. At least it looks terribly uncomfortable.

The airline permitted the man to fly despite complaints from some of his fellow passengers because, hey, it’s not like his bells and whistles were out:

US Airways spokeswoman Valerie Wunder confirmed she’d received the photo before last week’s incident in San Francisco and had spoken to Tarlow, but said employees had been correct not to ask the man to cover himself.

“We don’t have a dress code policy,” Wunder said. “Obviously, if their private parts are exposed, that’s not appropriate. … So if they’re not exposing their private parts, they’re allowed to fly.”

You know, sort of like how University of New Mexico football player DeShon Marman‘s private parts were showing when… Oh, wait. Hmm. This is a tricky one. One thing is for certain, though: Marman’s lawyer isn’t too happy about it.

A white man is allowed to fly in underwear without question, but my client was asked to pull up his pajama pants because they hung below his waist.

In any case! Ladies. Gentlemen. Please don’t board a plane dressed like this. Do you realize how many people leave… fluids… on airplane seats? The baby crying blood murder in the aisle behind yours? The woman nervously chatting your ear off about this being her first flight as she nervously grasps at the sick bag on her lap? That exceedingly drunk man with the enlarged prostate? It all ends up on your seat, lovelies. Wear pants! They’re so great!

h/t SFGate

Dress Code, Flying, Underwear, US Airways

WCinWI

Why is this considered weird? If people are to accept homosexuality, what’s the problem in accepting cross-dressing or marrying five goats? It’s all a personal choice.
Big Eddie

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Look like Marman’s lawyer has a pretty good case…
US Airways spokeswoman Valerie Wunder probably needs a new job.
I think i’ll take the saggy pants guy over the blue bikini sitting next to me.
But hey, I wear camo alot so probably couldn’t get past security to board a plane.
not that they have / don’t have a dress code.
Nacho

The guy is actually well known in airports, he travels a lot like that. He’s a frequent flyer that maybe just knows how to act appropriately and doesn’t give anybody a hard time.

They call him “Terminal” hehe

http://thedirty.com/2010/09/terminal-sighting/
Nacho

JustPlayTheGame said:
But hey, I wear camo alot so probably couldn’t get past security to board a plane.
not that they have / don’t have a dress code.

BUSTED

http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/3/3/10/enhanced-buzz-25251-1299167115-0.jpg
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Nacho said:
BUSTED

http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/3/3/10/enhanced-buzz-25251-1299167115-0.jpg

too funny…
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WCinWI said:
Why is this considered weird? If people are to accept homosexuality, what’s the problem in accepting cross-dressing or marrying five goats? It’s all a personal choice.

Hey Santorum, is that you?
Paul G

Seriously MEDIAite, can you take this post off? PLZ!
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AmericaSucks said:
Hey Santorum, is that you?

What country are you a citizen of? Just curious because of the screen name. Are a Canadian?
lane

He’s not wearing pants, so US Airways are morons. I’ll make sure to avoid the airline in the future. If they have no common sense, what are the chances their safety has similar lapses in simple judgement.

This is nuts. Shorts and short skirts are fine. No pants at all is not.
Prom Night Dumpster Baby

Gordon Blowers, you totally showed them! Also nice panties.
lane

WCinWI said:
Why is this considered weird? If people are to accept homosexuality, what’s the problem in accepting cross-dressing or marrying five goats? It’s all a personal choice.

I know it’s a joke, but cross dressing is fine in my book. He can wear a short skirt or shorts too. Just something not underwear. I’d find this look funny at walmart, but on a plane I want safe. I want an airline that doesn’t let being ‘politically correct’ overrule common sense.

Imagine the poor passenger stuck sitting next to this nut-job. I’d change seats.
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I wander if that Southwest pilot was describing this guy…. “gays, grannies and grande’s!”

Seems to me this guy may have fit all three descriptions.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3654315/Vulgar-pilot-rant-caught-on-radio.html
Paul G

Seriously…is Abrams keeping this post up? Disgusting.
david r

I’d still make him take off those shoes.
Azarkhan

So that is what The Real Royal Queen looks like.
DavidMaximus

This is why you see many white women with non-white men, because of the proliferation of homosexual upper-middle class white males. It’s an epidemic in this country.
Tedderman

I saw story on two different networks and both reported he put pants on when asked to which he often did. I’d like to add that David Maximus and WCin WI are perhaps the two biggest idiots to post thusfar, they’re both morons.
Paleoconservatarian

I just witnessed this travesty on my local news. This might be the most important story in the headlines this sad day. There certainly is no story that more starkly serves as commentary than this as to how terror ridden our society has become in the face of political correctness. No greater example of how low we’ve sunk as to the level of respect individuals hold for and are willing to extend towards their fellow man. A man made an entire cross-country flight in his bra and panties. Nobody wanted to broach the subject to the gentleman, for fear of being viewed as illiberal. Beside a few whispered complaints to behind his back to stewards, nobody had the courage to say anything to his face. The newscaster, thousands of miles and weeks removed, didn’t want to comment on it, and said as much. All this says mountains as to the state of degeneracy in our society. Is there none in our timorous country with the sense of decency and the courage of spirit to have simply asked the man to put on a dress?
Tedderman

I think you’re giving this too much weight Paleoman. Reading everything into this story you have seems to show you’re thinking or drinking too much also. You’ve certainly given it far more ink than anyone else here.
Paleoconservatarian

It was a joke. Semi-serious social commentary in overblown language, but a joke nonetheless.