You can't wear that

[Foreigner]

Airlines exercise right to say, 'You can't wear that' | HeraldNet.com - Nation/World

Don't argue with flight crew on the plane. You're in a no-win situation.

 

[juddles]

Idiots dress as idiots and complain because they are treated like idiots. Flapwits.

 

[spudseamus]

well wouldn't that procreate you! )

 

[harvyk]

If you wear a t-shirt talking about abortion or terrorism you are doing so as part of a cause, you intend to provoke response, so why is it so hard to grasp that the end result might be that you don't fly because someone with power decides they don't like what your saying.

 

[SeaWolf]

I think this is the crux of the problem:

It's not always clear what's appropriate. Airlines don't publish dress codes. There are no rules that spell out the highest hemline or the lowest neckline allowed. That can leave passengers guessing how far to push fashion boundaries. Every once in a while the airline says: Not that far.

At least if it was in writing it could be formally challenged before an incident occurred. As it currently is, the whole thing is a sort of grey area that leaves passengers open to getting victimised and staff open to being accused of bias. The political commentary t-shirts are a perfect example. The government security officers simply can't challenge them because of constitutional limits on their authority. It's written down, everyone knows where they stand, the rules are clear. The airlines needs to do the same.