Recently, two pass riders decided to wear yoga pants instead of complying with the dress code. Another passenger decided to be upset about a United employee enforcing United's dress code with two people using United employee benefits.
Worldly people have expectations they can wear whatever they want, and think it's actually immoral to expect women to comply with any kind of dress code:Pass riders are United employees or dependents of employees, travelling free of charge or at a discount. The airline’s dress code for such passengers rules that they must be “well-groomed, neat, clean and in good taste”.
Miniskirts, clothing that “reveals a midriff”, short shorts and “form-fitting lycra/spandex tops, pants and dresses” – such as leggings – are banned. Jeans, sneakers and longer shorts are OK.
Something in people's hearts knows this isn't quite right, though. People seem to know they should be a bit more covered:Watts also noted that a third passenger, a girl of about 10 wearing leggings, put a dress over her outfit after the kerfuffle.
“She’s forcing them to change or put dresses on over leggings or they can’t board,” Watts wrote of the gate agent’s actions on Twitter. “Since when does United police women’s clothing?”
Ultimately, people in our culture have a real problem with authority. Eventually, things like all this technology and advanced transportation aren't possible without authority and the ability to set expectations for behaviour.The third young girl at the gate was not a pass rider. Guerin said no gate staff had raised any issues with the girl or her family about her outfit, but she had changed anyway.
“All of this applies only to our employees and their selected pass travelers,” Guerin said. “This does not apply to our regular, paying customers.”