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American Airlines forces black doctor to wear blanket to cover up her "inappropriate" dress
Dr. Latisha Rowe, a family-medicine specialist, was on the way to Miami with her 8-year-old son. She says that an American Airlines flight crew publicly humiliated her by demanding she wrap herself in a blanket to conceal her dress, which they deemed "inappropriate".
Here is what i was wearing when @AmericanAir asked me to deplane for a talk. At which point I was asked to cover up. When defending my outfit I was threatened with not getting back on the flight unless I walked down the aisle wrapped in a blanket. #notsofriendlyskies
Buzzfeed News interviewed her.
Rowe told BuzzFeed News she and her 8-year-old son were guided outside the aircraft and she was asked if she had a jacket. Confused, Rowe replied, No, I dont. After questioning Rowe further, the flight attendant made it clear that she could not board the plane as her romper was too revealing.
I felt powerless, Rowe said. There was nothing I could do in that moment other than give up my money and my seat to defend my position that I was completely appropriate.
Using a blanket that was provided by the crew, she covered up her waist and walked back to her seat feeling humiliated.
Business Insider adds:
After she wrapped the blanket around her waist, she said, another flight attendant came up and warned her not to make a scene, despite the fact that she was deliberately behaving calmly to avoid escalating the situation.
When they tell you not to "make as scene", that's a tell. Read the rest
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