Topic : 03/06 Etiquette Dilemmas

hi dr.phil i really enjoy watching your show, when i seen about the airlines and how they treated people of the way they dressed, i was apauled, we see sex every where on t.v. and how people, especially stars the way they dress and that is socially acceptable, when when it comes to us regular "joes" we are centred out, the last time i checked, here in canada and the u.s., we are a free country, and if companies like the airlines, are going to start dictating how people are to dress, my question is , when did north america become under dictatorship, and who decided this?   thank you so much and keep up the good show, i especially love watching the dr.phil house.                      thank you  a confused watcher in canada

Come on...seriously? A woman being asked to leave a plane because of, in my opinion, an inapproriate outfit, degenerates to women in burkas? Really now. If you want to get all high and mighty about freedom and rights...what about the rest of the passengers that found the outfit offensive? Are they important? I know they aren't on a media campaign frenzy...but, there is a time and place for everything. I wouldn't want her exposed to my children, in a trapped space where they can't leave. That infringes on the rights of others too, so go fight for them now and say that short skirts have lost your business until the end of time.

yes, you don't. Others do & did.

The "bad behavior" is her apparent greed for the spot light & now cash from the airline for what amounts to her embarrassment. Also, the idea that dressing in a way that anyone with common sense would realize would offend most people is a "good idea".

Seriously, tailoring back your wants  a bit or at least saving them for more appropriate occasions & consideration for others is a "good thing".

What do people do the majority of the time they are on a plane? They sit. Is it really that hard to consider your attire? Are people just that self-centered anymore? I can't but think they are... and that makes me very sad.

   Exactly keep looking elsewhere, she was all covered, you could only see her knees and feet. SWA are obviously crazy,

          what is this the Middle East?...         We are going backward, this is the end of civilization, just control your urges pervs!!! 

                I DON"T WANT SWA TO ATTACK ME NEXT TIME!!!  ANYWAY THEY SHOULD BANKRUPTED OVER THIS.THEY DON'T DESERVE TO FLY AMERICANS!!!

That's right...(insert sarcasm) She should get to dress however she wants & it's everyone else's fault for noticing. Blinders should be worn by more than just horses!

Please!

Ever heard of accountability for your own actions? She chose to dress in a way that anyone with commonsense would recognize at "attention gathering" and then got embarrassed because the attention wasn't all "good"... and was actually asked to (at least) place a blanket in her lap. Heaven forbid the embarrassment she must have felt. (rolls eyes) Oh the agony!

what is this the Middle East?...         

You're so right! (insert sarcasm) Asking a woman to cover her exposed crotch or change her "skirt" is just one step away from taking away her right to drive, vote, leave her home alone... work!

Are you serious?

 Joan should take responsibility for their children chewing gum with their mouths open,  blowing bubbles  in an enclosed area and not outside.  The older son banging his spoon inside a bowl.  Then the little girl crunching ice.  These are all bad manners.   We have four children and seven grandchildren and they know not to make noice when eating  that is preventable,  and not upsetting to others around.   Joans husband making noise with the sunflower seed is his way of getting her undivided attention when he knows it drives her crazy.  Even though all of the above is upsetting to her,  they each have her attention and this is what matters to them.  In the end,  I don't feel the girls would smack their gum with a date or the son bang his spoon against the bowl with a girlfriend.