Southwest passenger claims she was kicked off flight for defending a ‘slut-shamed’ woman wearing a corset

Woman criticises Southwest’s “misogynistic” and “racist” airline policy.

A woman has claimed that she was removed from a recent Southwest Airlines flight after she defended a young woman who was being “harassed” by an employee for her “revealing” tank top.

Melinna Bobadilla, who is an actress best known for her recurring role on Netflix’s “Gentefied,” shared her story in a Twitter thread where she claimed the airline “disrespected two women of color, endangered one by needlessly calling the cops, and went out of their way to protect a conservative white man.”

“Just got pulled off a @SouthwestAir flight bc I advocated for a young woman being shamed and harassed by an employee for wearing a tank top that was deemed too revealing,” she began.

“[The] employee became defensive when I asked about what rules the young woman was breaking.”

The young woman was reportedly “wearing a corset” which some passengers found “offensive.”

Bobadilla informed a Southwest flight attendant that she, rather, felt threatened and offended by the man sitting directly behind her wearing a “Let’s Go Brandon” shirt, but the employee “did not care” or believe the policy extended to such scenarios.

“Basically @SouthwestAir slut shamed a young woman of color for wearing a tank top they deemed offensive, forced her to wear a company issued sweater, removed me for questioning their misogynistic policy, exercised a double standard when enforcing an alleged offensive attire rule,” Bobadilla tweeted.

She also claimed that employees at Southwest Airlines called the police during the altercation, which resulted in her removal from the plane.

In response to the thread, Southwest Airlines replied to Bobadilla’s tweet: “Thanks for reaching out, Melinna, and we’re sorry to hear you were unable to travel to your destination as planned. Please send us a DM with your confirmation #, as well as any additional details about your experience you wish to share, and we’ll follow-up with you ASAP.”