A number of women airline passengers claim that TSA agents at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport have been singling out women they deem sexy or attractive to receive “random” extra security screenings.
Some TSA Agents Allegedly Targeting ‘Sexy’ Passengers for Extra Screenings | AlterNet
From the article:
A Dallas woman says TSA agents repeatedly asked her to step back into a body scanning machine at DFW International Airport. “I feel like I was totally exposed,” said Ellen Terrell, who is a wife and mother. “They wanted a nice good look.”
Not to beat the agonizing horse but when legislators are trying to take away women’s rights at an alarming pace, I cannot be surprised when semi official policing organizations take a cue and proceed to objectify women in gross ways. I mean, it’s all part of the same sociocultural context, no?
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