Thank God I had a nice and pretty thong on....

I certainly understand that for my safety this is what has to be done. However I have to admit it went too far. It did set off the scanner as I was taken aside and the butchy female security woman was speaking into her walkie talkie and said, it could be the rhinestones so I will check and see. So she began to pull down on my jeans without even speaking to me. Because I am tiny and without my belt the jeans were very loose so by her pulling without notice I freaked out as they almost dropped down to my knees. She not only tugged and searched but kept looking down my pants. I said to her now really do you seriously think in these tiny jeans that I would be able to sneak some sort of weapon. She never even spoke as so many of them were so rude. I would not have been insulted one bit, as really it is for our safety but the least she could have done was say ma'am I have to look down your jeans, or at least give me a warning as many others behind me got a sneak peak of my lacy underwear down my front. I can only imagine how many problems they have at the airport,and yes this was Ohare, as really all they have to do is say I must look down your pants or something.

I would fill out a complaint then regarding the incident. The following website link is a list of their current commissioner. She has an email address as well. I'd provide the name of the security officer, I'm sure you got that, and the details as you've shared them here. I agree that there was no need for her to pull your pants down in public. That's quite humiliating. When I first read I assumed she'd just done the quick tag turn but I had no idea where your rhinestones were. (I don't wear that style clothing so I have no idea how they are affixed). Do this report today because the fresher it is in your mind the less facts you are likely to forget. http://flychicago.com/About/Contact.aspx Namaste-Anora

Any search where they expose parts you do not want the public to see MUST be done is a seperate room, where you are not giving a free show to everyone waiting to board a plane. That was disgusting and I agree you should complain.

Knoxville is a nice airport to fly out of. I live down in Chattanooga. I am a bit closer to Knoxville then Nashville, but Nashville is a bigger airport and usually it is cheaper to fly out of. I have flown out of Knoxville before and they are a lot nicer. I think it really is a matter of how the security people feel at the time and who they decide to pick on. My son never set of any alarm, and was only 14 at the time. A good clean cut kid, on the shy side, and when they started going through his carry-on I about lost my mind. They went through all of his stuff just because he had his Playstation 3 with him. It was a mess, but you really can't say much because that just makes it worse!

LOL.. this all happened at Ohare, yup very intrusive indeed. Lucky for them I was all pretty down there. LOL.. They are not only rude, they are nasty and intrusive. I fly back at the end of December from McGee Tyson, in Knoxville TN. So far the people here are so friendly and nice so I suppose I will wear yet another fine pair of undies just in case. hehehe

Absolutely I know what you mean, as I missed my 9am flight and was going to board the 2pm. The last thing I wanted was to be interrogated and scrutinized that would have perhaps caused me to miss the flight in total. Wow, sorry to have read that this occurred to your son, I am sure he was a bit frazzled and not know what was going on.

I suppose if a person travels a great deal the radiation becomes a hazard. My thinking is that at least they should say something, that they are going to be pulling my pants down. Instead I seriously felt like they thought I was some sort of attacker and never spoke to me. In fact when I asked if this was necessary I got a mean look as if I am not allowed to speak. It is truly a crazy experience and I certainly did not want to interrupt my trip, but could not help the feeling of being invaded, as geez couldn't they at least say ma'am I am going to pull down your pants. It is almost like being raped in a sense as normally I will not allow anyone un-privilege to pull on my pants, especially the rude and ugly women doing this to me.

I am happy sweetie, that you boyfriends is going to be with you on the return trip and please no rhinestones Take care Snow

I an hanging in there, and I feel much better then I did a couple of months ago. Thanks for asking. Snow

For my return back home I will not be traveling alone, as my boyfriend will be accompanying. Hopefully the airport here in TN, is a bit more sensitive than my home airport in Illinois. I have been seeing a lot of news and it is ridiculous, I so understand that we have to be secure, but seriously what they did was out right invasion. See had the woman spoke and said we have to search you, I would not have had a problem with it at all as I had nothing to hide. But to be tugged at and my pants pulled down as if I were some sort of enemy, actually made me feel as if I was being raped. But yes, my boyfriend and I decided that since the tickets are non-refundable we have to take the plane back. But for our next trip, which by the way lucky me, he is an actor and has so many upcoming paid trips for us, so we will be considering bus and trains as he says it would be more us time together and less bumps. Glad to see you sweetie hope all is well.

Ehehehe, this brought back memories as at the time it was really no laughing matter but I had already missed my first flight and did not want to miss the second one. I had not seen my boyfriend in almost a month and did we were going to be away for another month and half and the last thing I would have needed was to call him from a holding cell. I remember clearly thinking oh my good thing my undies were pretty. lol Though at the moment I was blushing.

Well, I hope they were very professional about it, and allowed for your modesty. I've seen some horror stories on TV about those security officers. One elderly mom and her daughter. The mom was in diapers.. she was like 90 years old or something.. and they made the daughter remove the mother's diaper right there in front of everyone, and she didn't have a spare diaper to put back on her. I felt so bad for that elderly woman.

Oh yes they were brutal and did not care if I was exposed and although I was hoping it did not cause yet another delay. I could not help but notice others too treated unfairly, and the sad part is that I put in a complaint and never once received a response. I was pinned to the news for days on in just listening to the horror stories and it was quite sad that although they feel they are protecting us they sure did a good job at making us feel like the criminals.

The difference is that most doctors treat you with the respect due a person, especially a person who might be put in an embarrassing spot. The TSA agents give the people no respect, and from the way they have been behaving, I think they rather like humiliating people. As far as your pretty thong, I am afraid to say that most guys' eyes were probably getting big as saucers during this whole exchange. Not the most respectful of you, I know.

I filed a complaint yesterday, simply because I can only imagine many other innocent people as myself complying and getting treated as if we were the terrorist. I am glad that our security is being protected, but this went way too far. As I had my pants dropped really low and all others behind could see my precious frontal. See had they explained that they were going to search me, maybe I would not have been so shocked but instead they were rude and demanded I move to the side and without explaining pulled on my pants. Hmm, even a doctor walks us through a thorough examination, so why treat me a citizen in this manner.

LOL, I suppose I gave the men a pleasant plane ride. It is quite intrusive and well I am all for security but I do not get why I got the scanner and the full hand pat down as well as looking through me intensely. At any rate this has become very controversial as I am seeing so much news regarding the incidents.

LOL yesah for making me laugh.. Although they take it too far it still will not keep me from traveling, and I understand that our safety is priority, only wished they did not take it too far. So I will continue to wear the pretty undies and hope they are gentle next time.

LOL too funny, I actually have a nice pair of jeans I bought specifically for my plane ride back. I wanted to add though our doctors do tell us before they do anything, they do not grab hold of arm and pull our pants down like these nasty people...LOL..

After I got over the shock and embarrassment I had to chick it up with laughter. I was explaining it to my boyfriend when I arrived in Tennessee and although he did not laugh as he was furious, I could not help but think, whooish, thank God I was wearing a nice pair. lol Happy laundry to you.

I have been watching a great many reports on CNN, since yesterday and you are aboslutely correct. I saw the photographs and yes it does show all of our parts. Wow, they are saying now that some airports are allowing you to be hand fully pat if you do not want to go through the scanners. I still say okay so why were both done to me, I only assume it was my rhinestone tiny gems on my jeans. As I did not have anything else possibly that would set it off. All they had to do was explain, and they did not. I was told move aside and groped as if I was a piece of meat. My boyfriend put forth a blog entry at CNN website and he received an email that someone wanted to speak to me. So I replied back, let's see where that goes

LOL, at first I thought I would be funny, as I immediately thought the same but when that butchy lady pulled down on my pants without even as much as saying a word I felt embarrassed and invaded. I will be putting forth a complaint but as my boyfriend says I should be prepared to be quite ignored. I certainly understand that this is for our safety but it was a bit way over the top and surely they could not think that someone as tiny as me would be able to attach even a flee. LOL

did they put you in a private room or something like that, or was it out in the open. I ask cause if it was outside, how embarrassing or if it was in a room was it you and her only or was there any one else there.

It was right there out in the open and was never even told that they were going to be searching me. I was rudely told step aside and never told what the problem was. It was I who told them you are kidding me if you think these tiny rhinestones are deadly. Th ugly woman never said a word and began to pull down my pants. Ugh..

Absolutely and the more I research on the news I hear yet even more horror stories. I was just glad my trip was not interrupted.

At first I believe the scanner picked up some sort of signal as my jeans had rhinestones so they of course were paranoid about that and then the body search went a bit too far. Yeah it was a bit embarrassing but my intention was to get through as quickly as I could as I did not want to miss my flight. It was more embarrassing that this old man behind me was sort of chuckling as I suppose I mad his day when he saw my red lacy thong. LOL

Hahaha. That's just really funny. Glad you were able to get through them quickly. Haha. What an experience you got there.

Oh that is a must for me all year round. This gurl likes to be girly.

I am sure they did as well my friend as it was a very pretty thong and well I never leave home without my best set as well. So I am sure they got their treat for the day, the nasties though as it was pretty gruesome to have to undergone that. After all the news hypes I am hoping things will change a bit or at least hire people with a bit better manners.

I am one never to leave the house with out a matching set.. LOL.. Especially when I was flying out to see my boyfriend who I had not seen in 2 1/2 weeks so for sure I had on my best set. Yes indeed it was pretty embarrassing but I tell you I was so trying not to get my trip interrupted.

Yes at the moment it was not funny, it quite humiliating to say the least. These TSA employees are like animals not caring that we a passengers are simply human. See all they had to do was tell me they were going to search me and drop my pants and maybe I would not have put a formal complaint the way I did. I look back now and try and make humor out of it, as at the moment I had missed my first flight and could not risk loosing my the second.

Oh I missed that but I will search it online as I love SNL and their funny shenanigans. But I am sure they are close to what exactly is happening at the airports, very intrusive.

Yeah, although funny to discuss it certainly is quite crazy at the moment you are preparing to get on your flight.