Netizens argue for stewardesses to wear pants instead of skirts and heels

Article: "Asiana female stewardesses should wear pants instead of skirts..."

Source: Korean Ilbo via Naver

1. [+1,299, -153] Just switch them all out with male stewards from athletic schools who can carry and run with passengers on their backs

2. [+1,137, -90] Must we have female flight attendants? Instead of asking for their skirts to be changed out for pants, we should have more male flight attendants! I'm sure that if there were more male flight attendants on that flight, the situation wouldn't have been as bad. This profession shouldn't be limited to women only... Stop complaining about pants and get a few mroe men in there while we're on the topic.

3. [+1,051, -54] It's Korea's longstanding tradition of stereotyping stewardesses as some service career that is perpetuating the bias today. Everyone thinks that flight attendants must be female, pretty, tall, and wearing skirts and high heels. We should hire more older ajummas like international companies so that people don't make fun of Korea anymore for picking flight attendants based purely on beauty.

4. [+752, -64] Korean flights brought in a mob of pretty female flight attendants because of the Korean Air Lines accident in the 90s. They needed to change their image tos something positive... Picking a flight attendant these days is like competing in a Miss Korea contestant. Just switch them all out for athletic and useful male stewards.

5. [+672, -18] I think shoes are more important than skirt or pants... The feet need to be stress free to perform any task.

6. [+344, -18] If you think about it, nurses used to wear skirts in the past but they all wear pants now... With the generations shifting to more women in the work force, it's becoming increasingly important that your outfit fits the work you do. I think it's time stewardesses stopped dressing in outfits that emphasize the fact that they're a woman and go for comfort first.

7. [+109, -2] I always thought their tight skirts would be uncomfortable to crouch in whenever I was on the plane. Uniforms should be comfortable and made for the work they do... Asiana should consider this. And please, stop picking stewardesses based on beauty!

8. [+90, -4] We could use more male flight attendants.. a 7:3 ratio sounds good. Having a male on board would offer more security.

9. [+79, -3] I guess you need to change the way Koreans think of stewardesses as waitresses because they're actually security personnel too.

10. [+80, -9] I don't get why female flight attendants are so dominant anyway?? Is coke supposed to taste better when poured by a female?  ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Pick some men too!

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