But to the airline crew, was no laughing matter
Fort Lauderdale passenger wears thong as face mask
Man forced off flight for wearing red women's underwear over his face as Covid mask
A man was kicked off a plane after donning women's red underwear as a face mask, prompting others to walk off the aircraft in solidarity with him
A fellow captured footage of staff confronting the man in question, Adam Jenne, 38, before the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Washington took off. In the video, the flight attendant can be heard saying: "You're going to have to come off the plane. We're not going to let you travel."
The footage, obtained by Fox4, sees Jenne asking "Why", as the staff replies: "You're not in mask compliance." Jenne, from Florida, claimed the underwear was within TSA guidelines and he wore it despite disagreeing with the rule which asks passengers to wear masks on planes. According to United Airline's website, masks should be able to fully cover the mouth and nose - a condition which Jenne claims his underwear met. He also admitted that he has previously been removed from a Delta Airlines flight for doing the same thing.
Jenne said the stunt wearing the underwear was to demonstrate why he thought wearing a mask on a plane until it was at cruising altitude was "absurd" - especially as passengers are then permitted to remove their masks to eat and drink.
Man thrown off plane for wearing a thong instead of facemask compares himself to Rosa Parks
A Florida man was thrown off a plane and has been banned from United Airlines for wearing underwear on his head instead of a facemask on a flight. He compares his actions to those of civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Adam Jenne was dressed in an anti-Biden Let’s go Brandon T-shirt and wore the skimpy red g-string over his head and face while travelling to Washington DC from the Fort Lauderdale Airport.
Mr Jeene said it’s not the first time he’s pulled such a stunt; he’s allegedly done it more than a dozen times, but on all the other flights he made it to his final destination. “Every single flight has been met with different reactions from the flight crew,” Mr Jenne told NBC2. “Some with a wild appreciation, others confrontational.” This time the TSA and airport security were called and Mr Jenne was kicked off the plane. Comparing himself to “first lady of civil rights” Rosa Parks, who refused to move for a white bus passenger, during segregation in 1955, Mr Jeene said: “Everything else that has sparked change in this country has come from everyday people, Rosa Parks was nobody famous, she changed the course of history.”
According to Mr Jenne, around a dozen people also left the plane after his anti-face mask protest. One man asked the cabin crew, “Did he just get kicked off for wearing a mask? I’m out of here, forget it. I’m out of here.” Mr Jenne thanked those who protested with him: “Thank you to them, because they saw something, an injustice, something that didn’t make sense, and they stood up,” he said. “It’s nonsense, it’s all nonsense, Covid doesn’t know that we’re cruising at altitude. It’s stupid, the whole thing is theatre,” he said. “I think the best way to illustrate absurdity is with absurdity,” added Mr Jenne, who got a refund on his ticket and planned to try his thong stunt on another carrier the following day.
Florida man kicked off United flight for using underwear as mask in protest
A Florida man was kicked off a United flight for using a thong as a mask to protest the airline's mask mandate. The passenger, Adam Jenne, told local news outlet NBC2 that he believes he was in compliance with the airline's mask mandate, as the thong covered both his nose and mouth on the Dec 15. flight between Ft. Lauderdale and Washington, D.C. Airline staff, however, disagreed — and removed him from the flight.
Jenne — who compared himself to civil rights icon Rosa Parks — said that he had previously worn a thong as a mask on several previous flights, with varied responses from crew members. "Every single flight has been met with different reactions from the flight crew," Jenne told NBC2. "Some with a wild appreciation, others confrontational."
In a statement, United said that it stands behind its staff's decision to remove Jenne. The airline said that "the customer clearly wasn't in compliance with the federal mask mandate and we appreciate that our team addressed the issue on the ground prior to takeoff, avoiding any potential disruptions on the air."
Florida man challenges mask policy on flight by wearing women's underwear on his face
A Cape Coral man tells us he was kicked off United Airlines flight Wednesday morning because he was wearing women's underwear as a face mask
A Cape Coral man tells us he was kicked off a United Airlines flight Wednesday morning because he was wearing women's underwear as a face mask. He argues it covered his nose and mouth and complied with TSA guidelines.
Adam Jenne tells us he thinks the rule requiring people to wear masks on a plane is silly, but it’s Federal law at least until May, so he decided to follow the rule in a silly way. Unfortunately for him, staff on United Airlines flight 1750 from Ft. Lauderale to Washington, D.C. didn’t find it very funny. "You’re going to have to come off the airplane. We’re not going to let you travel," said a flight attendant in a cell phone video recorded by a passenger.
"Why?" responded Jenne in the video. "You’re not in mask compliance," said the attendant in the video.
Florida man is forced off United Airlines plane for wearing red women's underwear over his face as a mask - and other passengers march off in support of him
Video footage shows United Airlines staff confront Adam Jenne, pictured, with underwear covering his nose and mouth, onboard a flight from Fort Lauderale to Washington DC
United Airlines remained steadfast that Jenne and his underwear mask were not in compliance. 'The customer clearly wasn't in compliance with the federal mask mandate and we appreciate that our team addressed the issue on the ground prior to takeoff, avoiding any potential disruptions in the air,' it said in a statement.
Shortly after the incident, Jenne said he received an email from United Airlines saying he is now banned from the airline as his case is reviewed by its Passenger Incident Review Committee. Meanwhile, Jenne said he made the right decision to protest the industry's mask rules. 'Your rights end where mine begin. You don't get to tell me how I conduct myself,' Jenne added.
According to United's website, masks should fully cover the mouth and nose, and not have openings or vents, but Jenne said his underwear mask followed those guidelines. However, he did reveal that this isn't the first flight he's been kicked off of for disobeying airline's mask mandates. He said he was asked to leave a Delta Airlines flight also for wearing underwear as a face mask.
13 Times You Should Never Wear a Thong
Not having a VPL comes with a few risks
Most women rely on thong underwear to prevent panty lines and avoid the awkward scrunching that occurs with full-fledged briefs. But that doesn't make your much loved thongs 100-percent healthy to wear at all times, according to Jill Rabin, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine in New Hyde Park, New York.
That's because the piece of fabric that constitutes a crotch tends to be very narrow, Dr. Rabin explains. When you move around throughout the day, that fabric can easily shift between your rectum and vagina — bad news if that fabric is carrying rectal bacteria or viruses, which could infect your vagina or your bladder. The risks only rise with ill-fitting underwear. When it's too big or too small or particularly skimpy the fabric is even more likely to shift around.
Consider slipping on fuller briefs when you have any of these additional infection risk factors:
- You're striking against cotton underwear. Artificial
- You're planning to wear your workout clothes all day
- You're wearing a short skirt
- You're prone to yeast or bacterial vaginal infections
- You're pregnant
- You're skipping your daily shower
- You're changing your tampons next to never
- You're stuck wearing sanitary pads
- You're douching or use personal deodorants
- You're leaking
- You're not using condoms (and you have multiple partners)
- You're sick
- You're going swimsuit shopping
