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After United Airlines incident, women share stories of being shamed for their clothing

"I honestly don't ever remember NOT feeling that way."

Martha Tesema

on March 26, 2017

After United Airlines incident, women share stories of being shamed for their clothing

BARCELONA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 03: (L-R) Chinese linguist Valeria Grech is wearing a Guess denim jacket, Stefanel scarf, Codigo Basico dress, Hakes handbag, vintage boots, Ray-Ban sunglasses and Mishky jewelry and Sandra Unterweger is wearing a Zara coat, Urban Outfitters scarf, American Aparent leggins, Converse trainers and Sky Blue Kanken backpack at the Palo Market on December 03, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Miquel Benitez/Getty Images) Credit: Miquel Benitez/Getty Images

In response to United Airline's legging-gate, women are speaking out.

Two young girls wearing leggings were banned from a flight on Sunday morning due to a violation of the airline's internal dress code. The situation, which was live-tweeted by activist Shannon Watts, sparked outrage from thousands on social media who called out the company for policing the girls' attire.

Author Dana Schwartz was one of those that spoke out against United Airlines, and asked women on Twitter to share their stories of feeling "embarrassed" or "sexualized" for the first time because of what they wore.

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"It was the 2nd to last day of school. HOT out. I was a beanpole, everything was short on me. They made me call my mom to bring pants," she recalled.

"AND THEN when you DO grow up you reach the fun point when you're embarrassed to go out with your dad in public bc people think you're dating," Schwartz explained.

These tweets sparked countless stories from women sharing similar experiences.