‘Large Underwire Bra’ Triggers Metal Detector, Woman’s Wrath

Ladies (maybe some gents, too?), I suggest you think twice before donning an underwire bra before flying. At Oakland International Airport, a “big-busted woman wearing a large underwire bra” set off a metal detector, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, prompting what the woman, Nancy Kates, believed was overzealous and humiliating scrutiny during the routine pat down.

“The woman touched my breast. I said, ‘You can’t do that,’” Kates said, adding, “‘You can’t treat me as a criminal for wearing a bra.’”

To be sure, Kates plans to contact the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Organization for Women. In the meantime, on flying days consider your choice of undies with care.

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