Feminists are leaving out one major detail from their @United--leggings OUTRAGE that changes EVERYTHING

Greg P. | 1:43 PM on March 26, 2017

Sunday’s social-media outrage of the day is directed at United Airlines for forcing a group of female passengers, who were reportedly wearing leggings, to change their attire before being allowed to board a flight. But it turns out the passengers were not paying customers of the airline and were flying for free as part of the airline’s employee and family program, and that’s the dress code that was violated:

Patricia, as stated, these were United representatives. We hold our employees to the highest of standards. ^FS

— United Airlines (@united) March 26, 2017

The incident was first reported by anti-gun crusader Shannon Watts:

1) A @united gate agent isn't letting girls in leggings get on flight from Denver to Minneapolis because spandex is not allowed?

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) March 26, 2017

2) She's forcing them to change or put dresses on over leggings or they can't board. Since when does @united police women's clothing?

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) March 26, 2017

3) Gate agent for flt 215 at 7:55. Said she doesn't make the rules, just follows them. I guess @united not letting women wear athletic wear?

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) March 26, 2017

Other feminists quickly jumped on United as well:

https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/846048263828635648

https://twitter.com/JillFilipovic/status/846048798224863238

As did the media:

United Airlines bars two girls from flight because they were wearing leggings https://t.co/BbCq0GOVGb

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 26, 2017

But as we said earlier, the passengers didn’t meet the airline’s dress code for those flying for free as a family member of an employee: