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Woman Denied Entry To Subway because of 'Inappropriate' Dress
Published on: 2020-05-11
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subwayA woman in Hangzhou said she was initially refused entry at a subway station in the city because her summer outfit was deemed “inappropriate” — a decision that provoked an immediate backlash online after she shared her experience on social media.
 

The incensed woman wrote in a post on May 3 that a female employee at the station stopped her when she went through a security check, telling her that she could not take the subway because her slip dress was “too revealing.”
 

”It was 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in Hangzhou. The incident made me feel like I was walking into a temple,” the woman wrote, while sharing a photo of the dress she was wearing.

subway 2The woman said that she ended up borrowing a shirt from a friend who was with her so she could enter the station. “The staff member didn’t chastise me, but she was very resolute about not letting me in. The way she talked almost had me convinced that there was a ban on slip dresses issued by the Hangzhou subway.”
 

According to the dress code policy listed on the Hangzhou metro’s website, bare feet and nudity aren’t allowed. However, the policy has no mention of inappropriate attire, nor does it provide any details or examples about what is deemed revealing. Regardless, the passenger said her outfit was completely appropriate for the public.

subway 3The woman’s complaint has received mixed reactions on Weibo. While some people came to the subway employee’s defense, saying that she was actually protecting the passenger from potential sexual impropriety on public transportation, the vast majority of the comments were from people upset on the woman’s behalf, who argued that what happened to her was another example of how women’s clothing is often wrongly blamed for sexual assault, rather than the actions of the offenders.
 

In response to the controversy, a spokesperson for the Hangzhou subway said today that the ordeal was caused by the passenger’s misunderstanding of the employee’s intentions. “She wanted the passenger to put on some clothes because it was chilly inside the station,” the spokesperson said. “The pandemic hasn’t completely subsided. It would cause a lot of trouble if she caught a cold.” In an interview (in Chinese) with Fengmian News, the manager of the subway station noted that there were no rules about riders wearing slip dresses, saying that he wanted to personally apologize to the offended passenger for her unpleasant experience.
 

女子穿吊带属于“衣衫不整”不能进地铁?

“杭州地铁居然不可以穿吊带裙进入吗?已经35℃了,穿着吊带长裙出门,工作人员说衣衫不整不允许坐地铁?”
 

近日,“杭州一女子穿吊带进地铁被拦”一事引发关注。杭州网友“嘟嘟”发帖称,她穿着吊带裙进入地铁时,被拦了下来。地铁安保人员要求她穿上外套才可以进入地铁。
 

嘟嘟在接受媒体采访时表示,事发时是上午九点多,当时拦下她的是一位女性安保人员,这位安保人员的语气也没有不好,“就说我的衣服不能进,属于衣衫不整,让我穿个外套。”
 

随后,嘟嘟穿上了同行朋友的衬衫进入地铁。可在这之后,她越想越不对:吊带裙只是一件普通的衣服,其他多个场合都能进入,为什么杭州地铁会有如此规定?
 

这条帖子发出后引发网友讨论,有人表示这样规定“匪夷所思”,也有不少人表示,杭州地铁并无类似规定,很多人表示曾穿着吊带衫、吊带裙进入地铁。
 

据了解,根据现行的杭州地铁乘客守则,在对乘客的穿着方面,第十四条规范:“禁止赤脚、赤膊、醉酒者、烈性传染病患者或健康状况危及他人安全者进站、乘车。”
 

地铁工作人员:是怕她感冒
 

对于此事,事发地铁站站长表示,工作人员是基于好心才提出让网友加件衣服再进站,因为站内外温差大,怕她感冒。
 

“虽然是好心,但是我们的表达方式不够准确,给乘客带来不好的体验非常对不起。我们也会加强工作人员的服务意识培训。”
 

杭州地铁回应:愿意当面道歉
 

针对此事,封面新闻记者联系了杭州地铁工作人员,对方回应称,杭州地铁目前仅对赤膊、赤脚者禁止乘车,没有规定吊带衫不能乘车,对这位乘客带来的困扰表达真诚的歉意,也希望找到这位乘客的电话,当面沟通。

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