Southwest Airlines TV Ads: Creepy, Kinky, Sexist or Just Bad -- Five Examples

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Southwest Airlines had another big month in February, the company announced today. They also announced they'd be joining in the latest round of airfare hikes, which is nice.

We do love us some Southwest here in Texas. Maybe it's the ads. Through the years, they've been...odd, for the most part. Also disturbingly sexist or kinky. But usually entertaining.

Here are five:

5. In Harm's Way
Yeah, just stick her out on the runway -- it won't give kids any ideas. Besides, they'll be too busy looking at those gams!

4. That '70s Show
In case you have been tricked into thinking the '70s were a strange, wonderful, happenin' time, this ad will disabuse you of all but the "strange" aspect.

3. Subtlety, Thy Name Is Not Southwest
You thinking of buying a plane ticket? Check out this ass, mister.

2. Yeah, We Can't Think of Much Reason to Go to Philly Either
New service to Philadelphia!!! Fly us and...and...we don't know, eat a cheesesteak or something. Look, we just get you there. After that, you're on your own.

1. Bend Over, Boyfriend
In this ad, a man gets anally raped by a strap-on-wearing dominatrix. In the second ad in the clip, Southwest demonstrates how even females love football by showing a woman using a field-goal kicking technique that hasn't been part of the game for decades.

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GlenW
GlenW

C'mon #1 was the best!

Richard Doll
Richard Doll

Yeah, I'm a sexist pig for saying this, but I loved stewardess' (flight attendents) in Hot Pants, so sue me. But I will say it lost it's appeal (for me at least) when they started hiring men for the job.

Craig
Craig

You mean "men", right. Not men men.

Richard Doll
Richard Doll

Hi Craig, I mean male homo sapiens. In no way did I intend to disparage the appearance of todays flight attendants, for whom I have the utmost respect (they have to deal with the public after all).

Gogo
Gogo

Go back to your CAVE a**fu**

Richard Doll
Richard Doll

I can't GoGo, all the CAVE's were torn down after the 70's, don't you know your history? I won't apologize for remembering the fashions of the time fondly; I was there. You seem to have no tolerance for that, that's a shame. However I won't stoop to your level of anonymous name calling, you brave soul.

Craig
Craig

I worked for Southwest in Dallas. We were in the HQ archives reading the original ground operations manual which also include instructions for flight attendants.

The guidance (and I paraphrase) was:

*A woman's hair can be her crowning glory or a stringy mop.*Gentlemen have been proven to prefer a bright bright mouth.

Etc.

True story. This manual was printed in 1972.

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