I'll readily concede that much more risque clothing can found in many other places. Like I said, it's clothes to go clubbing. I think that's where it would be appropriate. It has nothing do to with being "repressed" or not, I think think the cloths are hawt. And exposing adults to it in an adult setting is fine.
As nirvana has pointed out, he has seen "worse" at school. Now is this a good thing, or something that should be discouraged. I certainly don't want my daughter dressing like a potato a school. My god it blows my mind that now that makes some considered sort of over the top controlling parent. But that's okay, I pretty damn comfortable with the job I'm doing.
Mav, what I found "socialist" had nothing to do with the issue specifically, but the implication that if something isn't regulated by the government. Then is should be okay, even if it happens on someone else's private property. If I misread that implication then I apologize.
"And if the passengers were notified in advance of the expected appropriate attire and understand they must comply with that in order to fly hassle-free (BEFORE providing their money to the airline), that's fine."
Touche.