Kymberly Clem

On August 10, 2008, 20-year-old Kymberly Clem was asked to leave the Richmond Mall in Richmond, Kentucky, because a security guard said the dress she bought in the mall the day before was "too provocative."

Fast Facts

1. August 10, 2008: Kymberly Clem was escorted from the Richmond Mall in Richmond, Kentucky
2. Clem claims a security guard said her dress was "too provocative"
3. Clem had purchased the short dress at the Richmond Mall on the day before she was escorted out
4. Clem claims she is a victim of discrimination
5. She has retained a defense attorney, but had not filed a lawsuit as of August 12, 2008
6. Clem is a criminal justice major at Eastern Kentucky University

Kicked Out

Kymberly Clem claims she had been in the Richmond Mall about ten minutes on August 10, 2008, when a security guard approached her, saying her dress was "too provocative." Clem claims the guard then escorted her out of the mall. According to Clem, she has worn more revealing outfits to the same mall before without any problems. The dress in question was a short, tight dress with abstract patterns on it.

Quote

"I just want them to understand that they were wrong and this was a decision that was made by a personal opinion. I want to speak for everybody else who has been discriminated against but has never said anything. I want them to apologize and let them know that this day and age, a woman has a right to wear what she wants."— Kymberly Clem

Too Sexy To...

Kymberly Clem joins an exclusive club. In September 2007, Hooters waitress Kyla Ebbert was asked to leave a Southwest Airlines flight because her outfit was too provocative. Ebbert gained a Playboy spread for the inconvenience.¹

In February 2008, Sarah Williams and Nisreen Swedberg were escorted from a Southwest Airlines flight (again!) after allegedly causing a disturbance. Williams cried that they were kicked off for being "young decent-looking girls" by "jealous" older flight attendants.²

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