I Was kicked Off Southwest Flight Because Of My Offensive T-shirt- Student

By now, most travelers know it's not a good thing to yell, "bomb" on a plane -- or for that matter wear anything offensive.

But one college student apparently didn't get the memo.

A New York student returning from the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas was stranded in St. Louis after being kicked off his flight for wearing a shirt Southwest airlines deemed inappropriate.

Daniel Podolsky was on a Dallas to Chicago flight when his plane was diverted to Lambert Airport in St. Louis due to bad weather, reports Fox 2 St. Louis.

Podolsky deplaned to use the restroom, but when he returned to the gate a Southwest agent told him his black t-shirt with the words “Broad F—king City,” wouldn't fly.  The shirt was a promotional item handed out by Comedy Central to hundreds of festival attendees.

Podolsky claims that he was wearing a jacket during the first leg of the flight, so apparently no one took notice of his shirt—until he shed a layer in the cabin.

“It’s only when I got back on the plane when it was gonna take off, ya know, you have this much space, you’re gonna take your jacket off because it’s hot,” he explained.  “I took my jacket off, so he sent someone to remove me from the flight.”

So why didn’t the airline give the student time to quickly change clothes before taking off?

Podolsky told Fox 2 that he “would have gladly done so” if given the opportunity, but by the time he realized what was really happened the flight took off.

Yet, Podolsky recorded a short video of the confrontation in which he appears agitated with the Southwest agent—refusing to change clothing, or even put the shirt on backwards.

The transcript of the dialogue follows:

 Gate Agent: ”Can you change the shirt?”

Podolsky: ”Nope.”

Gate Agent: “Can you put the jacket on and leave it on through the flight?”