Is It Socially Acceptable to Wear Sweatpants on a Plane? Social Media Post Saying No Goes Viral [Video]

Family Guy writer Gary Janetti caused quite a stir among travelers after he claimed it is not “socially acceptable” to wear sweatpants on the plane. 

The We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay author, 58, unpacked the controversial topic during an interview with ABC News’ Linsey Davis on Tuesday, July 9. During their conversation, Janetti said people who choose sweatpants for their airplane attire “look like they have the flu.”

“Sweatpants on an airplane?” Davis first asks him, to which he immediately responds: “Yeah, no.”

“Why? That’s totally me,” she says. 

“It looks like, at the airport, too many people are on day five of the flu. Like they’ve been in bed for a week. How comfortable do you have to be to get on a three-hour flight? I mean, I don’t know,” Janetti answers. 

“You can have pants that button or a shirt that buttons,” he continues. 

After thinking about it for a second, …