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LEXINGTON PARK, MD -- Captain Underpants may be a superhero, but he isn't welcome at one suburban workplace.
Three 20-something girls were told to leave Patuxent Naval Base when they showed up on the base's Superhero Day dressed as the subject of the bestselling children's books.
Captain Underpants is a superhero from popular books that has battled, among other things, talking toilets and the infamous Professor Poopypants.
The girls, identified only as Pixie, Chasey and BadGirl, wore beige leotards and nude stockings under white briefs and red capes. They were completely covered.
Base Commander Nicholas Restivo said he knows they weren't naked, but it appeared that way, so he sent them home. He didn't like the way they looked.
Other employees were allowed to stay on base. They were dressed as Superman, Wonderwoman and other well-known superheroes.
One of the girls said she doesn't understand the fuss. Employee Chasey said of the costume, "They're not see-through or anything and I can't help it if it was a little chilly this morning."
The commander said the girls could have worn gym shorts or even called someone to bring clothes to work for them. But the ladies said that they felt forced to leave the base. They all went home.
Chasey said she and her friends did not want to wear "someone else's hand-me-downs" and that they had nobody else who was available to drop off clothes to work, Newsday reported.
Superhero Day was part of Patuxent Rivers Halloween Week. There were other thematic days during the week.
Three 20-something girls were told to leave Patuxent Naval Base when they showed up on the base's Superhero Day dressed as the subject of the bestselling children's books.
Captain Underpants is a superhero from popular books that has battled, among other things, talking toilets and the infamous Professor Poopypants.
The girls, identified only as Pixie, Chasey and BadGirl, wore beige leotards and nude stockings under white briefs and red capes. They were completely covered.
Base Commander Nicholas Restivo said he knows they weren't naked, but it appeared that way, so he sent them home. He didn't like the way they looked.
Other employees were allowed to stay on base. They were dressed as Superman, Wonderwoman and other well-known superheroes.
One of the girls said she doesn't understand the fuss. Employee Chasey said of the costume, "They're not see-through or anything and I can't help it if it was a little chilly this morning."
The commander said the girls could have worn gym shorts or even called someone to bring clothes to work for them. But the ladies said that they felt forced to leave the base. They all went home.
Chasey said she and her friends did not want to wear "someone else's hand-me-downs" and that they had nobody else who was available to drop off clothes to work, Newsday reported.
Superhero Day was part of Patuxent Rivers Halloween Week. There were other thematic days during the week.
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