(CNN) Tara Houska was going through security at the Minneapolis airport Monday when a strange thing happened.
A TSA agent told Houska she needed to pat down her braids. Houska complied, and that's when things took a turn at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
The agent pulled Houska's braids behind her shoulders, laughed and said "giddyup!" -- while snapping her hair like horse's reins.
Houska, who posted about the incident on Twitter , said she was angry and humiliated, especially as a "Native woman."
"My hair is part of my spirit," she said. "Your 'fun' hurt."
Ten-Bones on January 17th, 2020 at 12:53 UTC »
The TSA stole all of the underwear my wife had packed for our wedding. Left a note and all.
fibchopkin on January 17th, 2020 at 09:04 UTC »
"TSA holds its employees to the highest standards of professional conduct and any type of improper behavior is taken seriously," the statement read.
Hahahahahaha... yes. TSA is 100% known for its professional, well trained agents 🙄
/s (because you never know)
mega_trex on January 17th, 2020 at 05:08 UTC »
??????? How would anyone think this is professional lmao