Air New Zealand pulls controversial pre-flight safety video amid feminist backlash
Oh well...back to the old boring safety demonstration... Can't seem to have a little fun anymore.
An in-flight safety video that was accused of 'sexualising the female body' has been dropped by Air New Zealand.
The nearly four-minute footage, which features bikini-clad models, has been taken off the air after an online petition was launched calling it sexist.
However, the airline says the removal of the Sports Illustrated 50th anniversary in-flight safety demonstration had nothing to do with public pressure.
The online petition at change.org was signed by more than 7,000 people, campaigned for the video, shot in the Cook Islands, to be removed.
The petitioner said the video, featuring half-naked women carrying out the safety procedures in a suggestive manner, made women uncomfortable, including staff members.
'A safety video is to alert passengers on what to do in an emergency; it should not be an excuse to objectify the sexualised female body,' it read.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2680431/Air-New-Zealand-safety-video-featuring-bikini-clad-models-dropped-thousands-sign-petition-calling-sexist.html
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