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But I think it would have been better if they had simply gone naked, rather than use the paint. After all, you don’t see anything whatsoever so it doesn’t make much sense. Instead, I would have had them wear their hats (like the pilot) and scarves (like the stewardesses), but nothing else.
Still, it was a good video with perfect music and just the right pace.

Some parts, I really had to look to tell. Great way to keep people’s attention!

I didn’t notice anything else….

except that they all seemed awfully cheerful for people discussing the hypothetical steps to take during a plane crash, but it was a lot less painful than any American safety-precautions spiel I’ve suffered through…could have done without such a good view of that one guy’s man nipples though, honestly….

cute! ;D Four stars.

I think there is a time and a place for everything, and this is not the time and place for nudity.
a safety demonstration needs to be watched by all and there are some people/cultures that wouldn’t watch this because of there own personal moral, religious and cultural believes.
whether you disagree with them or not is not up for debate. It is a fact.
I work in the industry … on the planes… I know the importance of getting the information across to all people.
I was almost kill in a plane crash and and lost three close friend in that crash, and two others to another one.
While I agree that most safety demonstrations are dry and need to do something to get peoples attention, it needs to be something that everyone will watch.

I think the pace and the tone of the video have more to do with if people watch it or not. I doubt if I would notice the nudity if I were to ‘see’ this video on the little screen on the plane.

Having said that, I don’t think I would like this very much if I were a flight attendant for the kiwi airline. I mean, it does present the staff in a certain way (fun-loving but also no-problem-with-nudity) that may not reflect them well.

However, I can understand why the airline made it. The market for airlines is tough now and ‘nothing to hide’ is a good tagline. Plus: if you’re going to use nudity in any way, this is probably the most tasteful way. I mean, the association with ‘showing skin’ for most people is the pinkness/brownness of it and that’s what fires off the hubba hubba mode. Covering it with painted on uniforms… well, I said it in the title. Doesn’t turn me on.

As has been already mentioned, the safety video is only being shown on domestic routes. I understand the point about cultural sensitivity but a far greater concern than offense by the Middle Eastern/Muslim communities (comparatively small in our country) would be offense by the Pacific Island communities. The airline would’ve done some rigorous market testing before coming out with this though.

To be honest I think New Zealand/New Zealanders might be very relaxed about this type of thing. There was a very popular ad on TV for many years that used a word that some of you would probably find offensive. We thought it was funny.

Also as has always been the case, the safety brochure is still available so you can always read your information instead of watching.

buy a vowel please!

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I didn’t think much of it..
Something an airline would use? I thought it was a joke..not a real demonstration, until it kept going and the ‘punchline’ was never delivered.
If they only use it on their domestic flights, I guess it’s up to them.
If I owned an airline, we wouldn’t be using it. Not for fear of offending people, just out of common sense. It doesn’t seem professional or ask to be taken very seriously.
As tangerine_now stated, I wouldn’t want to be one of their flight attendants..
One the other hand, if I had not been told they were body painted, I seriously wonder how close I’d be watching to look for any ‘exposures’. Their accents and expressions were far more attention grabbing to me.

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One thing I pick up is that due to their slight embarrasment, their presentation is slightly distracted and they’re rushing their lines – thereby actually making the safety instructions less clear.

I mean, less real skin was shown than in a bathing suit.

If someone is going to be so focused on the video because they think they will see a nipple or something, that’s all they’re going to be thinking about (“Is that it? What’s that? Oooh, I think it’s going to pop out now!”) They will not be listening to the presentation. And anyone who actually wants to follow the instructions is going to be focused on that, so why bother with the nudity? I mean, OK, kinda cute and I could see what they were trying to do, but it was unsuccessful in my opinion.

_{And, ewwwww, who wants to sit on dirty airplane seats with a naked cootchie?!!?}