Airline pulls video over anti-gay charges

[The Straight Story]

Airline pulls video over anti-gay charges


WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Air New Zealand is pulling a gay kiss scene from its in-flight safety video after complaints of homophobia.

The scene shows a rugby player, All Black Richard Kahui, rejecting a chance to kiss gay Air New Zealand flight attendant Will Coxhead on the cheek, The Dominion Post reported.

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"When we created this video and discussed the scene featuring a gay male flight attendant and a rugby player with key stakeholders, including a number of the gay community, we received none of the feedback we have in the past week," Morgan said.

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Gay Member of Parliament Grant Robertson said he had viewed the video many times without being offended.
"I took it in the spirit of fun. But I can certainly understand some people might be concerned about it. Air New Zealand are behaving responsibly here," he said.

Coxhead, the flight attendant, said, "There are some people in the gay community that can be a little precious and need to lighten up."

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2010/12/12/Airline-pulls-video-over-anti-gay-charges/UPI-85351292190026/

[CurtEastPoint]

1. '..kiss gay flight attendant Will Coxhead on the cheek..' or kiss Will Cheekhead...

never mind.

I read the article and didn't see what was anti-gay about it. Maybe I am being dense.

[Initech]

2. Why would they even have a scene like that on an in-flight safety video?

I'm confused about this one.

[surrealAmerican]

3. I too thought we had gone beyond the whole ...

... "flight attendant as sex object" ethos. It's not a smart move regardless of the genders of the actors.

[DeadEyeDyck]

4. K&R

[SidDithers]

5. "There are some people in the gay community that can be a little precious and need to lighten up."..

:rofl:

Sid

[remember2000forever]

6. As A Former Flight Attendant

Most of my male co-workers were Gay. The absolute most fun to work with!