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January 24th, 2008

You say you’re a FIGHT attendant?

Posted by: Robert Basler
Tags: Oddly Enough

flight-2-300.jpgA couple of years ago, flight attendants boycotted a new movie because they didn’t like the way it portrayed their profession. Now, a union in Thailand is angry at a popular TV show about sexy, catfighting attendants.   

Flight attendants, please watch this important safety demonstration about the difference between fiction and real life. I mean, if anybody wants to do a show about sexy, lusting, scheming journalists, go for it! I’ll settle for any two out of the three.

In a bizarre compromise, the show’s producers now say they will cut back on the catfights and make their uniforms even longer than they are in real life. Right. What is the sound of millions of plasmas being turned off simultaneously? Sonia Legg reports:

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7 comments so far

I just don’t even know what to comment about this show. The shows that men watch are beyond comment. My favorite shows are infinitely more interesting than flight attendants fighting. Now, if you’ll excuse me, the contestants of Ninja Warrior have just reached stage 2…

- Posted by K

This is a simple workplace safety issue: loose stewardess uniforms can get caught in machinery.

- Posted by John C Abell

Not to mention loose stewardesses.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

They are insluted by the realistic portrayal?

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

What do you expect when you call your national carrier Dynasty Airlines?

- Posted by Charlene

Ugh. Cabin crewmembers have enough to deal with, now this. Why can’t they be portrayed in a positive light or is that simply too boring?

- Posted by Matt Keegan

Dear Matt,
“Cabin crewmembers?” I believe they prefer to be called, “Yo, wench in the skirt!”

Yours in political correctness,

Shawn

p.s. Ever made it with a stewardess? NEVER boring!

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

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