Southwest Makes a #MeToo Change To Its Safety Announcement

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  1. What’s more stupid than having this in a safety briefing is having to have a safety briefing in the first place. It is intuitive to tell a flight attendant if you are having safety issues. It doesn’t need to be part of an announcement on every flight. Likewise unless this is your first flight, very few people actually pay attention to the safety briefing, not that it matters. It is intuitive that exits are either in front of you, behind you or right next to you. The safety briefing is a waste of time and a product of bureaucracy and the legal industrial complex.

  2. GRy- that isn’t a #Metoo announcement— that was a diminishing way to describe a very valid concern.

  3. I flew Delta this week and heard a similar line in their safety briefing. It’s interesting that I even noticed it – I’ve heard those safety announcements so many times that I just don’t hear them at all anymore. But this was new content and it caught my attention. I think it’s a good idea. It’s good to know that flight crews are getting at least a little bit of training in this area. And no, Mr. Adams, it is not intuitive to know that someone is prepared to help you if your seatmate starts pawing at you or whispering inappropriate things. Especially for children, teenagers, and very young men and women who might be traveling alone for the first time. And you know who DOES listen to safety announcements? Kids. Bravo, Southwest and Delta.

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