Air New Zealand is known for their innovative safety videos. Most of my favorite safety videos were produced by them, though with the number of videos they’ve had, I can’t say that I loved all of them.
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You really have to know the people and understand New Zealand for it to be interesting, almost everyone in the video is a current or former rugby player and very famous in New Zealand, in a good way or a bad way...like the Australian player that keeps showing up. I think it's a really cool video.
Air All Blacks. Isn't it such a mockery.
I wonder how long it would take for someone to play the race card.
@Eskimo: "Air All Blacks. Isn’t it such a mockery.
I wonder how long it would take for someone to play the race card."
Apparently, three posts.
IMPORTANT QUESTION: I never understood why airlines like Air New Zealand or Air Fiji get SO Much more attention than Big ones like LATAM, Iberia, Alitalia, Wizzair. Fiji and New Zealand are quite remote from most of the readers in Europe and America AND their population is very small.
Any thoughts?
Calling something "Air All Blacks" is insensitive. Who the hell comes up with this junk?
Our national rugby team is called the All Blacks, this is a direct reference to that and nothing more.
Our (NZ's) national rugby team is called the All Blacks, this is a reference to that and nothing more.
Not Air NZ related, but the All Blacks also did a fun video for their sponsor on the streets of Tokyo:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5w2mBzgmUIo
Any All Blacks safety video that doesn't feature the Haka is a wasted opportunity in my book.
@Alonzo, it originated from back when they used to refer to teams by the colour of their uniform rather than their place of origin, but then it stuck.
http://rugbymuseum.co.nz/article-all-blacks-the-name/
@Alonzo
Yes from American point of view.
Let’s not impose American values everywhere.
American values are not universally relevant or accepted.
Respect the New Zealand culture, it’s not the same as American.
This is not politically correct anymore.
They should call it "Air All of Color", "Air All Afro New Zealand"
They should not stereotype Japanese people of having a baby robot.
Yes this is how F*** up diversity and USA have become.
@Dion I just hope NZ doesn't end up way too far like USA.
African American would consider ANYTHING relating to BLACK as insulting, discrimination, and racist. And that exactly reflects their knowledge about the whole world.
@Alonzo - they're call the All Blacks because their uniform is all black (back in the early 1900s they had a black strip on the uniform and then it gradually changed to black shirt/white shorts and then black shorts).
Sometimes a duck is just a duck.
@Norita
It's not American values, it's GLOBAL values. And who are you to say it's culturally acceptable, do you speak on behalf of everyone in NZ?
Alonzo,
No, it's not GLOBAL values. And who are you to say it’s culturally unacceptable, do you speak on behalf of everyone in the world?
@Alonzo actually I am american.
There is a reason why the team is called All Blacks. Respect that reason and don’t shade it with what Americans find offensive.
Obviously New Zealanders don’t find it offensive or they would not have named their national team All Blacks.
I'm a New Zealander and personally can't stand rugby. But there's nothing offensive about the name – they're called the All Blacks cos they're all in black. Seems pretty simple, really.
As a NZer this is timed to coincide to the lead up to the Rugby World Cup in japan in September through October. The entire country will be focused on the games. I already have my ticket booked to Japan for the Quarter finals that will involve the All blacks.
Of course it didn’t take long for an ignorant person to play the race card
The Betty White video and the latest video have different advice about the brace position. Is that a real change, or just sloppy film-making?
Personally I hate these “funny” videos and find they distract from the core message. I’m an old fart and found their rap video literally unwatchable — it was an aural assault that left my brain screaming to turn it off. Not sure how that’s conveying “important safety information”.
It’s a big year for the All Blacks with the rugby World Cup. I wouldn’t bet against them but Ireland is good too.
As a proud African, its nice to see a country that isn't so touchy feely about the beautiful word - Black.
Other parts of the west have stifled and dare I say silenced their people. The new zealand approach is better.
Fiona from Nigeria
@Alonso
If it makes you feel any better the New Zealand soccer team are called the “All Whites”.
@Ben/lucky, it is all to do with the rugby World Cup. Not the general 2019 season.
As for any of you who are offended by the team named the All Blacks, well I can only encourage you to park your sanctimonious outrage and do a little research on the team.
If anyone want to go out of their way to be offended, for a while, the NZ Badmington team were known as the Black C*cks.
p.s. great for Rugby to get talked about on OMAAT
The NZ Men's Basketball team is known as the "Tall Blacks". The Men's Cricket team is known as the "Black Caps". Seeing a theme yet? Well, just to muck it up, the Women's Netball team is known as the "Silver Ferns" - although they wear a black uniform.
Black is the sporting colour of NZ - Air NZ also has some planes in a black livery.
Personally I find this new video a bit blah. Although throwing in some vision of George Gregan tackling Jeff Wilson, or Trevor Chappell bowling underarm would make it better 😛
Our favourite Air New Zealand safety videos…
Fantastical Journey and My Little Corner of the World certainly put a smile on our faces. Summer of Safety also did an awesome job of showing off the beauty of New Zealand… sooo want to visit! We also have to the thumbs up to Safety Old School Style starring Betty White!