Nicole Kidman takes money from wife beaters

[DrLeftover]

5 April

Actress Nicole Kidman is drawing fire from flight attendants for her latest role as the face of Etihad Airways, the state-owned carrier of United Arab Emirates. But there may be more to this story than meets the eye.

Kidman, who was named a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for women in 2006, is featured in a new ad for Etihad that promotes the luxury and sophistication of the carrier.

The Assn. of Professional Flight Attendants say her UN work is at odds with what the group says is poor treatment of women by Etihad and the United Arab Emirates, where men are allowed to physically discipline their wives.

“The APFA must respectfully ask that you — as a leading advocate for women around the globe — not lend your voice, your image and your good name to Etihad Airways, the second-largest airline in the UAE,” the flight attendants said in an open letter to Kidman.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-...at-from-flight-attendants-20150403-story.html

 

[Webster]

By that rationale, Manchester City F.C. and New York City F.C. must also be guilty of taking money from wife-beaters as well as they both have Etihad Airways as a sponsor (in fact, MCFC's home ground, the City of Manchester Stadium, is also as the Etihad Stadium), huh?

 

[DrLeftover]

Are they spokesmodels for the UN's commission on women?

 

[Webster]

Good point there, Doc...

 

[DrLeftover]

Good point there, Doc...

Thank you, I try.