Rapping flight attendant entertains passengers on Southwest {Gadling}

Mar 16th 2009 12:12PM This was sent directly to the FAA:Dear Sirs: With re to the outrageous and unacceptable Southwest Airlines "rapping" flight attendant, this behavior must be stopped forthwith. Since when is a safety briefing supposed to be cute or entertaining? Show me where in the FARS where it states this behavior is acceptable or professional. It certainly does not instill great confidence in the traveling public when a mandatory safety briefing turns into nonsensical jargon which sends the wrong message. I don't accept "rap" as an FAA mandated safety briefing, thus making the briefing null and void. Allowing this behavior will only obfuscate the true purpose of the safety briefing and further prevaricate it. If Southwest has an accident, and the black box is recovered and examined; the burden of proof lies on The FAA and Southwest, and the PIC, who is the final authority as to the safe operation of that aircraft. What is aviation coming to?! Since the FAA is the governing authority; how can they allow an airline to propagate a "safety" briefing at the expense of real safety, because a crew member takes it upon himself to be entertaining?? Has aviation become a circus?? If an accident were to happen, the burden of proof lies with The FAA, Southwest, and the PIC for allowing this non-professional "safety" briefing. I expect a reply to this charade which the traveling public never asked for nor is stated in the FARS. Sincerely:Neil V. O'Connell