Maq Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/technology-gadgets/microsoft-apologises-after-swapping-black-face-for-a-white-one-in-polish-ad-14472121.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcoderx Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Rofl racist by accident i guess ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akitchin Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Rofl racist by accident i guess ;-) are you saying the face was accidentally photoshopped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcoderx Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 No not at all acdintly posted that, there must be a culprit but am sure bg sure wont be a racist tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 Rofl racist by accident i guess ;-) In a tongue-in-cheek defense of Microsoft, one blogger suggested that the company was attempting to be all things to all people. "The white head and black hand actually symbolize inter-racial harmony. It is supposed to show that a person can be white and black, old and young at the same time." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Hahaha I heard about that yesterday. Who's to say it's racist on Microsoft's part though? If Polish people prefer to see white people in advertising, I would cater to that too if I were a company marketing in Poland. I'm sure a company as big as Microsoft did their homework and honestly thought that ad would provide a better return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 shit like this pisses me off. It makes me angry. At the people who bitch about it. I work in the marketing industry. This thing happens thousands of times a day all over the world. This isn't racism. This is a company catering to a target audience, based on what the research shows. Unprofessional? Yes. But not because its racist. Because it's an amateur photoshopped image. Bet you $100 if they had put more effort into making it a real white guy (or at least, a more consistent photoshop), not a damn person would have been complaining. Even if they knew there was a "white" version and a "black" version. Shit is done thousands of times a day all over the world. Go to any global company website. Peruse the site by area/region/country. It's fuckin' bullshit. The people who cry racism, not the companies. What do you expect from a sue-happy world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Yeah, I really don't see why anyone is upset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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