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BBC: Microsoft in web photo racism row

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BBC: Microsoft in web photo racism row
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BBC: Microsoft in web photo racism row
August 26, 2009 at 8:04 am
Ooh Adrian ... you're gonna love this ROFLOL

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BBC: Microsoft in web photo racism row
Software giant Microsoft has apologised for editing a photo to change a black man's head to that of a white man.

The picture, showing employees sitting around a desk, appeared unaltered on the firm's US website.

But on the website of its Polish business unit the black man's head was replaced with a white face, although the colour of his hands were unchanged.

Microsoft said it had pulled the image and would be investigating who made the changes. It apologised for the gaffe.

The altered image, which also featured an Asian man and a white woman, was quickly circulated online.

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I'm lost for words ... my assumption is that whoever makes MS's adverts were responsible but I wouldn't rule out someone senior at Redmond being for the high-jump!

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RE: BBC: Microsoft in web photo racism row
August 26, 2009 at 8:08 am
Or, what I find more likely, is that the marketing dept ordered the change because there aren't that many black men in Poland and a white guy in the picture would help the Polish people to identify easier. They never anticipated the backlash probably.
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RE: BBC: Microsoft in web photo racism row
August 26, 2009 at 8:18 am
But then why did they keep the hand black? Lol. It's so fucking obvious lol.

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RE: BBC: Microsoft in web photo racism row
August 26, 2009 at 10:16 am
It just looks like the white guy has a tan IMO.
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RE: BBC: Microsoft in web photo racism row
August 26, 2009 at 10:28 am
I agree. If I didn't know about the original I might have missed the fact that it was altered.
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RE: BBC: Microsoft in web photo racism row
August 26, 2009 at 10:35 am
Yeah....I'm looking with hindsight. I guess it's not that obvious. It does look just as easily like at tan really

Looking at it now the head does look totally stuck on to me though, lol. Whether it's my imagination or not lol...

My bro says he could do something like that easily...is it done well or not lol?

I guess it comes down to the fact we're looking at both to compare...so it's easier to tell what's been done..

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RE: BBC: Microsoft in web photo racism row
August 26, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Must mean Poland has problems over black people. I know they have loony right-wing nazi types so maybe it's an even bigger problem than just that.
The other man in the pic is not pure arian either, he looks asian of some sort....won't the Polish bigots have a problem with him?
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RE: BBC: Microsoft in web photo racism row
August 26, 2009 at 2:03 pm
(August 26, 2009 at 12:34 pm)bozo Wrote: Must mean Poland has problems over black people.

And how do you arrive at that conclusion?
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RE: BBC: Microsoft in web photo racism row
August 26, 2009 at 2:07 pm
(August 26, 2009 at 2:03 pm)leo-rcc Wrote:
(August 26, 2009 at 12:34 pm)bozo Wrote: Must mean Poland has problems over black people.

And how do you arrive at that conclusion?

IS THIS A TRICK QUESTION?
The black man became white ( ish )
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RE: BBC: Microsoft in web photo racism row
August 26, 2009 at 2:10 pm
No it is not a trick question.

Why is changing of an add by a company lead you to conclude that Poland has problems over black people.
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