Ram Posted August 26, 2009 Posted August 26, 2009 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 was 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. Bloggers have had a field day with the story, with some suggesting Microsoft was attempting to please all markets by having a man with both a white face and a black hand. "The white head and black hand actually symbolise interracial harmony. It is supposed to show that a person can be white and black, old and young at the same time," said one blogger on the Photoshop Disasters blog. Others have suggested the ethnic make-up of the Polish population, which is predominantly white, may have played a part in the decision to change the photo. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8221896.stm ------------------------------ Wow, how more dumber can this get! One of the worlds most leading companies did such a sloppy cut-paste MS-Paint job for one its adverts?
flamy Posted August 26, 2009 Posted August 26, 2009 Bloggers have had a field day with the story, with some suggesting Microsoft was attempting to please all markets by having a man with both a white face and a black hand. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
nikred Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 Wow, how more dumber can this get! One of the worlds most leading companies did such a sloppy cut-paste MS-Paint job for one its adverts? At least they used a Microsoft application to edit it. :--D
Ram Posted August 27, 2009 Author Posted August 27, 2009 At least they used a Microsoft application to edit it. :--D Well yea, that’s probably the ONLY silver lining in this whole mess. :D
DomainK Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 That's shoddy work. Bad morphing job. Here is a larger pic:
coffee_rules Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 they're using MAC in the pic..... FAIL Where in the pic?
beetle Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 The first pic looks photoshopped.His head is too big for the body......
nikred Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 The first pic looks photoshopped.His head is too big for the body...... RACIST
King Tendulkar Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 When I read the thread title I assumed it was about Whacko Jacko!
Texy Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 Where in the pic? look at the laptop in front of the white/black guy .....it's a mac
nikred Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 look at the laptop in front of the white/black guy .....it's a mac They ditched a black PC for a white mac. :((
mhr123 Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 lolll/// good work zubin... sudharne ka kia lega... :haha:
Riley's Girl Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 INDIA AUSTRALIA :hysterical: Good jod zubin
DomainK Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 INDIA AUSTRALIA :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
Desi Cartman Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 INDIA AUSTRALIA :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
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