Microsoft: Edits Black Man Out of Polish Ad Copy

Started by Malthus, August 25, 2009, 05:36:23 PM

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Malthus

August 25, 2009, 05:36:23 PM
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DGuller

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August 25, 2009, 05:42:49 PM
Jesus, what an utterly depressing shot, either one.

Josquius

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August 25, 2009, 05:44:36 PM
:lol:
Good find. What were you doing on the Polish site anyway?

They didn't change the hand though....
Wonder why they'd do that and leave the oriental guy intact too.
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Malthus

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August 25, 2009, 05:48:59 PM
Quote from: Tyr on August 25, 2009, 05:44:36 PM
:lol:
Good find. What were you doing on the Polish site anyway?

They didn't change the hand though....
Wonder why they'd do that and leave the oriental guy intact too.

I didn't find it myself; someone at work sent me an email.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Jaron

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August 25, 2009, 05:50:48 PM
I'd boycott Microsoft if such a thing was possible.
Winner of THE grumbler point.

DisturbedPervert

#5
August 25, 2009, 05:50:54 PM
Quote from: Tyr on August 25, 2009, 05:44:36 PM
:lol:
Good find. What were you doing on the Polish site anyway?

They didn't change the hand though....
Wonder why they'd do that and leave the oriental guy intact too.

It's on fark and probably lots of places by now.   Interesting they left the asian dude in.

Malthus

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August 25, 2009, 05:52:27 PM
Quote from: DGuller on August 25, 2009, 05:42:49 PM
Jesus, what an utterly depressing shot, either one.

Doesn't happy business folks enjoying a constructive meeting fill your heart with glee?  :D
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MadImmortalMan

#7
August 25, 2009, 05:55:31 PM
Awesome. I'm sending that to half of Microsoft Reno.
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DGuller

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August 25, 2009, 06:00:00 PM
Quote from: Malthus on August 25, 2009, 05:52:27 PM
Quote from: DGuller on August 25, 2009, 05:42:49 PM
Jesus, what an utterly depressing shot, either one.

Doesn't happy business folks enjoying a constructive meeting fill your heart with glee?  :D
No, it fills my head with bullets.

Eddie Teach

#9
August 25, 2009, 06:12:27 PM
Quote from: Jaron on August 25, 2009, 05:50:48 PM
I'd boycott Microsoft if such a thing was possible.

Why should they use black people to market their products in places there are no black people?
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DGuller

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August 25, 2009, 06:15:43 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 25, 2009, 06:12:27 PM
Quote from: Jaron on August 25, 2009, 05:50:48 PM
I'd boycott Microsoft if such a thing was possible.

Why should they use black people to market their products in places there are no black people?
They don't have Asian people there either.

Ed Anger

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August 25, 2009, 06:16:44 PM
or jews.
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Josquius

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August 25, 2009, 06:17:03 PM
They have Asians. They used to get them shipped over in trade deals with the Asian commies.
And there are a few blacks too. No clue where they came from though. But I guess his presence could represent a multinational succesful buisness.
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Martinus

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August 25, 2009, 06:17:50 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 25, 2009, 06:12:27 PM
Quote from: Jaron on August 25, 2009, 05:50:48 PM
I'd boycott Microsoft if such a thing was possible.

Why should they use black people to market their products in places there are no black people?

Actually, as funny as the fuck up is, since it flies in the face of their alleged diversity, this is pretty much true. If they were marketing the product in Kenya and replaced the white chick with some black chick, would anyone imply it's racist?

The Brain

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August 25, 2009, 06:22:47 PM
Isn't this logical for polish?
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