Microsoft: Edits Black Man Out of Polish Ad Copy

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Barrister

#45
August 26, 2009, 01:17:59 PM
Quote from: Syt on August 26, 2009, 01:17:23 PM
Quote from: Barrister on August 26, 2009, 01:07:52 PM
I don't quite know how to answer that other than saying when I met Martinus he looked very, very Polish.

Of all the people on this forum I expected you the least to resort to ad hom attacks.

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Josquius

#46
August 26, 2009, 05:30:15 PM
I've not been able to get near a TV today and don't get a print paper here but I notice its highly listed on the BBC new website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8221896.stm

Has it made the regular news elsewhere?
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Sahib

#47
August 26, 2009, 07:12:41 PM
Quote from: Tyr on August 26, 2009, 05:30:15 PM
I've not been able to get near a TV today and don't get a print paper here but I notice its highly listed on the BBC new website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8221896.stm

Has it made the regular news elsewhere?

You visited Poland didn't you? Could you give impartial opinion on whatever there is some sort of Polish look  :)
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The Larch

#48
August 27, 2009, 04:04:55 AM
Quote from: Tyr on August 26, 2009, 05:30:15 PM
I've not been able to get near a TV today and don't get a print paper here but I notice its highly listed on the BBC new website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8221896.stm

Has it made the regular news elsewhere?

It's also on the papers here. The comments section already has over 100 posts of drivel.

Josquius

#49
August 27, 2009, 04:46:32 AM
Quote from: Sahib on August 26, 2009, 07:12:41 PM
You visited Poland didn't you? Could you give impartial opinion on whatever there is some sort of Polish look  :)
I guess.
At the least there's a definate Slavic look.
But then there is a 'look' for most countries. You get people who obviously look very French for instance. But of course it isn't uniform across the entire population.
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derspiess

#50
August 27, 2009, 10:18:47 AM
Polish chicks have a fairly distinct look.  And it's generally one of hottness :)
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Valmy

#51
August 27, 2009, 10:24:02 AM
Quote from: derspiess on August 27, 2009, 10:18:47 AM
Polish chicks have a fairly distinct look.  And it's generally one of hottness :)

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KRonn

#52
August 27, 2009, 11:00:29 AM
Heh, I was kidding about the white guy in the photo, replacing the black guy, not looking very Polish.    :D

But then, Euros do look quite different from Yanks, with the exception of Brits who have their own distinctive look....   ;)

Admiral Yi

#53
August 27, 2009, 06:27:57 PM
When I think of Polacks I think of semi Krautish looks, but with upturned noses and less prominent jaws and chins.  And 70s hairdos.  IMO Marty is not stereotypically Polish looking.

Maximus

#54
August 28, 2009, 10:49:24 AM
I picture thick lips and bulging eyes, although that seem common among Germans too, so I may have that backward.
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