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Offline Pastis

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Micro$hop
« on: August 26, 2009, 09:58:55 AM »
A wonderful attempt from Micro$oft to get the right tone in their communciations  ;)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8221896.stm

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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.

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Re: Micro$hop
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2009, 11:46:24 AM »
That about sums up the whole racist thing doesn't it.  ::)


Bloody funny too.  lol: lol: lol:
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Re: Micro$hop
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2009, 05:48:33 PM »
Micro$hite would appear not to really get it ...

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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.
Like the Buddhist said to the hot dog vendor...
"Make me one with everything"