Microsoft in web photo racism row

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

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.

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.

BBC sucks at detecting sarcasm.

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[andrew2944r 10+ year member]

Europeans are pretty racist. So are Asians. I guess everyone is racist. I used to just think it was Americans but now i realize pretty much everyone hates blacks.

lol

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

It's true. One time in Korea, the bouncer wasnt going to let my friend in because he looked black. He was really just a real dark Indian but they werent going to let him in. We had to call the manager to get him past the door man.
The only other time i saw that happen was to a fat couple.

Koreans think blacks are as bad as fatties.

did you ever see a fattie korean? they are rare, but i saw one. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/sick.gif.b1847c8dabbfeeddbcf1a78052249e10.gif

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

very nice. i didnt watch tv over there though. AFN ftmfl

and i saw maybe 3 total fatties during my 1.25 yrs, so you must have been in the right place or you were just out scouting teh fatties

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

very nice. i didnt watch tv over there though. AFN ftmfl
and i saw maybe 3 total fatties during my 1.25 yrs, so you must have been in the right place or you were just out scouting teh fatties

I lived in Seoul.. werent you off in some shit suburb like an hour away from the city?

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

i was about 30min out of downtown seoul via subway. songnam (k-16 air base)

seoul is a big *** city //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[DB-Audio 10+ year member]

whom ever edited it did a great job leaving the black guy's hands black lol

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

It's true. One time in Korea, the bouncer wasnt going to let my friend in because he looked black. He was really just a real dark Indian but they werent going to let him in. We had to call the manager to get him past the door man.
The only other time i saw that happen was to a fat couple.

Koreans think blacks are as bad as fatties.

Hines Ward's momma too?

 

[Bhhong 10+ year member]

It's true. One time in Korea, the bouncer wasnt going to let my friend in because he looked black. He was really just a real dark Indian but they werent going to let him in. We had to call the manager to get him past the door man.
The only other time i saw that happen was to a fat couple.

Koreans think blacks are as bad as fatties.

Koreans hate white boys the most....because they always say shyte like , "What are you gunna do little asian man?!?" lol

blacks ehhhh....we get along cuz half of us consider the "ghetto" apart of our nature now...lol

fatties yes defintiely hate fatties.....

 

[Bhhong 10+ year member]

Seoul it self isnt that big really.. iirc only 233 square miles in the actual city... for over 10 million people..
Now the Seoul National Capital Area is (including Incheon and all the suburbs) is pretty dam big.. but still dense with almost 25 million people.

second or third most populated city in the world //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

dat niqqa got a mac

 

[LaserRed38 10+ year member]

Wth what a horrible Photoshop. And bad picture in general. The perspective is all skewed. Or that is one big ass woman.

 

[Bhhong 10+ year member]

maybe you're talking about Korean Americans.. but not real Koreans.
Even the Kiggers (Korean wiggers) in the hip hop clubs in Seoul are afraid of blacks.

I cant remember which is ranked lowest, but i know for a fact Koreans rate whites WAY above both blacks SE Asians.

To be honest i am korean not korean american.....also i do live here for general populus thats true but ur saying in hip hop clubs ? lie all bouncers are down to fux black people up.....trust i go to korea alot and happen to know a club owner maybe ur familiar if u were stationed?

Catch light? NB? and there was one upscale one but i ferget....

 

[armitank]

I'm talking about both Noise Basements (NB).. the one in Hongdae and the Gangnam one..
I've never heard of catch light but i'm betting its probably a shitty club in Hongdae.

The best Clubs in Seoul right night are Answer (Cheongdam) and Eden (Gangnam Ritz Carlton) .. Heaven is about to open (same owner as Eden and Mass), and from what i've heard its supposed to be fuking crazy.. but i'm not in Seoul anymore .. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif I wanna move back though ..

And lol at being stationed in Seoul... i was a student at Korea University!

I know most the managers at the clubs worth going to.. never pay entrance or buy drinks.. and always go VIP ..

I also know all the best bars in Seoul.. at least the ones in Cheongdam/apgujeong

well la de da arent you special, what, with your two shoes and your "Schoool"

i bet you think your pretty awesome, parading around with your nifty clothing

 

[Bhhong 10+ year member]

I'm talking about both Noise Basements (NB).. the one in Hongdae and the Gangnam one..
I've never heard of catch light but i'm betting its probably a shitty club in Hongdae.

The best Clubs in Seoul right night are Answer (Cheongdam) and Eden (Gangnam Ritz Carlton) .. Heaven is about to open (same owner as Eden and Mass), and from what i've heard its supposed to be fuking crazy.. but i'm not in Seoul anymore .. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif I wanna move back though ..

And lol at being stationed in Seoul... i was a student at Korea University!

I know most the managers at the clubs worth going to.. never pay entrance or buy drinks.. and always go VIP ..

I also know all the best bars in Seoul.. at least the ones in Cheongdam/apgujeong

NB is actually dying out and yes I am very familiar with hongdae my mother lives in gangnam.....I see u went there as a student....thats good....I went there to visit my family and also school. Answer yes its a high end club, but i wouldnt go as far to say that shyte is better

Volume by the base near itaewon is alot more crown hotel.......

I lived down the street from sunshine hotel in apgujong.....Do you know goshen in chongdam? Or i think 54 its like a cafe with a bar in the back up the street on the back side of rodeo...............u know your way around do u know High Society? LOL maybe being stationed there u would know....