Microsoft, where racism happens

[nkdlunch]

Software giant Microsoft has apologised for editing a photo to change a black man's head to that of a white man on one of their websites.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8221896.stm

[jman3000]

In their defense that looks Russian. I'm not exactly sure how many blacks there are in Russia. Maybe they just wanted to identify with their targeted demographic more. On the other hand... I'm not exactly sure how many Asians (other then the remote eastern areas) live in Russia either.

I don't get mad when I see some billboard in Spanish I can't read. That's because it's targeted at different people than myself.

This ad wasn't meant to be seen by Westerners I reckon.

[SonOfAGun]

lol, that's a horrible chop

Gates would be dissapoint.

[JoeChalupa]

I concur with Jman.

[eyeh8u]

thats not racism, thats good business.

everyone is turning into a sensitive pussy

[CubanMustGo]

Looks Polish, not Russian.

[lebomb]

thats not racism, thats good business.

.........................yeah, a white man with a black hand still.

[lebomb]

Russia has an assload of modern white supremacists. It's not targeting a certain group, it's also watching their impression. Russian people can't stand blacks. It's quite possibly the worst vacation destination for a black person. They still beat non-Russians in the street, just for fun.

Bull , I traveled over that way last year, and they were very nice.........


...............and the russian woman wouldnt leave me alone.

[CubanMustGo]

FYI "empower your people" in Russian looks like this (according to Babelfish):

Уполномочивайте ваши людей

[Slomo]

Looks Polish, not Russian.

It is Polish. Russian uses the cyrillic alphabet.

[Kori Ellis]

In their defense that looks Russian. I'm not exactly sure how many blacks there are in Russia. Maybe they just wanted to identify with their targeted demographic more. On the other hand... I'm not exactly sure how many Asians (other then the remote eastern areas) live in Russia either.

I don't get mad when I see some billboard in Spanish I can't read. That's because it's targeted at different people than myself.

This ad wasn't meant to be seen by Westerners I reckon.

As others have said, it's Polish. And I imagine that a white guy with black hands (as pictured) probably isn't the target audience If they would have fixed the hands, probably no one would have noticed.

[phyzik]

It's obvious they used Microsoft Paint to do the chopping.