Curt 1 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Quote: 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. Microsoft said it had pulled the image and would be investigating who made the changes. It apologised for the gaffe. The altered image, which also featured an Asian man and a white woman, was quickly circulated online. 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. Others have suggested that the ethnic mix of the Polish population may have played a part in the decision to change the photo. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 bastards. Why are her breasts so non-existent Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 The breasts look just about right. I'm concerned about the white head and black hand. Perhaps it's a secret Microsoft experiement into hybrid people with lots of pick'n'mix bits. Or something. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Surprised they didn't edit out the Asian too - it's not like there is a big Asian population in Poland either, if their argument on why the Black person was edited out holds true. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 that writing on the bottom on just doesn't make any sense either!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 that needs a spell check Link to post Share on other sites
Zer0star 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Poland really hates Black people... no wonder they changed it. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Is that just a slight exaggeration? But wait.... MS have apologised for "the mistake". Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I wonder what they are all looking at anyway. It looks like a fun meeting. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I'm actually quite disturbed. Those 2 men in the bottom pic look like real plonkers. As does the black dude. And that woman. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 But they are having fun. And meetings are fun. Perhaps that is the message. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 they could be watching "Super Bad" Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Is that an IT tool? Or is the IT tool bit describing the three people (including the hybrid)? Link to post Share on other sites
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