Comments on: Microsoft Poland Photoshops Black Guy Out Of Website, Is That Racism Or Marketing? http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/08/microsoft-poland-photoshops-black-guy-out-of-website-is-that-racism-or-marketing.html Your Source for Gadget News, Reviews and Deals Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: lolmicrosoft http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/08/microsoft-poland-photoshops-black-guy-out-of-website-is-that-racism-or-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-1092099 lolmicrosoft Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:59:20 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/?p=34741#comment-1092099 "the black dude out" - meant black dudes face “the black dude out” – meant black dudes face

]]> By: lolmicrosoft http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/08/microsoft-poland-photoshops-black-guy-out-of-website-is-that-racism-or-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-1092098 lolmicrosoft Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:57:27 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/?p=34741#comment-1092098 there are hardly any black people living in poland, which is why black people arent the best material for some advertising campaigns. adverts involving black people are associated with foreign products, and microsoft wants to blend in. on the other hand there are quite a few asians (chinese etc) living in poland, thats why photoshopped the black dude out but left the chinese one right where it was. they did a blatant cock up with the hand though and for that i would have the graphics designer behind this neutered. there are hardly any black people living in poland, which is why black people arent the best material for some advertising campaigns. adverts involving black people are associated with foreign products, and microsoft wants to blend in. on the other hand there are quite a few asians (chinese etc) living in poland, thats why photoshopped the black dude out but left the chinese one right where it was. they did a blatant cock up with the hand though and for that i would have the graphics designer behind this neutered.

]]> By: krysa23423 http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/08/microsoft-poland-photoshops-black-guy-out-of-website-is-that-racism-or-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-812068 krysa23423 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:20:34 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/?p=34741#comment-812068 Yes there are black people, 0.001% maybe?? Central Europe is very homogeneous - almost all inhabitants are white, few Asian immigrants. Blacks are very very uncommon. We have one on TV news though :-) and I know one Cuban who lives in our town since 1980s. Yes there are black people, 0.001% maybe?? Central Europe is very homogeneous – almost all inhabitants are white, few Asian immigrants. Blacks are very very uncommon. We have one on TV news though :-) and I know one Cuban who lives in our town since 1980s.

]]> By: André Caldas http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/08/microsoft-poland-photoshops-black-guy-out-of-website-is-that-racism-or-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-811539 André Caldas Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:09:37 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/?p=34741#comment-811539 <blockquote>There are no black people in Poland so this ad would be irrelevant if you left the black guy in and it would look like another badly executed campaign that uses western assets.</blockquote> Fist: There are black people in Poland!!!!! Second: Then they are stupid since the other guy is Asian!

There are no black people in Poland so this ad would be irrelevant if you left the black guy in and it would look like another badly executed campaign that uses western assets.

Fist: There are black people in Poland!!!!!

Second: Then they are stupid since the other guy is Asian!

]]> By: Titus Blog » Decapitare sau gafa Microsoft in Polonia http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/08/microsoft-poland-photoshops-black-guy-out-of-website-is-that-racism-or-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-810259 Titus Blog » Decapitare sau gafa Microsoft in Polonia Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:33:48 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/?p=34741#comment-810259 [...] Gadgetreview [...] [...] Gadgetreview [...]

]]> By: M P http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/08/microsoft-poland-photoshops-black-guy-out-of-website-is-that-racism-or-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-809321 M P Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:29:05 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/?p=34741#comment-809321 Well, it is not racism. Simply local marketing. There are no black people in Poland so this ad would be irrelevant if you left the black guy in and it would look like another badly executed campaign that uses western assets. Well, it is not racism. Simply local marketing.
There are no black people in Poland so this ad would be irrelevant if you left the black guy in and it would look like another badly executed campaign that uses western assets.

]]> By: Reschool http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/08/microsoft-poland-photoshops-black-guy-out-of-website-is-that-racism-or-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-809073 Reschool Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:43:37 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/?p=34741#comment-809073 sorry. its been ammended now... spew. sorry. its been ammended now… spew.

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