Apparently Microsoft swapped the head of an African American male model for that of a White male model on its Polish site. Microsoft apologized amidst a flurry of critisism and are investigating. Question: Why didn't they change the hand too?!Lol.
I don't see the big deal since Poland's African American population is VERY low. I think it's a case of demographics not racism. The expectation is a company, especially of Microsoft caliber, shouldn't have to photoshop anything. A proper ad should've been in place. Pure embarrassing comedy. Bravo Microsoft!
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/26/microsoft.ad.gaffe/index.html
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