Samsung GS4 launch: Tone-deaf and shockingly sexist

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-57574466-256/samsung-gs4-launch-tone-deaf-and-shockingly-sexist/

by shawndumas • 13 years ago

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matterhorn• 13 years ago

But not all of their potential customers are political correctness Nazis.

zck• 13 years ago

Hang on. The author went out of her way to say that it wasn't just because there were women in it, and made suggestions as to how it could be acceptable.

Could you read this blogpost (http://whatever.scalzi.com/2011/09/06/shut-up-and-listen/) by John Scalzi, and the linked comment (http://whatever.scalzi.com/2011/08/31/the-sort-of-crap-i-don...)? It tries to explain how people have different reactions to different things, and it's unreasonable to say "everyone should react to things exactly how I do".

This presentation offended the author. Let's think about the reasons it might've been out of line, and not jump to calling people Nazis.

kristopher• 13 years ago

Well, to be fair it was a musical. No comment on the phone itself.

recursive• 13 years ago

I understand so little of what was offensive about this that I can only conclude that I make outlandish social gaffes every day. And I've never heard of "tow-headed".

Samsung GS4 launch: Tone-deaf and shockingly sexist

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