Archive for 2009
The Plurality of Racism
In what appears to be a preemptive attempt to avoid accusations of racism, Orbitz has censored what is arguably their only funny commercial. No longer does the Orbitz guy stumble over his words while trying to pronounce the plural of Hernandez. Exactly how the difficulty in pluralizing names that end in “is” “es” or “ez” [...]
Racist Webcam
Youtube user & self-described black man, Desi Cryer, recently uploaded a video titled “Hewlett Packard computers are racist” which demonstrates how his webcam has no problem tracking white faces, but as soon as his “blackness enters the frame, it stopped.” HP is certainly looking at Desi now. The video has reach over 1.2 million views. [...]
Potty Mouth
Japanese toilet manufacturer Toto likes to asks customers “How far should toilets evolve?” Their newest model the Neo 2 may go a little too far. Say hello the world’s first talking toilet. The prominent armrest has loads of audio buttons including functional ones like Otohime (Sound Princess), which masks unpleasant bodily sounds to not-so-functional ones [...]
Loading ...
