Well that screws any chance Apple had of me ever buying anything they make.

[original_aj]

Using the late Rosa Park's image to sell their product?

I really can't describe my anger & revulsion at the idea.

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[rdi.livejournal.com]

'twas actually a flashback to their "Think Different" campaign from a few years ago, which featured Rosa Parks (among other world-changers), and was offered as a tribute, with a link to some biographical information about her.

[original-aj.livejournal.com]

They could have just used the original picture & left their logo out of it. It looks much more like a cash in than a tribute.

[rdi.livejournal.com]

I can see how it could look that way - it was probably pulled from their existing imagery. (Also seems to have been pulled from the site, which is back to normal now.)

[original-aj.livejournal.com]

I suspect more than a few people took it the way I did.

This post doesn't make a lot of sense now!

[jan-rosencrantz.livejournal.com]

Indeed, I was deeply puzzled there...

then again, I look at the apple site several times a day and must confess total ignorance. Mind explaining?

[original-aj.livejournal.com]

This:



was the image on the front page.

[zornhau.livejournal.com]

Bastards!
(Unless they paid $2M to her family)

[original-aj.livejournal.com]

Even so it's a big step too far in my opinion.

[jan-rosencrantz.livejournal.com]

I see.


thats vile

[rdi.livejournal.com]

Ya know...

Nothing I've seen on this has made reference to an iPod in the image, and frankly this is so badly photoshopped that there's no way that Apple would have run this.

BTW, this is the page that the image linked to.

[original-aj.livejournal.com]

oops, posting in a hurry I didn't notice the Ipod added. I was just looking for the picture. It did have the apple logo though if I remember correctly.

[http://users.livejournal.com/puzzle_/]

I didn't see this picture from the link you posted, maybe they got sense and removed it!

It's in incredibly poor taste.

[spudtater.livejournal.com]

I recall a lot of people were pissed off by that campaign. The Gandhi one especially.

[original-aj.livejournal.com]

Yep, it changed after I posted the link. I suspect thay'll have recieved a few complaints.

[gflinty.livejournal.com]

i wonder if this is the right time to point out that its especially ironic as most of that Apple sells just now is white :P

[luckylove.livejournal.com]

lol

[original-aj.livejournal.com]

I had noticed that, yes.