Samsung lambasted for sexist Galaxy event

[Rakehellion]

http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/15/technology/mobile/samsung-galaxy-event-fail/

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

The Air Gestures that let you control the phone without touching it are presented as a boon to giggly women with annoying voices whose nails are wet and who don't want to put down their drinks. The comically alcoholic one, DeeDee, then proceeds to demo how eye tracking can pause a video when you look away from the screen... as she looks away at a hunky gardener type who proceeds to take off his shirt.

 

[rasczak]

Are you not surprised? It's an Asian company. Asians are some of the most sexist people in the world. This does not surprise me one bit.

FWIW, I'm asian.

 

[Geosurface]

Asians are some of the most sexist people in the world.

Or they are people who are still at peace with the real, biologically based differences between the genders, who haven't been infected by the perpetually aggrieved, constantly whining, man-hating empire of western feminism.

 

[Rakehellion]

Are you not surprised? It's an Asian company. Asians are some of the most sexist people in the world. This does not surprise me one bit.

FWIW, I'm asian.

And racist. :awe:

 

[surfsatwerk]

Or they are people who are still at peace with the real, biologically based differences between the genders, who haven't been infected by the perpetually aggrieved, constantly whining, man-hating empire of western feminism.

This is OT give it a rest dipshit.

 

[Anubis]

things i care about
this is not one of them

 

[purbeast0]

haha the cnet article is written by molly wood.

WOOD!

 

[PokerGuy]

Molly Wood is a complete whining idiot.

I'm checking out an S4 as soon as they're available

 

[Dari]

I hear that the number 4 has bad connotations in Asian cultures...

 

[Red Storm]

And not a single fuck was given.

 

[Fritzo]

Did CNN feel sorry for Samsung and write a story defending their actions?

 

[BladeVenom]

Lame article. CNN is just whiny.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Do we not know when something is tongue-in-cheek anymore?

 

[American Gunner]

What the hell Samsung? Wait, were the women in the kitchen when all of this was going on, or what?

 

[Jaskalas]

Reverse the genders... there'd be no outcry from men of a drunk guy looking away at his phone to view a bikini.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

I love how with every single thing that happens with tech and games now, women always feel the need to make a front page editorial about how there are no females involved, and if they are, its sexist.

 

[rasczak]

And racist. :awe:

 

[Exterous]

Reverse the genders... there'd be no outcry from men of a drunk guy looking away at his phone to view a bikini.

And I am sure there would be no outcry from feminist groups...

 

[rasczak]

Or they are people who are still at peace with the real, biologically based differences between the genders, who haven't been infected by the perpetually aggrieved, constantly whining, man-hating empire of western feminism.

lmao. you've got issues.

 

[Baked]

Were any women shown making a sandwich in the kitchen? If not, stfu.

 

[Theb]

This is OT give it a rest dipshit.

The man hating empire of western feminism frowns on your shenanigans.

 

[AMDZen]

Couldn't care less. Wouldn't stop me from buying this product if it appealed to me. Unfortunately, just like most all of the android phones. It's still plastic and cheap looking. 4.whatever was a big enough screen, not everyone wants a 5" screen on their phone. I'm not watching movies on my phone, I don't need it to be as big as a tablet. I want it to fit comfortably in small pockets

 

[CraigRT]

Couldn't care less. Wouldn't stop me from buying this product if it appealed to me. Unfortunately, just like most all of the android phones. It's still plastic and cheap looking. 4.whatever was a big enough screen, not everyone wants a 5" screen on their phone. I'm not watching movies on my phone, I don't need it to be as big as a tablet. I want it to fit comfortably in small pockets

Truth
I love the screen size on my Rugby pro. A really great phone so far.

 

[AMDZen]

I don't know what I'm going to do for my next phone upgrade with everything getting so big. I truly don't see any option's coming out as it looks like all the android phones are going to be huge.

 

[Red Storm]

Couldn't care less. Wouldn't stop me from buying this product if it appealed to me. Unfortunately, just like most all of the android phones. It's still plastic and cheap looking. 4.whatever was a big enough screen, not everyone wants a 5" screen on their phone. I'm not watching movies on my phone, I don't need it to be as big as a tablet. I want it to fit comfortably in small pockets

Thankfully we have choice. You can buy an iPhone for your small pockets and I can buy a device that's sized for more than just phone calls.