Comments on: Diversity Through Photoshop

By: Trent

Trent — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:55:08 +0000

I'm actually more concerned about the extra piece of arm they 'shopped onto the little kid. It sets the bar for 'unnatural angle.'

By: AustinGal

AustinGal — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:15:32 +0000

My client: "This image would be great except that the girl should be Hispanic, not white. You can change that, right?" Me: "Sure, I'll just hit the 'Hispanic' button in Photoshop. It's right next to the 'Asian' button, right above the 'Blonde' button." True story. Sad. I'm keeping this photo example in my arsenal, for the next time a client asks!

By: Iru

Iru — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:44:07 +0000

LOL
Remind me of the american tv series: the more you approach to the 2000 decade, the more likely you'll find:
one asian, one hispanic, one black, and lately, one arabic.

By: D Bozko

D Bozko — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:10:22 +0000

Great catch heather. I missed that but since you pointed it out it makes it even worse on their part.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:52:32 +0000

I really don't care. It looks like a matter of making
do with a photo that 'almost' worked on a tight schedule
with a small budget. I love the look in the guy's
eyes.

By: sc0tty

sc0tty — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:34:43 +0000

As a photoshopper I am embarassed and ashamed.

By: heather

heather — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:09:34 +0000

Did anyone else see the hand at the left of the photo? They tinted it black to make it look like the man was hugging the whole group. He must be Mr. Stretchy for that to happen. That is HER hand not his. Too funny that they don't even make it look good. Sad.

By: dutchboy

dutchboy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:37:02 +0000

Could'nt they just find a picture with a black guy in it, the sanctimoniousness just shines forth here, some do-gooder trying to make the world a better place.

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:55:59 +0000

I like the way the black guy is leering at the woman.

By: emmakate

emmakate — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:57:25 +0000

I saw this on PhotoshopDisasters! The comments there are funnier than the picture!

By: Noelegy

Noelegy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:43:58 +0000

Not only is the thinking that went into this offensive, it's not even good Photoshopping. Exquisite FAIL.

By: Tim Giachetti

Tim Giachetti — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:25:47 +0000

"You got African in my Mexican!!!"

No, you got Mexican in my African."

And thus, a new canadian ethnic flavorful friendship began.

By: D Bozko

D Bozko — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:09:01 +0000

"The goal was to depict the diversity of Toronto and its residents." FAIL!
"...none of these people are actually Toronto residents." FAIL!

You mean to tell me that in the whole of Toronto they couldn't find the diversity they were looking for? Shame on everybody involved for being lazy and stupid.

By: babs

babs — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:17:26 +0000

Saw this on 4chan AGES ago...annoyed me then, annoys me now =/

By: Oscar Zoroaster

Oscar Zoroaster — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:50:56 +0000

Looks like photoshopped photo bombing.

Is this where my property taxes go? We now pay a service charge for garbage pick up, yet a garbage strike looms. Wonderful

By: Canned Nook

Canned Nook — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:30:59 +0000

Offensive. 'Canadian' is one more syllable than 'retarded'.

By: skidworth

skidworth — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:30:53 +0000

i just don't get the forced diversity thing....i say let each be it's way. i don't force my issue yet i respect your issue and i expect the same in return. according to a number line +5 and -5 equal 10 units but the value equals zero. therefore, diversity has quantity without value. the mutual respsct cancels each other out to settle the argument.

By: Don Newbury

Don Newbury — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:32:36 +0000

Am I crazy or is the man in the left picture (the 'before' one) a man of color to begin with? He sure looks it to me. If that is the case, then why did they bother?

By: Mytake

Mytake — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:39:16 +0000

Grotesque photoshop hackjob and immoral decision in the name of some PC nonsense. The worst thing is, the altered pic can actually reinforce some prejudices as it makes it look as if the black guy were some leering pervert ogling the woman in a completely inappropriate and disturbing way for that context.

By: ted

ted — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:10:58 +0000

I hear this family is also appearing in Czech bakeries.

"African-Canadian"? That is an odd phrase.

By: HersHers

HersHers — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:50:22 +0000

@Mickey. Yes precisely, how apt a comparison. Good job on avoiding the hyperbole and just going straight for the jugular. Photoshopping a black folk into pictures in the name of diversity and equal rights is EXACTLY like the Jim Crow laws.

By: HersHers

HersHers — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:43:18 +0000

@angstrom

I was just about to point that out. TinEye still doesn't work as well as I'd hope but I applaud the effort and it's a great idea.

By: angstrom

angstrom — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:50:40 +0000

I love the nonsensical sentence : "... graphics editor, who ran it through a program called TinEye that detects visual enhancements to standard art."

Erm, What?

Er, that's not what it does. Tineye is a reverse image search; you point it at a picture and it finds other places on the web where that picture lives and also finds similar pictures (IE modified variants).
http://tineye.com/

It's very handy for photographers to see if people have used their images on websites, or stolen their images to use in ad campaigns.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:41:05 +0000

Jim Crow lives up in Canada, too?

By: Vonskippy

Vonskippy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:59:00 +0000

Gosh, you mean photo's in advertisements are true?

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:32:33 +0000

This is the first time I've ever read/heard of an "African-Canadian." I thought such politically correct verbiage like that was extinct now. Bringing up race is racist. period.

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:59:20 +0000

As a Torontonian this is just so embarrassing. *face in hands*

By: Mouserz

Mouserz — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:43:55 +0000

I still have no idea when fathers day is/was.

By: mikos

mikos — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:59:37 +0000

LOLs

Go Toronto Go!

By: Stacey

Stacey — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:24:16 +0000

Happy fathers day to the poor dude who was wiped out from his own family photo ONLY because of skin color . Ironically this was done for the purpose of diversity even though the real message is certain families are not accepted!