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Joel Johnson

AT 1:47 PM
Friday May 15, 2009

CamerasFuck Up

asian • nikon • racism

Asian camera doesn't understand Asian eyes

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Joz got her mother a new camera. It seems to have just enough intelligence to say the wrong thing.

I feel sorry for manufacturers. First they had to teach their gadgets how to think—now they have to teach them tact.

38 Comments

phisrow

#1 – 2:15 PM May 15, 2009

Next up, automatic color correction feature that makes everybody in the frame show up whiter than a '50s suburb...

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#2 – 2:24 PM May 15, 2009

the red-eye reduction feature makes taking a decent picture of my devil child impossible!

Anonymous Anonymous

#3 – 5:03 PM May 15, 2009

My camera gives me this all the time, even though I'm white, with a respectable epicanthic fold. I think it's the perpetual Clint Eastwood squint.

seen2much

#4 – 11:25 PM May 15, 2009

I have a camera that is supposed to be able to recognize faces and adjust the light on them. But if a woman is in the picture, it focuses on her breasts. Including my 14 year old niece. perverted camera.

Felix Mitchell

#5 – 1:17 AM May 16, 2009

This comment on teh flickr page is amazing:

"Come on! You can’t all be serious! The “f”ing camera is calibrated to 85% of the populations eyes. It’s not raciest. Get over it! And the rest of you. You really gotta think about what you do to each and every company you attack with B.S like this. We all just have to get over ourselves! NONE of us are that special! Before you point fingers remember. You don’t deserve it!, you probably are the only one offended, and the rest of the world is NOT there to make sure that YOU.. are ok with everything. I am not speaking to this one Asian person. I am speaking to all of you that think this was wrong… LIBERALS!"

Sarah

#6 – 2:20 PM May 16, 2009

Wow Felix. Really?

I think this is funny. I like Asians, as much as I like any other race.

People are joking that the camera is racist. It's just silliness! Stop being so serious! No one is attacking anyone. Except you.

And for the record, I think we are ALL special. I am a liberal and proud of it.

"Liberalism is a broad class of political philosophies that considers individual liberty and equality to be the most important political goals."

Sounds good to me! :)

John

#7 – 3:50 PM May 16, 2009

Hey Felix - umm...you do realize that Asians make up a majority of the planet's population, right? I agree it's a silly thing to get upset about, as it was obviously not intentional. You seem to have some anger issues you might want to speak to someone about. Also, what does any of this have to do with "LIBERALS" ?

Anony

#8 – 9:14 PM May 16, 2009

I had a chuckle at this, especially because Nikon is from japan =)

david

#9 – 9:47 PM May 17, 2009

Oh, I lol'd until saliva sprayed all over my laptop screen.

Sarah

#10 – 6:33 AM May 18, 2009

It's not raciest

No, clearly that camera in comment #4 that focuses on breasts is the raciest camera. ; )

Anonymous Anonymous

#11 – 11:10 AM May 18, 2009

I think that Felix's comment is a quote and not his personal opinion.

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#12 – 12:32 PM May 18, 2009

Can you hear the distant wail of P.C. police sirens?

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#13 – 2:13 AM August 19, 2009

I think that Felix's comment is a quote and not his personal opinion.Diploma

kaka

#14 – 2:15 AM August 19, 2009

I had a chuckle at this, especially because Nikon is from japan =) Online GED

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kaka

#16 – 2:17 AM August 19, 2009

I like any other race.

People are joking that the camera is racist. It's just silliness! Stop being so serious! No one is attacking anyone. Except you. Homeschool

kaka

#17 – 2:19 AM August 19, 2009

I think that Felix's comment is a quote and not his personal opinion.GED Online

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#18 – 11:16 AM September 8, 2009

My camera gives me this all the time, even though I'm white, with a respectable epicanthic fold. I think it's the perpetual Clint Eastwood squint. texas holdem

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#19 – 10:49 PM September 10, 2009

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#20 – 1:21 AM September 13, 2009

I feel sorry for manufacturers. First they had to teach their gadgets how to think—now they have to teach them tact..thanks for sharing your views..
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#36 – 2:32 AM November 5, 2009

You really gotta think about what you do to each and every company you attack with B.S like this. We all just have to get over ourselves! NONE of us are that special! Before you point fingers remember. You don’t deserve it!, you probably are the only one offended, and the rest of the world is NOT there to make sure that YOU.. are ok with everything.

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