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September 18, 2007
fun with racists
A fake graphic designer, Sarah created some marketing materials for a client. They liked what she'd done, came the response, but could she please use another picture? She thought it odd that they didn't provide more specific feedback. She asked what exactly they didn't like. "Just use another picture, please," they replied.
She examined the picture she'd used. It was of a guy in a suit. A black guy. Nah, she thought. It couldn't be that.
To disprove her theory, she gave them another picture of another black guy in a suit. And they asked for another picture, for unspecified reasons again. And so it went. Sarah antagonized the client until she exhausted her supply of minorities and had to use a white guy.
"This is great," they said. "Thanks!"
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