Comment Re:Struggle (Score 1, Funny) 403
Honestly though, if HP released web cameras which couldn't see black folks, I find this strangely unsurprising.
Apparently people who build these things assume everyone is the same shade of pasty white.
The show Better Off Ted addressed something like this in their episode Racial Sensitivity when Veridian Dynamics installs new security sensors in the building, which detect employees based on the light reflecting off their skin and they can't detect black people. Veronica assures Ted that the company cares about the issue:
Ted: The system doesn't see black people?
Veronica: I know. Weird, huh?
Ted: That's more than weird, Veronica. That's basically, well... racist.
Veronica: The company's position is that it's actually the opposite of racist, because it's not targeting black people. It's just ignoring them. They insist the worst people can call it is "indifferent."
Ted: Well, they know it has to be fixed, right? Please... at least say they know that.
Veronica: Of course they do, and they're working on it. In the meantime they'd like everyone to celebrate the fact that it sees Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Jews.
Though, as true for most corporations, only cares just so much...
Veronica: "Money before people," that's the company motto. Engraved on the lobby floor. It just looks more heroic in Latin.