(07-13-2013, 09:39 AM)Tiamat Wrote: I actually hadn't heard about this. It's pretty blatant.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/13/19447725-ntsb-says-intern-mistakenly-confirmed-racially-offensive-fake-names-of-asiana-pilots

http://www.today.com/video/today/52467105#52467105

The National Transportation Safety Board apologized Friday after an intern mistakenly confirmed to a television station racially offensive fake names for the pilots of the Asiana Airlines flight that crashed in San Francisco.

"The National Transportation Safety Board apologizes for inaccurate and offensive names that were mistakenly confirmed as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214, which crashed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6," the NTSB said in a statement.

"Earlier today, in response to an inquiry from a media outlet, a summer intern acted outside the scope of his authority when he erroneously confirmed the names of the flight crew on the aircraft," the NTSB said.

(07-13-2013, 09:49 AM)csrowan Wrote: I wouldn't call them racial slurs. It's more of a verbal pun that is completely and totally tasteless in this context.

The list below has been circulating the internet for years:

(07-13-2013, 09:49 AM)csrowan Wrote: I wouldn't call them racial slurs. It's more of a verbal pun that is completely and totally tasteless in this context.

The list below has been circulating the internet for years:

(07-13-2013, 12:02 PM)csrowan Wrote: No worries. It gave me something to comment about.

(07-13-2013, 01:33 PM)chuck white Wrote: How did the newscasters keet a straight face when reading that?

(07-13-2013, 03:18 PM)csrowan Wrote: Reading from a teleprompter, not seeing the text before she reads it, trying to make sure she pronounces everything correctly, possibly having someone talk in her ear at the same time, watching the signals from camera and directors... she had no clue.

(07-13-2013, 03:57 PM)tvguy Wrote:

(07-13-2013, 03:18 PM)csrowan Wrote: Reading from a teleprompter, not seeing the text before she reads it, trying to make sure she pronounces everything correctly, possibly having someone talk in her ear at the same time, watching the signals from camera and directors... she had no clue.

Had no clue YEP, And Being totally dense to that kind of thing. Most of us would have caught on and this had to get by more people than just the person reading it. It's so blatant I'm dowering if the whole thing is faked.

(07-13-2013, 04:05 PM)Tiamat Wrote:

(07-13-2013, 03:57 PM)tvguy Wrote:

(07-13-2013, 03:18 PM)csrowan Wrote: Reading from a teleprompter, not seeing the text before she reads it, trying to make sure she pronounces everything correctly, possibly having someone talk in her ear at the same time, watching the signals from camera and directors... she had no clue.

Had no clue YEP, And Being totally dense to that kind of thing. Most of us would have caught on and this had to get by more people than just the person reading it. It's so blatant I'm dowering if the whole thing is faked.

Well, fine. What if she did know. But she's just figuring it out as she is reading it....kind of hard to even think of what to do.

(07-14-2013, 06:22 PM)PonderThis Wrote: In the news today Asiana is thinking about suing over this incident, because it's damaged their reputation (and, probably true): http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2013/07/san_franciso_plane_crash_asian.html#incart_river

For what it's worth, I've known many people in advertising who, when designing a layout, insert dummy text where the real work will be inserted later. It's not uncommon to see humor inputted here, in what otherwise is a boring job for a creative person. While tasteless, I can see how this could happen.

(07-14-2013, 06:25 PM)Tiamat Wrote:

(07-14-2013, 06:22 PM)PonderThis Wrote: In the news today Asiana is thinking about suing over this incident, because it's damaged their reputation (and, probably true): http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2013/07/san_franciso_plane_crash_asian.html#incart_river

For what it's worth, I've known many people in advertising who, when designing a layout, insert dummy text where the real work will be inserted later. It's not uncommon to see humor inputted here, in what otherwise is a boring job for a creative person. While tasteless, I can see how this could happen.

Well, if it were generic American names, would it be an issue?

(07-14-2013, 07:13 PM)tvguy Wrote:

(07-14-2013, 06:25 PM)Tiamat Wrote:

(07-14-2013, 06:22 PM)PonderThis Wrote: In the news today Asiana is thinking about suing over this incident, because it's damaged their reputation (and, probably true): http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2013/07/san_franciso_plane_crash_asian.html#incart_river

For what it's worth, I've known many people in advertising who, when designing a layout, insert dummy text where the real work will be inserted later. It's not uncommon to see humor inputted here, in what otherwise is a boring job for a creative person. While tasteless, I can see how this could happen.

Well, if it were generic American names, would it be an issue?

If anything damaged their reputation it might be the fact that the pilots had their heads up their asses and don't know how to fly a freaking plane.