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That's very true, it was just simply that I had multiple friends (feminists and LBGT+ individuals) that were offended when the original pictures came out - this
by timje1 13y ago
That's very true, it was just simply that I had multiple friends (feminists and LBGT+ individuals) that were offended when the original pictures came out - this was the first thing that came to mind when visiting the 404 page. "Oh, I remember this, it offended lots of people".
Then I come to this thread on HN and absolutely no-one had commented on the controversy (at the time of my original comment) - I figured this was down to the skewed demographics of the site. So I raised it as a point of discussion, to see what the community thought, and to try to provoke a bit of discussion of the apparently overlooked aspects of this piece.
I agree that he pulled it off with great humour, but I can't help but wince at the insensitivity of a rich straight guy losing a bet and having to dress up as a parody of his own female flight staff (who earn 1000x less than him) ...
- 001sky 13y agoI think folks should keep an open mind as to why this works. It works because a 404 page is normally a f@_kup, and here its a gag. Frankly, it still works if you don't know its branson. Trying to "put lipstick on a pig" is the underlying subtext (ie, they are trying to cover-up their fuckup). If you think about pulling that off with...a real person Its not gonna work now is it? Hence...drag.