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So, to promote a party, Techweek used images from the same party last year, of actual people who attended the party last year. That they chose to use attractiv
by etchalon 12y ago
So, to promote a party, Techweek used images from the same party last year, of actual people who attended the party last year.
That they chose to use attractive, well-dressed women, who looked like they were having fun, is somehow offensive.
I cannot roll my eyes hard enough at this.
- danielharan 12y agoWere they actual attendees, or is that an assumption?
- etchalon 12y agoTechWeek claims they were: http://techweek.com/a-note-to-our-community/ http://techweek.com/a-note-to-our-community/ I'm taking them at their word. "The photo in question was taken from a series of photos of event attendees that were posted on our Facebook page in March. These photos were taken at a photo booth featuring top hats, bow-ties, and other fun black-tie related props. It was used with the intent to promote and encourage attendance at the inaugural event here in Chicago." Re-reading it, it might not have been this exact party/event, but it's clear that it's not just some stock photography of pretty women.
- sp332 12y agoTo promote the upcoming event in Chicago, we’ve used photos of attendees at a photo booth at the inaugural event in Miami in March. http://bluesky.chicagotribune.com/chi-techweek-chicago-controversy-images-of-women-bsi,0,0.story http://bluesky.chicagotribune.com/chi-techweek-chicago-contr...
- ronaldx 12y agoI believe "1st annual" has a specific meaning which you seem to have missed.
- the_hangman 12y agoIt was from their Miami event from earlier this year; the photos have been on TachWeek's Facebook for a few months.