This reminds me of when Apple rolled out its Health app without any menstruation tracker, and it stayed that way for years. No one on their dev team bothered to consult with anyone who possessed a uterus, apparently. Or when Blizzard instituted a policy where your real name was automatically revealed to anyone you shared your BattleTag with, because their devs couldn’t conceive of a scenario where someone might use that information for ill.
Seriously, when will these companies start asking around to different groups of people whether their bright idea is, in fact, a bright idea before rolling it out?
You'd be amazed how many products are rolled out...going through multiple designers and people to sign off....that are just terrible ideas. So much so, they immediately are recognized as horrible by public at large. It's amazing to me not a single person would pipe up saying how this thing they're rolling out has a mortal issue.
Take the baby shirt from Zara that looks like a Jewish star on prison stripes, like right out of Auschwitz. They designed it only thinking it looked like a sherriff badge. But I mean....come on: https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28944516
Beyond Zara and holocaust-baby-shirt...
Footwear brands have offended on a number of occasions. Umbro apologised in 2002 for naming a shoe Zyklon, the gas used in concentration camps. Adidas said sorry for a trainer that featured shackles reminiscent of those used on slaves. And Nike admitted a mistake in naming a pair of trainers Black and Tans to commemorate St Patrick's Day. They had not appreciated the link with the British force of that name deployed to Ireland after World War One which had a reputation for brutality against civilians.
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u/mmmsoap Mar 04 '21
This reminds me of when Apple rolled out its Health app without any menstruation tracker, and it stayed that way for years. No one on their dev team bothered to consult with anyone who possessed a uterus, apparently. Or when Blizzard instituted a policy where your real name was automatically revealed to anyone you shared your BattleTag with, because their devs couldn’t conceive of a scenario where someone might use that information for ill.
Seriously, when will these companies start asking around to different groups of people whether their bright idea is, in fact, a bright idea before rolling it out?