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http://network.nationalpost.com/np/...-inclusive.aspx
City digitally adds black guy to Fun Guide cover to make it more �inclusive�
Posted: June 10, 2009, 8:32 AM by Rob Roberts
Roll your mouse over the image above to see the altered image.
By Allison Hanes, National Post
The smiling, ethnically diverse family featured on the cover of Toronto's latest edition of its summer Fun Guide was digitally altered to make the photo more "inclusive," which city officials say is in keeping with a policy to reflect diversity.
A spokesman for the department that publishes the guide listing recreation activities confirmed the publication was doctored to insert the face of a different father.
"He superimposed the African-Canadian person onto the family cluster in the original photo. It was two photographs and one head was superimposed over the original family photo," said John Gosgnach, communications director for the social development division.
"The goal was to depict the diversity of Toronto and its residents."
The cover shot caught the eye of a National Post graphics editor, who ran it through a program called TinEye that detects visual enhancements to standard art.
The program showed the original image was of a laughing family of indeterminate ethnic background.
Both the family in the initial photo and the new father inserted were clip art -- stock images that publications sometimes purchase to use as illustrations. None are known to be Toronto residents, Mr. Gosgnach said.
"You won't find a more inclusive organization than us," said Kevin Sack, Toronto's director of strategic communications. "We want everyone to feel involved and welcome to participate in everything. That's the only goal. Nothing wrong with that."
The move was in accordance with a policy dated April 11, 2008, signed by former city manager Shirley Hoy directing staff to ensure the true kaleidoscope of Toronto residents is represented in all its communications materials.
"The policy doesn't say PhotoShop, the policy says 'show diversity' and that's of course what we try and do because we want all of our publications to reflect the community that we serve," explained Mr. Sack, who oversees city communications. "That's only fair. People should see themselves reflected in city services because it's everyone who uses them."
There are no criteria for what constitutes diversity, he acknowledged when asked how the policy is implemented in practice and why the family in the initial image didn't seem to fit the bill.
"That's an interesting conversation," Mr. Sack said. "This does not look like a nondescript white family, it looks maybe Latino."
While stock photography was used for the current Fun Guide cover, city publications such as Our Toronto also use original images sometimes. In fact, the city is currently running a photo contest it hopes will supply images of and by Toronto residents for use in the future.
"When you're publishing something with the deadlines and you don't have the right photo, the objective is to communicate the service," Mr. Sack said.
"We're in one of the most diverse cities in the world. I hope that doesn't pose a problem for anybody. Capturing that diversity is not difficult. That's been our general experience."
fucking people are becoming way too politically correct. it is sickening.
if they are going to doctor in a black guy, what about orientals? asians? natives? the purple monster under my bed?
it's a perfect canidate for Photoshop Disasters
Bad chops is bad.
Totally looks pervy too. Pervy black guy eyeing a white girl. Mmmh.
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| Originally posted by Frenchie Bad chops is bad. Totally looks pervy too. Pervy black guy eyeing a white girl. Mmmh. |
hahaha! the black guy looks like he's thinking
"what the fuck am I doing here" with that awkward smile.
apprently, there was another version before the black guy.
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| Originally posted by smuncky apprently, there was another version before the black guy. |
lol. best one yet, alex
BAHAHAHAHAHA 
Amazing Alex!
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| Originally posted by smuncky apprently, there was another version before the black guy. |
Good. I refused to read it until there was a black person on the cover.
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| Originally posted by VERTiG0 Good. I refused to read it until there was a sirius black person on the cover. |
Sirius Satellite Radio
Received my copy months ago in the mail with the black guy on the cover and didn't think anything of it. Why is the exploitation and attention whoring only starting now? Gotta be a setup of some sort for media attention because it's an old pic.
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| Originally posted by smuncky apprently, there was another version before the black guy. |
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| Originally posted by smuncky apprently, there was another version before the black guy. |
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| Originally posted by smuncky apprently, there was another version before the black guy. |
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| Originally posted by Abercrombie That's it... Here you go. |
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| Originally posted by chinamon why are you passing the torch to a black person? alex isnt black. get it right. |
"How the **** is this news?"
By posting a thread about it perpetuates it's "newsworthiness".
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| Originally posted by Prometheus Xex "How the **** is this news?" By posting a thread about it perpetuates it's "newsworthiness". |
Re: How the **** is this news?
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| Originally posted by Dave Akermanis |
So i guess the kids must be adopted?
LOL
Wow.. this is just plain silly. And its making Toronto look bad.
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