preparing for an interview. - Graham Steel

knock em dead Graham! - Jean-Claude Bradley

A Glasgwegian and a Cockney should be fun... Now please, sssshhhh. - Graham Steel

I, uh, what? I remember the furor when that presentation happened. I now see WHY the furor happened. Grotesquely poor judgment from Smith. I can't believe he put that on SlideShare, geesh. - D0r0th34

oh, that's horribly offensive. i had forgotten. - Christina Pikas

the fail was OMG STRONG with that one. for the record, I got caught up in that morass too, and I was totally in the wrong and admitted it publicly. I hadn't actually seen the slides until now. gaaaaaaaaaaaah. - D0r0th34

Saw the first slide and stopped right there. Then remembered the furor. Sigh. - Walt Crawford

oh, wait, *Graham* put this on SlideShare. Dude. Why? - D0r0th34

Why? I'm collating some items for a forthcoming post. I hadn't viewed those slides for ~2.5 years. Since the PPT and MP3 were separate files, I mashed them together on SlideShare. I was unaware of any furor. - Graham Steel

Yes, quite a lot of furor. In the States, showing pictures of black people with exaggeratedly stereotyped features in states of undress being tied up, hanged, and otherwise abused is considered extraordinarily hostile and demeaning conduct toward people who *still* suffer from racism. Using slavery as a metaphor likewise. As a courtesy toward everyone, not least Smith (who probably wants this episode put behind him) and BMC (on which that presentation reflected VERY poorly), I strongly suggest you remove it from SlideShare. - D0r0th34

Done. - Graham Steel

thanks, Graham - D0r0th34