Jowe works at Wal-Mart?

by **J@3** on Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:14 pm

Wal-Mart Apologizes for Racist Software Glitch

Wal-Mart's attempt to mimic Amazon, NetFlix, and Blockbuster by providing an automated system that recommends movies based on the types of DVDs its customers previously ordered came to a crashing halt Thursday after blogs spread the word that the Planet of the Apes DVD was linked to "Similar Items" that included DVDs about Martin Luther King, Dorothy Dandridge, Jack Johnson and Tina Turner -- all notable African Americans. "We are heartsick that this happened and are currently doing everything possible to correct the problem," Wal-Mart spokeswoman Mona Williams said in a statement. "We were horrified to discover that some hurtful and offensive combinations are being mapped together. ... We are deeply sorry that this happened." The company gave no explanation for how the software program managed to select only films about African-Americans for the recommendations.

by **The X** on Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:30 pm

that evil Planet of the Apes :lol:

by **BIG GREEN** on Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:56 pm

Thats actually kinda funny (comming from a black man). How you figure Jowe has something to do with this though?

by **Null17** on Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:57 pm

I don't get the Jowe reference :cry:

by **J@3** on Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:02 am

Oh, Jowe posted a edited poster of Planet Of The Apes in an attempt to piss of DRESPN when he was going nuts accusing everyone of being racist and posting a billion fat black women pics per day. Of course DRESPN went nuts about the Planet of the Apes poster, and the rest is history.

by **Big-D** on Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:21 am

where did you find that because i didnt think Jack Johnson the singer is african american

by **Steve [The Spiderman]** on Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:35 am

Yeah, Jack Johnson is white...

by **J@3** on Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:41 am

He looks mixed... either way, it was from IMDB.

by **The Other Kevin** on Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:43 am

Not that Jack Johnson. :lol:

The boxer, the African-American one that Ken Burns did a documentary on.

by **dada** on Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:03 am

Jae wrote:Oh, Jowe posted a edited poster of Planet Of The Apes in an attempt to piss of DRESPN when he was going nuts accusing everyone of being racist and posting a billion fat black women pics per day. Of course DRESPN went nuts about the Planet of the Apes poster, and the rest is history.

link it.

by **cyanide** on Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:20 am

dadamafia wrote:
Jae wrote:Oh, Jowe posted a edited poster of Planet Of The Apes in an attempt to piss of DRESPN when he was going nuts accusing everyone of being racist and posting a billion fat black women pics per day. Of course DRESPN went nuts about the Planet of the Apes poster, and the rest is history.

link it.

search it.

by **-BHZMAFIA-** on Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:29 am

LOL @ that Jack Johnson being mixed :lol:

by **cyanide** on Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:29 am

He could be! It's like Jason Kidd "looking" white when he's really mixed.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:50 pm

The company gave no explanation for how the software program managed to select only films about African-Americans for the recommendations.

I'll hazard two guesses:

1. Someone's idea of a joke
2. Some common/similar terms produced the results

Unfortunate and unwanted PR though.

by **Jowe** on Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:51 pm

Jae wrote:Oh, Jowe posted a edited poster of Planet Of The Apes in an attempt to piss of DRESPN when he was going nuts accusing everyone of being racist and posting a billion fat black women pics per day. Of course DRESPN went nuts about the Planet of the Apes poster, and the rest is history.

To think this harmless picture drove a guy over the edge lol

by **Cameron** on Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:40 pm

I think I helped with that. Or at least was in on it before it was posted. Man, that was a funny day

by **Jowe** on Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:53 pm

and then we got high.

Jowe works at Wal-Mart?

Jowe works at Wal-Mart?

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