Bongoman2

Not racist at all, it is just a stupid move to outsource something as important as your companies PR and social media to another country and then claim ignorance when it goes sour.

Bahtatboy

India isn't inherently racist?

Bongoman2

That's a weird question.

Can you name a single nation in the world that isn't racist?

Kix

India is certainly sexist. Killing their new born daughters for example.

But India is cheap labour hence outsourcing to there. Pay peanuts, get monkeys

Bahtatboy

Vatican City.

But all things are relative. The fact (well, I think it is) that most Indians will judge their fellow countrymen on their lineage suggests that the nation itself is racist--a view supported by the fact that Affirmative Action programmes that have been undertaken. Judging from the many Indians I've interacted with the programmes haven't worked, particularly among the higher castes who discriminate extremely strongly. Ergo, any company that outsources its HR function to India--without close supervision--runs the very real risk of generating comments such as "Women at it again". (Yes, I know that wasn't a racist remark, but sexism and racism often go hand-in-hand.)

Meow

At least as sexist as it is racist.

It's utterly stupid to outsource a role that relates to your public image to anyone who doesn't understand the implications of sexist/racist/idiotic comments. Too many companies fail to understand the importance to getting social media right. It's not a job for the intern.

Kix

Has Blue Cat hijacked your account Meow?

Meow

No. The post was correctly punctuated...

Inselaffen

it is internally between regions/states

Bahtatboy

...and who your parents were.

Norm_uk

Define racism first - the term is supposed to simply mean negatively viewing or discriminating someone on the basis of their race but these days people use it to cover discrimination against religion, culture and just plain old meanness.

N.

seven seas

If an multinational company wants an online presence (and they apparently need that now) then they should invest in a professional who reflects their company's ethos. Preferably someone with a good grasp of whichever language they're writing in. What's fifty thousand pounds (or the equivalent in Canadian/Australian/NZ currency) a year to a company like that? Nothing.

Bahtatboy

Its not a language issue, its an attitude issue.

And I noticed you missed out US$ in the currency equivalents. Good point.

Boomhauer

Karma given x 1000

Absofrigginlutely . I've always said exactly this !

It comes down to Patriarchal mindset which is generally very tribal and not coincidentally mysogynistic also.

Boomhauer

Clearly the MidEast women need to adopt Femen tactics and protest Subaru .

So who's gona lead the charge : Meow, KittyKat or Blue Cat (sheesh thats a lot of err Cats; I was gona say p%^&y but I won't)