Idiocy
Out of context: Reply #18
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Same Bloke...
We were proposing a brand concept called "Gallery of Life" ... hoary old shoite I know, but it was back in the 90's. It was important that the client understood the gallery of life photographic style wasn't about slick beautiful models shot by professional photographers it was about depicting real people in real situations, warts and all, and the only criteria was that the people in the shots were positive, happy looking people.
We had a giant gallery wall in the presentation room and had covered it in positive looking people from all walks of life to convey the idea to the client.
The presentation was going really well. We were all chipping in and talking about different shots on the wall, why we liked them and how they had relevance to the client (a bank), so Mr Headphones from the story above is really getting into it and points out a picture of a downs syndrome boy sat on a beach laughing. He explains, very eloquently, why he likes the shot... summer, bright, colourful, uplifting, charming smiling face of the boy, and then he seeks to contextualise the image for the client
".. and yeah, this could be a really useful sort of image for... you know... brochures and leaflets aimed at getting mongols and other disabled people to open bank accounts. Becuase they do have bank accounts, so, you know, its important to make them feel special"
Obviosuly not word for word, but that was the essence of what he said and he used the word "mongol" without batting an eyelid.