October 8 at 5:47PM
Getty Images Thinks All Black People are Barack Obama
Looks like professional photojournalism and stock image website Getty Images is having a little bit of trouble distinguishing its gravitas-laden African Americans these days.
Below is a screen grab from their site, featuring a mural of David Alan Grier, advertising Comedy Central's upcoming new show Chocolate News.
Only problem is they have him listed as Barack Obama. (Click the image for a better view.)
Oh, so that's how it's gonna be, Getty Images? Every black guy looking painted all statesmanlikely in patriotic colors on a wall has gotta be Barack Obama?
Well, I suppose it could have been worse. They could have confused Obama with this guy.
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what you talkin' about willis?!!!?
This wasn't Getty's mistake this time, it was an image captioned by one of their image parners AFP. The correction has already been made (A woman walks past a mural featuring David Alan Grier host …). Do people really think that the AFP captioner was really making some political statement or just made a mistake due to poor recognition?
guyang
uh, no. the fact that image has the person's name on it should be an indicator that it's not obama. the slogan does read yes we can, any person with a brain could finish reading it though and know it's not obama. yes we can, PUT BLACK PEOPLE ON TV. oh and since when does comedy central sponsor political ads?? or even the fact that is says new series or any of the MANY other indicators. the person who put it up must have voted for bush. morons!!!!
Better than being called "that one"!
http://www.entertonement.com/clips/32561/2008-Second-Presidential-Debate/Presidential-Race-2008/John-McCain/That-one
Agreed
That's not Barack Obama. It's Arnold Drummond.
The individual who submitted this photo is obviously a little ignorant. He or she should have done some research before putting up that caption..but "Yes we can" is an Obama slogan and the ad campaign is playing off of Obama's campaign. It should be understandable for someone who hasn't seen the ad anywhere else where there is an actual photograph of David Alan Grier to be confused..since the portrait isn't that great anyway.