- The tweet that started the backlash, sent by ASUS from Computex 2012. The tweet has since been deleted.
The rear looks pretty nice. So does the new Transformer AIO. #Computex2012 http://pic.twitter.com/ajafmuDk- The response:
- How sexist is tech? From @ASUS PR: "The rear looks pretty nice. So does the new Transformer AIO. #Computex2012 http://pic.twitter.com/JN5M5o9I"
Sigh guess I won't be buying the new UX21 then. Thanks, @asus. twitter.com/ASUS/status/20…- New Sexist Level Unlocked: Expert RT @ASUS: The rear looks pretty nice. So does the new Transformer AIO. #Computex2012 http://pic.twitter.com/mrJKiVTz
Everyone should probably screenshot this really sexist @asus tweet before they delete it and claim they aren't sexist: tgsm.us/Lsw0DC
I'd like to say that @ASUS just lost me as a customer for this (twitter.com/ASUS/status/20…), but including Windows 8 already lost me.
Wow, ASUS poignantly shows why tech is an uphill battle for women: twitter.com/ASUS/status/20…
ASUS apparently doesn't think women buy computers. Piggish in the extreme. RT @DrPizza This is absurd: twitter.com/ASUS/status/20…- Later in the day, ASUS apologized.
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Chris McCrayI see a similarity with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXuNL7dW8M42012-06-15T03:52:34.056Z- Edwin Arce IIIn the first place it's not a whole company that endorses that statement. It was just one person in charge of the social media. And besides, if someone said...more2012-06-08T12:13:48.880Z
Jon Anthony HamiltonAll Asus owners that were offended, please trash all of your Asus-brand products. If you're not willing to do so STFU instead of bad-mouthing Asus for something...more2012-06-05T16:25:59.334Z- Jon Anthony HamiltonHow is this sexist? i agree it's something that should not have been said by such company. sexist would have been if they said, "so simple to use even a woman...more2012-06-05T16:19:39.836Z
- Bobby EwersEveryone needs to get a life. Why do you think we put sexy woman in skin tight clothes that show off lots of skin to sell products. Just because ASUS spoke what...more2012-06-05T13:50:54.083Z
- Don WatkinsJust because it went viral doesn't mean the st\atements wrong..what's your opinion?2012-06-05T08:10:42.610Z
Melinda ByerleyHoly Crap, I didn't think it was possible for ASUS to get this any more wrong, but reading the statement from the social media manager, apparently it can. Sir...more2012-06-04T18:28:51.222Z
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- Chris McCrayI see a similarity with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXuNL7dW8M42012-06-15T03:52:34.056Z
- Chris McCrayI see a similarity with this:2012-06-15T03:51:51.263Z
- Edwin Arce IIIn the first place it's not a whole company that endorses that statement. It was just one person in charge of the social media. And besides, if someone said...In the first place it's not a whole company that endorses that statement. It was just one person in charge of the social media. And besides, if someone said that about a male model there'd be no issue. I have to agree with Hamilton below and his example of what a sexist comment *would* be. People are so eager to sound PC they're making mountains out of...nothing.more2012-06-08T12:13:48.880Z
- klannotice a trend here? Most of the women say it is offensive and sexist and the men "poo poo" it. Since it is about women and against women WE get the vote here...notice a trend here? Most of the women say it is offensive and sexist and the men "poo poo" it. Since it is about women and against women WE get the vote here. It IS sexist and it is time this industry cleans up its actmore2012-06-06T03:44:49.277Z
- Jon Anthony HamiltonAll Asus owners that were offended, please trash all of your Asus-brand products. If you're not willing to do so STFU instead of bad-mouthing Asus for something...All Asus owners that were offended, please trash all of your Asus-brand products. If you're not willing to do so STFU instead of bad-mouthing Asus for something Asus did not do, a human did it.more2012-06-05T16:25:59.334Z
- Jon Anthony HamiltonHow is this sexist? i agree it's something that should not have been said by such company. sexist would have been if they said, "so simple to use even a woman...How is this sexist? i agree it's something that should not have been said by such company. sexist would have been if they said, "so simple to use even a woman could use it."more2012-06-05T16:19:39.836Z
- Bobby EwersEveryone needs to get a life. Why do you think we put sexy woman in skin tight clothes that show off lots of skin to sell products. Just because ASUS spoke what...Everyone needs to get a life. Why do you think we put sexy woman in skin tight clothes that show off lots of skin to sell products. Just because ASUS spoke what many was thinking does not make them any less of a company.more2012-06-05T13:50:54.083Z
- Don WatkinsJust because it went viral doesn't mean the st\atements wrong..what's your opinion?2012-06-05T08:10:42.610Z
- Don WatkinsFairly average for Taiwanese; still, I'd say it was a winner!2012-06-05T08:09:55.496Z
- Melinda ByerleyHoly Crap, I didn't think it was possible for ASUS to get this any more wrong, but reading the statement from the social media manager, apparently it can. Sir...Holy Crap, I didn't think it was possible for ASUS to get this any more wrong, but reading the statement from the social media manager, apparently it can. Sir, you need to understand that pride in one's work, and that includes spelling and grammar as well as avoiding sexist, and racist cliches, should be part of how you are evaluated in your work. If I were your manager, I would warn you that if it happened again, I'd fire you. This is pretty spectacular poor judgement on your part, and evidence of your immaturity that you cannot take the feedback and just let it be. I don't care if you're live tweeting an event, you have a responsibility to be a professional and to represent your company with style and grace, yes, even under pressure. That's what being a professional means. more2012-06-04T18:28:51.222Z
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