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Raunchy Dance Routine a PR Nightmare For Microsoft

Posted by samzenpus on from the was-that-wrong? dept.

theodp writes "GeekWire reports on the techno-dance routine that preceded Microsoft's Windows Azure presentation at the Norwegian Developers Conference this week, which featured a group of women jumping around on stage to a song that included several drug references and the line: 'The words MICRO and SOFT don't apply to my penis.' In a strange effort to be inclusive, a monitor displaying the lyrics added, 'or vagina.' The official Windows Azure YouTube channel has posted an apology for 'a skit that involved inappropriate and offensive elements and vulgar language,' and said it's actively looking into the matter. Hey, could've been worse — at least @ASUS wasn't live-tweeting the event!"

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  1. Childish by aepervius · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "'The words MICRO and SOFT don't apply to my penis.'"

    And the word "maturity" and "adulthood" don't seem to apply to your brain either.

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  2. Re:OH MY GAWD !!! HE SAID PENIS by MickyTheIdiot · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As an American I am only offended that the girls weren't hotter and the dance wasn't more sexy.

    The words to the "song.." well, I can only say this: "Non Native Speaker."

  3. The harder they try by l0ungeb0y · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The harder Microsoft tries to look cool, the more they look like awkward social retards staring at their feet in the corner of the highschool dance. I'm hard pressed to think of a company with a worse public image -- aside from Haliburton and PG&E, who actually kill people to achieve profit.

  4. I think that I speak for everyone when I say, by Bender+Unit+22 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Meh....

    Lame lyrics and where's the raunchy dance?
    Geekwire needs to check up on the state of music videos these days(the uncensored versions). Or maybe not, it will give them a heartattack. :D

  5. I click on a link for a "raunchy dance routine"... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And I get this? Come on, that looked like routine from my junior high talent show, but not as raunchy. This is more blatant headline sensationlism by Slashdot!

    But I do so love the ESL lyrics.

    Blue Jeans on Fire!
    Chevrolet, Elvis!
    Blue jeans on fire!
    New York, let's go!

  6. Tired of this by Dripdry · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You know what's immature? The fact that we as a culture seem ok with glorifying violence against people, killing and maiming them, but when you use the word "penis" then OMG! horrible! It's not natural Bullshit.

    The world would be a happier, healthier place if we just stood up against this nonsense and admit that sex is fine, fun, and healthy. Seriously, who made that headline? Other than a stupid song with some dumb lyrics, who cares? Sure, it doesn't really get across what MS wants, but a "PR Nightmare"? Give me a break.

    It's headlines like these that keep perpetuating the controlling and immature notion that sexuality is a sin, punishable by censure or banishment from society. If MS had used a video of the paperclip smacking around then crushing an apple that oozes blood it wouldn't be appropriate but would it be a "PR Nightmare"?

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