r/clevercomebacks 3h ago

Common CNN L

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u/mr6275 3h ago

We can’t be upset at the news organizations for reporting the news. We need orgs to do that for the health of journalism

The second paragraph of the article says in plan language- according to the “Human Interface Technology Laboratory in New Zealand (HIT Lab NZ) and published by the country’s University of Canterbury”. Therefore CNN is stating it’s their claim, not their own.

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u/smorgasfjord 2h ago

This isn't news though, just an opinion. And CNN decides whose opinions they want to platform. That doesn't mean it's their own opinion of course, but it's not like it's just unbiased reporting

u/SparksAndSpyro 56m ago

Bias will always exist. If you want to learn more, readers are free to search on their own and discover more about the topic.

Start holding media consumers responsible. They’re not passive observers; they have agency too.

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u/temujinbk 1h ago

Peer-reviewed studies are now opinions?

u/smorgasfjord 42m ago

If the study concludes that white appliances are racist, then very much yes, that's an opinion disguised as academic research. Which isn't really unique in postmodern academia

u/NoTomorrowNo 24m ago

I need you to define "news" and "opinion", or just check what they mean to the rest of us ...

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u/iamAliAsghar 2h ago

The robots are painted white so you won't run into them and are visible.

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u/at_least_u_tried 3h ago

yeah that take doesn’t make too much since. White people aren’t actually white the way robots are white.

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u/LienaSha 2h ago

I feel like a more interesting discussion would be whether or not robots are actually slaves.

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u/Dogmaddit 2h ago

Computer technology in the 60’s was usually machine grey or light grey. Then in the 70’s it was usually beige. In the 80’s it changed to black. In the late 90’s it seemed to shift to a dark carbon grey. Now a bunch of stuff is predominantly white, but you still see plenty of black and sometimes grey. Beige has really fallen out of favor though.

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u/MochiVale 3h ago

Wait until they discover why refrigerators and whiteboards are white.

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u/TriiCop 1h ago

Why are refrigerators white to you?

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u/WENDING0 1h ago

What do you mean "you"?

u/Arguments_4_Ever 58m ago

My refrigerator is black. And my “whiteboard” at work is…well it’s actually black.

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u/iam1whoknocks 1h ago

The word "robot" actually means "slave"

u/DeezRodenutz 50m ago

Nah, you can blame Apple for this.
They are the ones who started designing everything in slick "clean" white "futuristic" looking casings throughout the 2000s.
You can also look at the robots in "I Robot" (also inspired by Apple)

u/Yarius515 7m ago

"We're not computers Mr. Sebastian, we're physical."

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u/adampocalypsee 3h ago

I think the point is that ai robot companies know they are mimicking slavery by making the robots human shaped, so they cannot make them black. But it is still mimicking slavery.

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u/Lavendersexy 2h ago

that reply instantly exposes how absurd the headline's logic becomes when you carry it to its conclusion."

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u/Andrew-Cohen 2h ago

How is this clever? They’re not slaves, they’re not sentient.
Stupid.

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u/DC_Coach 2h ago

Good grief. The first home PCs and components were white or beige. Then for years they were all black. And they still are in many cases, or it's a mix. Why does it matter? A lot of cars are white right now. Is it because of racism?

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u/Rogue-Daddio-3 3h ago

Biased CNN always