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Originally Posted by MarginOfError
And Elphs, I love you, but you're wrong. It is entirely possible that the people working for the AFA couldn't catch this similarity this bears to the KKK symbol. You seem to be forgetting that the AFA is a collection of some of the worlds greatest morons that hates anyone that doesn't submit to their brand of Christianity.
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MOE,
You should know by now that I am never wrong!
I can't tell if you're being facetious or not when you said I'm wrong. After all, you do have a rep here for your dry wit.
So, what I've written below assumes you were serious.
I didn't know who or what the AFA is, so I went to its website and was stunned at how large an organization it is. It even has its own periodical.
Because it is such a large business, even more eyes would have seen the product than I initially thought. In fact, I think this thread proves that at least one person at the AFA would have seen the comparison, as five people here saw it immediately.
Also, given how large the company is, I am sure it has at least the equivalent of a buyer, and there is no doubt in my mind the buyer saw the resemblance. Perhaps not right away like I and others here did, but given how much time the buyer and others spends with the product, even if s/he didn't see the resemblance, someone who did would have pointed it out.
It's the buyer's job to make sure the product is not offensive, and s/he would have vetted it to make sure it is not. When I was an assistant buyer as well as an ad designer, it was my job to catch these things. Companies do not want any of its customers to be offended.
Whether that's PC or not, that is how the business works.
As I said, it’s a lengthy process to get a product into the product line, and many eyes see it along the way. So if five people on this thread saw it, then at least one person at the AFA saw it as well.
Finally, remember, I am never wrong, and you're a bad boy for saying so!
Elphie