Photo editors at newspapers and magazines, for the most part, want to do the right thing. They would like to present the world as the multicultural, racism-free mosaic that most of us would like to live in.

But with the advent of technology, some editors are trying to force diversity into images. The results can bring howls of laughter or claims of racism.

Recently, Microsoft Poland has come under scrutiny for an advertising campaign photo that swapped out the picture of a black man in a meeting and replaced his head with that of a white man.

What makes the situation amusing is that the editor forgot to lighten the hands of the original subject, so the white man in the photo has black hands.

Microsoft editors, according to the SoftSailor Web site, explained that there aren't many black people in Poland, which is why they removed the black man.

But what has angered some and brought charges of racism is that the Asian man in the photo wasn't swapped out in the picture.

Are there that many Asians in Poland to justify keeping him in the picture?

Personally, I think charges of racism are flimsy in this case. Microsoft Poland might have compelling reasons for keeping the Asian fellow in the picture based on the target audience of the campaign.

Charging a person or corporation with racism is serious business.