webfact Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Ali dead but Thai TV makes "The Greatest" howler yet Manager: Online BANGKOK: -- Thai TV reporting the death of boxing legend Muhammad Ali showed a picture of Will Smith instead. The picture of Hollywood star Will Smith appeared as a graphic on Channel 3 and 3 HD with the caption underneath: "Muhammad Ali Dead". As presenter Kitti Singhapat gravely intoned the sad news on Saturday Thai time about the death in America of the legend known as "The Greatest", the image of Will Smith appeared. It was a still from the movie "Ali" (2001) in which Smith played the boxer in a biopic depicting ten years of his epic career from 1964 to 1974 reported Manager Online. Anchor Kitti said in a rambling explanation on Twitter that sometimes stills were taken from video by his production team and no mistake like this had been made in the previous eight years on his show (Khaw Miti 3D - 3D News). However he added: "As the man ultimately responsible I am very sorry this happened and I will take care to see that it does not happen again". Despite being nearly 35 years since Ali retired his face was still one of the most recognizable images on the planet and his death has dominated the news for days. In April 2013 TV Channel 5 executives had to make a groveling apology after an image of Hollywood actress Meryl Streep from the movie "The Iron Lady" (2011) was used after legendary British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died. Source: Manager Online -- 2016-06-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 A real gem. Hub of howlers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 We probably all look the same to a Thai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Ali was the greatest, yet Thai tv insults his memory by showing another mans photo !!DISGUSTING !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 You can not explain this mistake away, you just dont do your jobs , lazy idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Ali was the greatest, yet Thai tv insults his memory by showing another mans photo !!DISGUSTING !! Does it really matter much here, after all he wasn't Thai ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 I blame hollywood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 It was a mistake ,get it .Just a mistake .All black me look the same to Thai . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Incompetence but it doesn't surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Ali, Bolt, Obama, they are all just 'black men' to most Thais. The last time I showed a picture of Usain Bolt to class of students, they all shouted Rambo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 are you surprised? when Mandela died I mentioned it to a Thai teacher (Masters Degree in English) who said "who's he"? they simply know very, very little outside of their 'bubble' and they are trained to stay that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Sad thing is, most Thais probably don't even know who Ali was and/or think Smith is him since they saw him more recently. It is a product of inward-looking, of not being all that interested in what goes on outside of one's sphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piersbeckett Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 What have blacks and whites got in common? - you've got it - they're not Thais! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Can't really blame them, they know nothing of the outside world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnniey Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 We probably all look the same to a Thai? We? I know that white people all look the same as do black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Can't really blame them, they know nothing of the outside world. And that's the way aha aha the govt likes it aha aha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieinthailand Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 RIP Ali. I blame Thaksin, he's always behind everything, we all know it, or at least some people like to claim he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Sad thing is, most Thais probably don't even know who Ali was and/or think Smith is him since they saw him more recently. It is a product of inward-looking, of not being all that interested in what goes on outside of one's sphere. You are right, but try asking if they know Casius Clay? I had 4 or 5 Thais (not young generation) yesterday who didn't know Mohamed Ali but when I said that he started as Casius Clay they all knew who he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Not only here. Oz channel 7 showed the Dutch flag while reporting the Paris bombings, and I remember an Australia Day segment with the NZ flag in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Sad thing is, most Thais probably don't even know who Ali was and/or think Smith is him since they saw him more recently. It is a product of inward-looking, of not being all that interested in what goes on outside of one's sphere. The only time they really get interested is the mention of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Only in Thailand, eh? http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/outrage-itv-cut-footage-ainsley-6953704 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Most Thais got TV in the last 2-3 decades, only "Ali" they've seen is Will dubbed in Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 As presenter Kitti Singhapat gravely intoned the sad news on Saturday Thai time about the death in America of the legend known as "The Greatest", the image of Will Smith appeared. That's ok. When Mr. Kitti Singhapat dies, the image of "Hello Kitty" will appear on the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Fixit Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 You can not explain this mistake away, you just dont do your jobs , lazy idiots. That would be ignorant lazy idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Very funny, no big deal is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condorman Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Ali dead but Thai TV makes "The Greatest" howler yet Manager: Online BANGKOK: -- Thai TV reporting the death of boxing legend Muhammad Ali showed a picture of Will Smith instead. The picture of Hollywood star Will Smith appeared as a graphic on Channel 3 and 3 HD with the caption underneath: "Muhammad Ali Dead". As presenter Kitti Singhapat gravely intoned the sad news on Saturday Thai time about the death in America of the legend known as "The Greatest", the image of Will Smith appeared. It was a still from the movie "Ali" (2001) in which Smith played the boxer in a biopic depicting ten years of his epic career from 1964 to 1974 reported Manager Online. Anchor Kitti said in a rambling explanation on Twitter that sometimes stills were taken from video by his production team and no mistake like this had been made in the previous eight years on his show (Khaw Miti 3D - 3D News). However he added: "As the man ultimately responsible I am very sorry this happened and I will take care to see that it does not happen again". Despite being nearly 35 years since Ali retired his face was still one of the most recognizable images on the planet and his death has dominated the news for days. In April 2013 TV Channel 5 executives had to make a groveling apology after an image of Hollywood actress Meryl Streep from the movie "The Iron Lady" (2011) was used after legendary British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died. Source: Manager Online -- 2016-06-07 The ignorance of these people is truly appalling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inn Between Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Very funny, no big deal is it No, the incident itself is no big deal. The problem is that when something that should be so easy and straight forward to research is botched so badly and makes its way onto a national news broadcast, people lose confidence in the source. How much other information that's presented by these people (or on Thai TV in general) is so wrong and poorly researched, particularly things dealing with western concerns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosquitobill Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Lets all be honest,Thais neither know shit or care shit about anything not Thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toybits Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Says a lot about Media today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MockingJay Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Thailand, hub of superficiality... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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