http://ingrid-catlin.com/blog/2008/08/16/google-is-racist/ Work and Play and Everything in Between Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:05:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://ingrid-catlin.com/blog/2008/08/16/google-is-racist/#comment-1567 Ingrid Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:56:45 +0000 http://ingrid-catlin.com/blog/?p=160#comment-1567 Abigail, that was my first thought too when I read the article. And it was a black person who suggested it. I think I may be having a "huh?" moment with that one. Thanks for the comment! Abigail, that was my first thought too when I read the article. And it was a black person who suggested it. I think I may be having a “huh?” moment with that one. Thanks for the comment!

]]> http://ingrid-catlin.com/blog/2008/08/16/google-is-racist/#comment-1562 Abigail Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:04:04 +0000 http://ingrid-catlin.com/blog/?p=160#comment-1562 Am I alone in finding it offensive to presume that a black person searching for Whitney woulnd't have the museum on mind?! Anyone with fingertips would go on to type Houston to see results about the singer. I'm interested in the search site though - thanks for blogging about it. Am I alone in finding it offensive to presume that a black person searching for Whitney woulnd’t have the museum on mind?! Anyone with fingertips would go on to type Houston to see results about the singer. I’m interested in the search site though - thanks for blogging about it.

]]> http://ingrid-catlin.com/blog/2008/08/16/google-is-racist/#comment-1502 Google Hate Me | Diary of a Mad Editor Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:45:01 +0000 http://ingrid-catlin.com/blog/?p=160#comment-1502 [...] was reading an interesting post over at the blog, Consistently Inconsistent this morning. According to the post, there’s a new search engine out there geared [...] [...] was reading an interesting post over at the blog, Consistently Inconsistent this morning. According to the post, there’s a new search engine out there geared [...]

]]> http://ingrid-catlin.com/blog/2008/08/16/google-is-racist/#comment-1497 John C.Erianne Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:35:33 +0000 http://ingrid-catlin.com/blog/?p=160#comment-1497 While it's appalling when genuine acts of racism occur, this is obviously another example of playing the race card as a PR stunt -- like what Spike Lee did with his verbal assault on Clint Eastwood awhile back. It was just a way to promote his own forthcoming WWII movie. I really don't think Google has anything to worry about. Something tells me that most black people will still use Google just like everyone else. When you think about it, it's actually kind of demeaning to even assume black people use search engines differently than white people do. While it’s appalling when genuine acts of racism occur, this is obviously another example of playing the race card as a PR stunt — like what Spike Lee did with his verbal assault on Clint Eastwood awhile back. It was just a way to promote his own forthcoming WWII movie. I really don’t think Google has anything to worry about. Something tells me that most black people will still use Google just like everyone else. When you think about it, it’s actually kind of demeaning to even assume black people use search engines differently than white people do.

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