Posted on 11/11/2010 12:19:29 PM PST by lbryce
Motifs of the American flag have become a regular addition to Google's artistic repertoire celebrating patriotic holidays but today's Veterans Day doodle has sparked a measure of controversy.
In the past Google personified its doodle with red, white and blue letters but the addition of an Islamic crescent moon-looking "e" has all the Internet abuzz.
Tweets via Twitter have included a broad range of hostile opinions about 'Old Glory' appearing with the shadow of a stylized Islamic crescent moon--especially on Veterans Day. The Google doodle is definitely stirring up fears of fanning the flames of anti-Islamic sentiments in America. Was that what Google intended?
Reactions on Twitter have ranged from shock to disappointment at Google's choice of doodle designs for Veterans Day.
LaughTech on Twitter enlarged the logo and set its caption as "Google says, 'Happy Veterans Day, Islam'".
AdrianTweeting makes a similar observation: "The Veterans Day Google logo kind of makes the "e" on the end look like a sinister Islamic crescent lurking behind the flag. Unfortunate.
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Doing pretty good! I hope y’all are as well! :)
Just one question. Is the “e” the same font as it has always been, or did they purposely reshape it to look like a crescent?
Future flag of America? LOL!
Same e as every other day. check out google.com.au
(Was kinda funny that this topic is loony enough to even drag out the "TV is the mostest evilist thing ever" guy.)
AW shucks.....(blushing) I really can’t say, it’s kinda dirty.
Well said. I agree.
At the very least the left needs to take people’s sensitivities into account on a day like Veterans Day. The left wants everyone else to walk on eggshells in the things they say and express...they need to be forced to walk on eggshells themselves. This is healthy pushback.
My mothers a saint! Leave her out of this!
Dogpile’s graphic has satan’s horns in front of the flag. Dogpile is the tool of satan!!!!
Made in Sears-istan!
Osama-Bun Doughboy!
The flagpole takes the place of the L. I doubt they meant it to be a crescent. Probably just a blunder. If you look at that graphic through the lens of a game of rock, paper, scissors it would mean we win :-)
I think the esteemed Jethro Bodine saw chitlins and hogjowls.
That flag has more than thirteen stripes.
That’s not even our flag.
It’s the tail end of the “e”.
Somebody needs to look at upping your methadone dosage.
n a civilized society we need to show respect. We show respect by opening the door for the elderly. We show respect by thanking a soldier for fighting for us. We show respect by saluting the flag when in uniform. We show respect by not desecrating someone's sacred symbol.
“Associated Content from Yahoo!™ is an open publishing platform that enables anyone to earn money by sharing their knowledge with an online audience of millions.”
Wow, so some random, psycho blogger wrote some psycho crap, and we’re calling it News now???
Bloggers’ so-called “news” has sunk below the level of MSM, if that’s possible.
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