But, this was fine.
Posted on 11/25/2009 5:53:39 AM PST by markomalley
Google has apologised after a racist caricature of Michelle Obama became the top result for users searching for pictures of the US First Lady.
Anyone typing "Michelle Obama" into Google Images this morning was presented with an altered photo depicting the US president's wife with animal features.
In a rare move, Google has posted a message on the top of the results page distancing itself from the image, in the box usually reserved for sponsored links.
The note, which states "Sometimes our search results can be offensive. We agree" directs users to a page explaining the technology giant's policy on "disturbing" search results.
The message makes it clear that the Michelle Obama image is not endorsed by Google, but indicates that the company will take no action to have it removed.
"Google views the integrity of our search results as an extremely important priority," it states.
"Accordingly, we do not remove a page from our search results simply because its content is unpopular or because we receive complaints concerning it."
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
The one on the left looks like George W. Bush, or so I am programed to say.... /s
Wow! That looks like something out of “Planet of the Apes”! Someone Photoshopped a genuine pic?
It is CERTAINLY unflattering. But it is not NECESSARILLY racist. To infer that, one must know INTENT.
But, this was fine.
lol, click on “Find Similian... I mean Similar images”
Google sucks the big one...where were the remarks distancing themselves from George Bush results which scumbag leftists slandered, distorted and used all sorts of low life crap on the internet to tarnish this good man’s name?
Just like they apologized when George W Bush was portrayed as a chimp, right?
Took the words right outta my mouth...This is how Bush was depicted for 8 years, and somehow thats OK?
If I were Maxine Waters, I’d feel slighted.
Blame the inculcation of Darwinism into our collective psyche for it to be more offensive to portray a black person as a simian than a white person.
This is an outright admission that the offended believe that blacks are less evolved, ie, closer to monkeys, than humans.
All people decended from the same 2 people who were created by the Creator of all we know. All people are created in God’s image, so it should be equally offensive to portray Bush as a monkey as it is to do the same to the 0bamas.
Odd, there's no apology for that picture.
When they apologize for the sexist photo-shopped photos of Sarah Palin, I’ll believe them. The monkey-Bush is nothing compared to the off-color photo-shopped Sarah Palin photos.
If you Google Jesus you’ll find a porno photo on page one. How disrespectful is that? Did anyone apologize?
If I had photo-shop, you can bet that I’d have some “Mo” characterizations that would wee-wee up the Muzzlems.
looks like morphed her with Pelosi.
Laura Bush is so classy, did you HAVE to locate that one?
Maybe, to infer that one they themselves are deep seeded racists (most Liberals), or someone full of self-doubt and self-hatred, and maybe a racist against themselves.
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