April 08, 2007
Companies that give a damn. Or not. Pt. 3
Continuing their tradition of honoring religious and patriotic American holidays, the folks at Dogpile, the other search engine, incorporate an Easter theme into their logo.
And, as they have in the past, the folks at Ask.com show that they're not allergic to the religious holidays of Christians.
Last -- and most certainly, least -- continuing their tradition of ignoring Judeo-Christian and other holidays popular with neo-con white people, the folks at Google make no changes to their logo.
Hostility or apathy? I favor the former over the latter.
Sure, it's not the biggest deal, but Google is consistently hostile to the kind of token gestures that show respect or affection for the holidays that are meaningful to at least half the country.
Posted by Mike Lief at April 8, 2007 09:23 AM
| TrackBack
Comments
What does a rabbit and painted eggs have to do with religion?
Posted by: Gregor at April 9, 2007 01:39 PM
Very little, other than as popular symbols that have come to be associated with Easter. As such, their use by the web sites is a nice touch, a little reminder that yesterday was a holiday for the world's Christians.
If you'll look at the other posts I mentioned, Google is remarkably resistant to this kind of gesture, if the holiday in question is patriotic or Christian.
How remarkably ... intolerant of them.
Posted by: Mike Lief at April 9, 2007 02:59 PM