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I am sure that the rainbow that show ups when you search "gay marriage" on google is going to upset some people... guess they need a new option to please those

by AltIvan 15y ago

I am sure that the rainbow that show ups when you search "gay marriage" on google is going to upset some people... guess they need a new option to please those people ("Dont show me the gay rainbow").

m0nastic 15y ago
To play Devil's Advocate: What if you logged into Gmail and saw a reminder that said "Be sure to go vote for the bill supporting Gay Marriage Today" that you couldn't delete?
- burgerbrain 15y ago
  What if I entered a privately owned local mall and saw such a sign? Neither of these would concern me in the slightest.
  - m0nastic 15y ago
    Presumably then, you're a reasonable person. I can assure you though, that if a shopping mall put up a sign like that they'd be flooded with complaints. Ultimately, it's a cost/benefit analysis for the company involved. Gay marriage is a contentious issue presently, Father's Day isn't really. You can find a subset of people who are offended by any implication of supporting any idea or cause. That's why I'm a little torn on this issue. You can object to the fact that Google is putting a non-deletable reminder into people's tasks. You can also object to the fact that Google is taking a Pro-Father's Day stance. I happen to think the first objection is more reasonable (but I can sympathize with the second one, even if I think it's not a really great example of a company offending people with a stance).
    - shaggyfrog 15y ago
      > Gay marriage is a contentious issue presently, Father's Day isn't really. That is not the issue. The problem isn't about being reminded that Father's Day exists. The problem is the undeletable, unsolicited imperative to each and every user that they "call Dad", irrespective of how valid that statement is for any arbitrary user.
      - burgerbrain 15y ago
        That's at worse what, a UX flaw that doesn't interfere with normal operation? What is the big deal?

by AltIvan 15y ago

m0nastic 15y ago

To play Devil's Advocate: What if you logged into Gmail and saw a reminder that said "Be sure to go vote for the bill supporting Gay Marriage Today" that you couldn't delete?

burgerbrain 15y ago
What if I entered a privately owned local mall and saw such a sign? Neither of these would concern me in the slightest.
- m0nastic 15y ago
  Presumably then, you're a reasonable person. I can assure you though, that if a shopping mall put up a sign like that they'd be flooded with complaints. Ultimately, it's a cost/benefit analysis for the company involved. Gay marriage is a contentious issue presently, Father's Day isn't really. You can find a subset of people who are offended by any implication of supporting any idea or cause. That's why I'm a little torn on this issue. You can object to the fact that Google is putting a non-deletable reminder into people's tasks. You can also object to the fact that Google is taking a Pro-Father's Day stance. I happen to think the first objection is more reasonable (but I can sympathize with the second one, even if I think it's not a really great example of a company offending people with a stance).
  - shaggyfrog 15y ago
    > Gay marriage is a contentious issue presently, Father's Day isn't really. That is not the issue. The problem isn't about being reminded that Father's Day exists. The problem is the undeletable, unsolicited imperative to each and every user that they "call Dad", irrespective of how valid that statement is for any arbitrary user.
    - burgerbrain 15y ago
      That's at worse what, a UX flaw that doesn't interfere with normal operation? What is the big deal?