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winnieb 01-15-2007 01:27 PM

MLK Day and Google
 
Can someone explain to me why google's holiday picture for MLK Jr Day is of some kids double dutching? Couldn't they come up with something better?

and i am sure i posted this 10 minutes ago and its gone now! so i am reposting

Munchkin03 01-15-2007 01:28 PM

Awww, I thought it was cute. Like the dream has been achieved or something.

AlphaFrog 01-15-2007 01:30 PM

I kind of like how they have it...a hispanic and a white person turning the rope and a black and asian jumping. Everyone is working together in harmony. That may not be reality yet - and it might never be - but that was MLK's mission.

CutiePie2000 01-15-2007 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by winnieb (Post 1383679)
Can someone explain to me why google's holiday picture for MLK Jr Day is of some kids double dutching? Couldn't they come up with something better?

Mine is just showing regular, garden variety GOOGLE? :confused:

eta: oops, I went to google.ca and there it was. :D

Intense1920 01-15-2007 02:16 PM

Last year's had MLK's face as part of the logo. Guess they wanted something different this year.

Senusret I 01-15-2007 02:22 PM

That's the worst.

tld221 01-15-2007 05:21 PM

yeah i dont enjoy the kids jumping rope. there are better ways to show everyone being faux-harmonious in our "racially integrated" world.

and sure, kids of different races play together with little to no issue, its just when we get older and people start telling us that we cant play together because were different.

Scandia 01-15-2007 07:20 PM

I thought the idea was cute. But how do you know that the kid to the far left is Hispanic? A Hispanic person can have pretty much any coloring and features.

Unregistered- 01-15-2007 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Scandia (Post 1383904)
I thought the idea was cute. But how do you know that the kid to the far left is Hispanic? A Hispanic person can have pretty much any coloring and features.

Durrrrrr....

When you got the White kid, the Black kid, and the Asian kid and there's one more kid, my guess is that the kid's Hispanic and not Mongolian.

lilbay77 01-15-2007 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by OTW (Post 1383909)
Durrrrrr....

When you got the White kid, the Black kid, and the Asian kid and there's one more kid, my guess is that the kid's Hispanic and not Mongolian.

http://www.igotnewsforyou.com/images/lightbulb.jpg

AXO Alum 01-15-2007 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by OTW (Post 1383909)
Durrrrrr....

When you got the White kid, the Black kid, and the Asian kid and there's one more kid, my guess is that the kid's Hispanic and not Mongolian.

Weren't you accused of being Hispanic once? Seems like it - but I may be confusing it with the time someone thought you were a man... :confused: I thought I remembered you having to give a cultural lesson on GC for something like that.

Unregistered- 01-15-2007 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by AXO Alum (Post 1383947)
Weren't you accused of being Hispanic once? Seems like it - but I may be confusing it with the time someone thought you were a man... :confused: I thought I remembered you having to give a cultural lesson on GC for something like that.

Hmm...I was in Vegas eating at a Denny's once and the server thought I was Mexican. :confused: I'm Filipino-Japanese, but because I'm also Hawaiian and I frequent the beach, I'm quite tan. My Filipino mother, however, is very fair-skinned.

Several GC newbies have in the past, left posts that implied that I was a man. I suppose if you weren't here for my original screenname or haven't bothered to read any of my posts, I suppose I can see how people would think that way.

Usually the cultural lessons are saved for those who think it's okay to have an Island-themed social/rush event with Hawaiian punch and plastic leis and slap the "luau" label on it. Oh, and if you want to really know what happened and how the American government stole Hawai`i from the kanaka maoli, feel free to ask me because you won't find that in your history books. ;)

CutiePie2000 01-15-2007 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tld221 (Post 1383820)
yeah i dont enjoy the kids jumping rope. there are better ways to show everyone being faux-harmonious in our "racially integrated" world.

When I read this, I thought of the "cookie" from that SEINFELD episode (it was half chocolate, half vanilla). I think Jerry got a tummy ache after eating it.

SoCalGirl 01-15-2007 11:37 PM

It made him throw up after like a 10 year dry spell.


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