The Religious Right Is Going To Boycott Google In 3…2…1…

OK so I think it is great that Google believes this. I like them more for it.

I do like that they are willing to do this, it's something a bit quirky and I sorta think about Google that way but I hope that they don't get overly political as I don't think that a search or advertising company should be strongly promoting either side of an argument outside those that directly affect their business such as Net neutrality.

But I do think this is pretty cool. I mean come on it's not like there showing a pic of two guys getting it on on the homepage.

I find it interesting that wolfsbayne and others are always going on about the "queer agenda" as if "the gays" are some sort of paramilitary organisation.

He wishes. Wolfsbayne, you're clearly hoping they turn up at your doorstep and get you laid, rarrrr. Nice manly name by the way- it's the perfect cover for your secret closet identity.

Oh- and please do some historical research before you post on society and how universally against homosexuality it's always been. I suggest you have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berdache for some information on exactly how accepted homosexual behaviour was in the Americas in the past and for a little more military wank-material for you there's always http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_t...

i'm talking about anyone trying to negate standard "accepted" values. not queers specifically. largely, it's the whole of the secular progressives that push the queer agenda. your examples don't follow since they don't have anything to do with America, the nation. the american indians were deemed savages by almost every white person back then so they weren't really looked at as role models. and the ancient greeks weren't known for their morality either. bottom line, there are more ppl against homosexuality in this country than are for it, and that's just something you'll have to get used to. as much as you hate that fact, the majority doesn't like the gay agenda.

So Canada, the UK (where your esteemed culture is originally from), Spain, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland, various US states, parts of Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa, Switzerland, Uruguay, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Switzerland have all legalised same sex unions.

Sorry dude, you're losing this one ;).

Oh and thanks for posting your last 2 comments- you've proved the point about your own stupidity which I think Duncan was actually trying to give you the benefit of the doubt about by removing. Nothing like a particularly stupid person from the so-called "religious right" making their case even more pig-headed and retarded.

*claps*

again with the non-sequiturs? this is america we're talking about. we're not talking about any of the countries mentioned. but i think it's funny you threw in countries like luxembourg, as if that was your big "gotcha". i think you're inferring things that aren't stated in my posts. you can call me names all you want, but it doesn't change the fact that the majority of americans are against the queer agenda. for the record, i'm not part of the religious right. don't assume that only the religious right isn't supportive of the queer agenda.

i don't have to agree with you. this is called disagreement. your secular progressive views may cause you to think anyone without your views is stupid, but i assure you, we're not. we're the majority in america and we still have the strongest and most innovative country in the history of the planet. do any of you secular progressives ever wonder why that is?

if you don't like america, don't live here or visit here. maybe you should all consider helping build up the empire of luxembourg.

Yes there were know for morality. They invented it. See: Aristotle - Nicomachean Ethics just for an example. Victory by superior knowledge.

I'm somewhat torn on this one. On the one hand, I happen to support gay rights and I'm impressed that Google had the courage to take such a public stance on what is sadly a controversial topic. On the other hand, if I did a search and Google displayed symbols of something I wholeheartedly was opposed to, I'd be miffed. So.... As much as I agree with the position, I kind of wish they chose other ways to express it: Lobbying for legislation, sponsoring educational initiatives, donating to organizations that support gay rights, etc., etc. Things like that can make a tangible difference; irking the other side, less of one. *shrugs*

I don't think people who have issues with the LGBT community are googling "gay" anyways :)

Drew
true, but when has that ever stopped the far right from getting worked up about stuff like this? :-) I think it's great Google is doing this, but it has a touch of the crazy brave about it in terms of the issues that may arise in the right wing media and blogosphere

Good point. I'm hearing "keep our search result pages clean" and I think i would error on that side.

Bold yes. But for a small company maybe, when you talk about a publicly traded one, then it gets tough.

I guess it would be the same as if Apple did a Rainbow edition iPod.

I keep thinking that I really love their "we'll do what we like thanks" attitude... but being disappointed that they don't actually apply that philosophy to other areas of their business practice- like say censoring search results in China.

I guess there are far less people in the religious right than there are in China. (sorry Wolfsbane but you really ARE in the minority as far as the western world is concerned. We're mostly secular, have a low birth rate and don't have neurosyphilis)

So I guess I'm kinda cynical on this one in a way...

... but hell it's still fucking awesome regardless

Well, if this "Religious Right" you speak of intersects with that other group that thinks Google IS the Internet, I don't think Google has much to worry about.

You don't necessarily have to be part of the "religious right" to be insulted by something like this. I hate having this garbage shoved down my throat, and I certainly am not part of the "religious right". The most ironic part of this article being the overt display of your own bias and ignorance by condescendingly referring to the "religious right". It always strikes me as odd when individuals who claim themselves to be the most liberal and open minded, are quite often the individuals that espouse the most vitriol and ignorance.

If you don't like their closed mindedness...I implore you to not share the very attribute you are railing against. I don't need my search engine to try to dictate to me what my social conscience should be comprised of.

agreed.

Actually, yes you do.

Really?! I guess since tehKenny says it is so, it is so.

Dipshit.

It doesn't come up when you type in Google is gay.

i think it's really cool they did this--major props.

This is no different than Google putting up holiday logos, like they do at Christmas. June is Pride Month.

I don't celebrate all the holidays that they put icons up for, btu I also don't get angry about it.

Inquisitr writer, I don't completely agree with the way you framed this story. It's not *necessarily* a political statement that they support gay rights or any other agenda. It's just an acknowledgment of a holiday that millions of people worldwide celebrate.

I agree with Lee. This is Gay Pride Month and I think Google wanted to acknowledge this which I appreciate. I also appreciate the many images on Google's home page which indicate support for many other holidays, events, etc. Drewolanoff was correct in saying you'll most likely see the flag when you type in "gay" so I'd be curious as to why the "religious right" (I don't happen to believe they're one giant organism but many individuals, some with surprisingly progressive views on social issues) would be searching en mass for the word "gay." hmmm... Anyway, this article almost seems to be a call to arms for the meanies in society. It sounds alarmist.

Looks simply to be a good way of highlighting the ads on the right to me.

Surely the religious right don't need google searches... everything they need to know is in the bible...

I might start printing bibles with a rainbow spine.

lol, i got blocked by duncan on friendfeed for not agreeing with what google is doing.

my comments again that got me blocked by duncan on friendfeed:

the queer agenda is nothing more than modern secular progressive attempts to normalize something that was always unacceptable in america - beyond the closet, that is. newsflash: not everyone agrees on this issue. and those that are against the queer agenda aren't all idots. we just disagree with it, fundamentally. i'd like to think we're entitled to disagree with that agenda here in this free land, especially considering we're in the majority. no vitriol here, just statements.

You can believe what you want, as long as you don't limit the rights of gays to do whatever they want.

lol, that's not how it works here in america. see all of the above for context. it's not me, it's the history and majority of america that says so - replete with constitutional amendments and such. you don't have to like it, but that's just how it is. gays can't do "whatever they want" in america. they are very much limited here. not opinion...fact. maybe you should try luxembourg, i hear they are a queer bastion.