Google Criticized as "Anti-American" for Tetris Logo
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I would also like to point out that historically, a 25th anniversary is considered a significant milestone for something. I think it was amusing, charming, whimsical, and perfectly nerdy. What a great thing for such an incredibly nerdy invention (ie Google) to celebrate!
Hey, ever think that maybe, JUST maybe such an omission wasn't a blatant attempt to destroy America and everything it stands for? MAYBE they thought "Hey, everyone can appreciate this!" instead of "Screw the Americans (and British who also died there *coughcough*) This is what I think of their sacrifices!" Yeesh... Get over it. Not everything's a conspiracy.
I say this as a proud American, too.
Oh! I know what they could have done! They could have made a Google logo out of corpses shaped like Tetris blocks falling from the top of a screen. That would have made everyone happy.
Hey, ever think that maybe, JUST maybe such an omission wasn't a blatant attempt to destroy America and everything it stands for? MAYBE they thought "Hey, everyone can appreciate this!" instead of "Screw the Americans (and British who also died there *coughcough*) This is what I think of their sacrifices!" Yeesh... Get over it. Not everything's a conspiracy.
I say this as a proud American, too.
Oh! I know what they could have done! They could have made a Google logo out of corpses shaped like Tetris blocks falling from the top of a screen. That would have made everyone happy.
oh people need to lighten the fuck up. can we all please go to whoever it out was who criticized it and beat the shit out of them?
Actually, I am pretty sure that people from a democratic country arent allowed to tell other people from the same country to get out... in Americas case, all the Republicans would be floating on a raft made of guns right now... Britains case is a little more complex, shame, I would really like to know who would oust who.DirkGently said:
It's only idiots like that man (the journalist) who think that life has to revolve around America (usually because it's easier to make a profit by playing the 'for the country' card). They want recognition for their selves and something to complain about, and hit people where they have deep wounds already.BonsaiK said:
And, I'll admit, schools did try to teach kids to be extra sensitive towards events like D-Day.
Don't let that guy give you a bad impression of people, I assure you there are plenty of Americans who think he is an over-reacting baffoon who is just trying to make a profit by pushing peoples buttons.
Un...American? Huh?
Isn't this internet thing an international service?
I say Tetris is cooler than a depressing war scene anyways.
Isn't this internet thing an international service?
I say Tetris is cooler than a depressing war scene anyways.
Woah, you, an American, have actually acknowledged the fact that Britain was involved in WWII as well and you didnt win it on your own... You aren't a republican, clearly. Wait, was this Fox News that said this "Anti-American" thing? By the by, I am a Brit. Pleasure to make your acquaintance, seriously, I am sick of getting into debates with Americans and then WWII coming up... I never knew they (often 15-21 year olds) fought in it(!)oblivionenigma said:I would also like to point out that historically, a 25th anniversary is considered a significant milestone for something. I think it was amusing, charming, whimsical, and perfectly nerdy. What a great thing for such an incredibly nerdy invention (ie Google) to celebrate!
Hey, ever think that maybe, JUST maybe such an omission wasn't a blatant attempt to destroy America and everything it stands for? MAYBE they thought "Hey, everyone can appreciate this!" instead of "Screw the Americans (and British who also died there *coughcough*) This is what I think of their sacrifices!" Yeesh... Get over it. Not everything's a conspiracy.
I say this as a proud American, too.
Oh! I know what they could have done! They could have made a Google logo out of corpses shaped like Tetris blocks falling from the top of a screen. That would have made everyone happy.
I'm moving, i can't deal with these jackasses anymore.
Can we just get over Red, White and Blue for 3 seconds? Anti-american, it's anti-american to call this anti-american, since we've made it a giant trademark in our video game-playing pop culture-society.
This game may have been taken by communist russia, but we've fueled this for years.
and remember, we have Red in our bloods as well as blue and white.
Can we just get over Red, White and Blue for 3 seconds? Anti-american, it's anti-american to call this anti-american, since we've made it a giant trademark in our video game-playing pop culture-society.
This game may have been taken by communist russia, but we've fueled this for years.
and remember, we have Red in our bloods as well as blue and white.
Yeah I suppose if I was a real patriotic Australian I could insist that Google celebrate ANZAC Day and Gallipoli (a national holiday and WWI campaign where the Australians in particular really got "pwned" so to speak - Australia has a cultural tendency to celebrate our defeats rather than our victories), but if I did I'd be being a knobhead. Google is an international service, and therefore it's in Google's best interest to celebrate things that are relevant for as much of the world as possible, not just for a few countries. Like Christmas. And Tetris.crypt-creature said:
I'm not tarring all Americans with the same brush. I know there are sensible Americans out there who think this is pretty silly too.
(hey maybe if Australia had a few big old L-shaped blocks we could have dropped from the sky, we could have cleared those trenches a bit easier)
Why commemorate the day hundreds of people were sent ashore to die on another continent and half of them did, oh and the mass killings of both sides that happened afterwards. Where as tetris the "GAME" has killed nor caused the death of anyone or anything (except time and brain cells) The war was a fucking black mark on the history of mankind.
It's bothersome when one person shoots his mouth off, and the sensible ones go overlooked.BonsaiK said:
I think every country has an event, or events, that they are partial to and want recognition for, the journalist is just an insensitive moron.
Because of journalists like that, often times I like identifying myself as just a person instead of being a part of so-and-so nationality.
1st.: Not the whole world uses Google, me for example (Bing). Google is just like any other company for me I don't care about..SICK0_ZER0 said:
2nd.: I guess the allied invasion is more important to Google than Tetris, cause without, they may now hosting their servers in a Sturmtruppen Suntemple..