Google Criticized as "Anti-American" for Tetris Logo

[Socken]

While the tone of it is all wrong, understand where these people are coming from. Google choose to commemorate the universe of an iconic videogame, over one of the most important dates in history, whether it be American, British, Canadian, Australian, German, French, or Russian. The day that marked the beginning of the end for Hitler's Third Reich, and the liberation of those conquered lands (since the french couldn't hold their own.)

And how, exactly, would you expect Google to commemorate this important date?
Blood, bullets, and dead bodies all over the logo? Yeah that would surely show decency.

Of course I understand where they're coming from, but they're blowing it way out of proportion. Besides, anti-American? Seriously? Well I didn't celebrate Independence Day either, quite possibly because I'm not from the US, does that make me anti-American? Of course not, it just makes me not American.
I mean the fact that I can access Google from over here in Germany and read it in my language should be proof enough that Google most certainly isn't American.
Seriously, that's like saying Sweden is anti-American because they're not called the USA.

Have you thought about google being a company based out of out of America, and considering it's an American corporation, one really could consider it American.

I'm not saying they should have done it, or how they could have done it, but just merely pointing out where people are coming from. And before, they've done the google logo as something in the middle of a bigger picture, they could have just put it in something, not spelled google out in a thematically relevant manner.

I know they're based in America, but the fact that the site can be accessed and used from all over the world means, at least to me, that they shouldn't necessarily celebrate American holidays or whatever. 75% of the users wouldn't know what the heck that would be all about.

I also understand that you're not saying they should've done it, but let me quickly address that example with the logo in the middle of a bigger picture.
I really don't think most people would like it if they just headed on to google for a quick search and were greeted with a scene from a war movie or something.
Basically all I'm saying is, I understand that these people who complained about it were upset about google seemingly preferring Tetris over America (even though that is kind of far-fetched), but when you think about it there really is no way for Google to commemorate D-Day without looking like they're making a joke of it. Google has never been the most serious site out there, and they are well known for their easter eggs so switching to dead serious memorial site would've been kind of awkward.

That said, I'm not trying to say that you're wrong, you just happen to give examples as to why I think the guys in the first post are wrong.

 

[Sayvara]

Seriously guys... your eleventh page. What is it about what these columnists said that makes you want to spend 11 friggin' pages to discuss why you should ignore what they said? It's kind of counterintuitive you know. You're only feeding those trolls anyway.

/S

 

[DeadMG]

Google can commemorate whatever they like. But I really think the whole D-Day thing was not a big deal.. even the Queen did not get invited, and more than half the allied troops there were UK.

 

[Abedeus]

COMMIE BASTARDS!!!11


...I don't see the problem.

 

[Aura Guardian]

Make's me really sad to be an American.

You do realise the D-Day landings we're done by other forces as well? I'm over the bloody American version, how about a tribute to the British, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand etc troops that died? Sorry but seriously, google was atleast staying out of the topic, instead of picking sides or trying to cram them all in.
I'm aware of that. But none-the-less, I'm still not happy being an American after reading the article and title.

 

[Skreeee]

It's just journalists trying to make names for themselves by being pretentious jackasses.

This.

Patriotism is overrated children. Smart people grow out of it when they realize saying the Pledge of Allegiance every morning in grade school is indoctrination. *goes off to write more conspiracy theories*

 

[WingedFortress]

Are they seriously pretending that Dday is THEIR day? I beg to differ.

 

[murphy7801]

Another example of Americans believing they were the only country fighting on the Allied side, even when they missed most of World War II. Does no one in America study history, or do they learn it from watching BS Hollywood movies?

Winston Churchill said it best when he said:

"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing... after they?ve tried everything else."

explains why the dint want help out against the nazis till the got bombed by the japanesse. I know alot will not like this statement but its a historical fact Americans got into the war late because they dint want get there hands dirty.

 

[SenseOfTumour]

As the late great Bill Hicks said about Patriotism...
'Proud to be American? My parents fucked there is all, I didn't have much to do with it...'

Google is worldwide, America isn't.

I don't see Peru up in arms that Google didn't celebrate Peruvian Yak Herding Day.

Google said nothing negative about D-Day, you can't bash someone for something that they didn't say. I didn't say I was anti terrorism yesterday, that doesn't make me a member of Al Qaeda.

Btw I really like America, I'd probably move there if I won the lottery, and probably eat myself to death in a year, lol.

However I hate idiots, whatever nationality they are.

War is a huge tragedy and should never be forgotten. However, you can't just plaster it everywhere. I still think that war should be settled with a one on one PPV deathmatch, its a sick idea, but far less sick than war is.

 

[murphy7801]

i wont say war wasn't a tragedy some my family in france where killed fighting in the Resistance i think war is massive waste of human lives i total dont blame google for distancing themselves from it concentrating on something happy

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Man, it must've been a slow week for news if they decided to comment on a google logo.

Another example of Americans believing they were the only country fighting on the Allied side, even when they missed most of World War II. Does no one in America study history, or do they learn it from watching BS Hollywood movies?

Winston Churchill said it best when he said:

"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing... after they?ve tried everything else."

explains why the dint want help out against the nazis till the got bombed by the japanesse. I know alot will not like this statement but its a historical fact Americans got into the war late because they dint want get there hands dirty.

This and the fact that not just Americans fought in the battle of Normandy proves that google weren't being Anti-American. I don't celebrate the Battle of Normandy, but that doesn't make me Anti-American.

Google is world wide. Not the whole world would can relate to the battle of Normandy, yet a lot of the world can relate to Tetris.

 

[Dread_Razor]

And how was google supposed to commemorate D-Day anyway?

 

[Kawaii_Nai]

Wow! Really? I mean, really?! Anti-American? People are ridiculous.

What a contradiction.

I thought, and this is my retarded naivete', that America was a "free country" and with those freedoms Google is free post anything that does not break US law.

I happen to think all laws apply to everyone equally. I'm silly like that.

 

[chstens]

And what about the Norwegian resistance? We stopped 20,000 rested troops from reinforcing france! We blowed up every railway out of the country, and we sank all the troop carriers! Imagine what would've happened, eh? 20,000 more Nazis in france on D-Day, no respect for the small countries. Besides, calling google anti-american for celebrating Tetris is bullshit, and I agree with most people, it isn't that important, it's a search engine, not your goddamned mother!

 

[murphy7801]

Man, it must've been a slow week for news if they decided to comment on a google logo.

Another example of Americans believing they were the only country fighting on the Allied side, even when they missed most of World War II. Does no one in America study history, or do they learn it from watching BS Hollywood movies?

Winston Churchill said it best when he said:

"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing... after they?ve tried everything else."

explains why the dint want help out against the nazis till the got bombed by the japanesse. I know alot will not like this statement but its a historical fact Americans got into the war late because they dint want get there hands dirty.

This and the fact that not just Americans fought in the battle of Normandy proves that google weren't being Anti-American. I don't celebrate the Battle of Normandy, but that doesn't make me Anti-American.

Google is world wide. Not the whole world would can relate to the battle of Normandy, yet a lot of the world can relate to Tetris.

hmm well yes just i think people are annoyed that feels like there claiming full responsibility for things which are international incidents

 

[murphy7801]

Wow! Really? I mean, really?! Anti-American? People are ridiculous.

What a contradiction.

I thought, and this is my retarded naivete', that America was a "free country" and with those freedoms Google is free post anything that does not break US law.

I happen to think all laws apply to everyone equally. I'm silly like that.

would be nice but lots cultures have there own laws which i feel we should respect

 

[Acervusvlos]

If google was a strictly American company, and it's products only available to America, I might be offended.

However, it's an international thing.

 

[Vohn_exel]

Four colored blocks sometimes shaped like a T or a Box, come falling down like bricks....

 

[Xvito]

This would be one those times where all I really want to say is: "lol wut".

 

[saejox]

Why would you want a D-Day logo for google, war's just depressing.
Tetris on the other hand is extrememly happy. (Especially the music.)

i agree