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Google Puts Up This Tribute To Veterans, People Instantly Notice One Detail…
Google appears to have fun putting up creative doodles on various holidays each year. On Wednesday, the internet giant’s art celebrating Veterans Day had many questioning whether the company went a bit overboard in representing the diversity of the veteran population.
While white veterans make up well over two-thirds of the ranks of those who served, the Google doodle only had a lowly white man waving from the background. Meanwhile, there were two African Americans, and various other ethnicities represented.
According to the Veterans Administration, here is the breakdown my ethnic group of the veteran population as of 2013.
Image Credit: Veterans Administration
The response on Twitter ranged from highly supportive to critical of Google’s diverse image.
Loving @google‘s #VeteransDay doodle. One of the things they do quite well. Big up to all the veterans today! pic.twitter.com/x6aAEX5HFI
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) November 11, 2015
Last I checked, people of color are OVER represented in our military. I love the 2015 #VeteransDay #GoogleDoodle LOVE IT ♥ @ajplus @google — Kim Love (@kimmaytube) November 11, 2015
Why are there mostly black veterans on the Google doodle? — Tobi (@t0bismith) November 11, 2015
#GoogleDoodle #VeteransDay White men make up 80% of veterans but only 14% of Google’s Veteran’s Day doodle. pic.twitter.com/joUMS6qdav
— Jo⭐ (@timeforgravy) November 11, 2015
Google is deceitful, this is what the vast majority of veterans who died for your freedom looked like. #VeteransDay pic.twitter.com/xf6Uhlg77r
— young ned stark (@drewmistak) November 11, 2015
Weird how “diverse” Google thinks the US armed forces are when they’re 70% white and 85% male. #VeteransDay pic.twitter.com/B0BUB7ReBY — Tom Dan (@TomDanTheRock) November 11, 2015
Perhaps, the online response to the Google doodle is because race has been in the news so much of late. Here is last year’s image:
#VeteransDay #Google Logo Honors The Men & Women Who Serve In Our Armed Forces | http://t.co/TLSz6EabBq pic.twitter.com/3DZ7zDwToB — Eric Sachs (@SMGguy) November 12, 2014
Do you think Google tried too hard to celebrate diversity in its Veterans Day art? Please share your thoughts below.
h/t: Independent Journal
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/google-puts-up-this-tribute-to-veterans-people-instantly-notice-one-detail/
