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Google Puts Up This Tribute To Veterans, People Instantly Notice One Detail…

Friday, November 13, 2015 9:24
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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.

Ethnic Groups VA

Image Credit: Veterans Administration

The response on Twitter ranged from highly supportive to critical of Google’s diverse image.

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:

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/

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