Google’s Doodle Features American Labor Leader Cesar Chavez On Easter Sunday, Users Retaliate....

[trailmonkee]

Source: Tech Crunch

full Title: Google’s Doodle Features American Labor Leader Cesar Chavez On Easter Sunday, Users Retaliate On Twitter



Google’s Doodles on the Google.com search page don’t frequently stir up too much controversy, but today many users are outraged by the search giant’s choice in featuring Cesar Chavez, an American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist. Of course, today is also Easter, which is one of the most observed and celebrated religious holidays for Christians around the world.

Users have taken to Twitter, expressing anger over the fact that the Doodle features the labor leader instead of a drawing honoring the holiday (Google search engine rival Bing did feature Easter Eggs on its homepage).

Why Cesar Chavez? In 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama proclaimed March 31 as “Cesar Chavez Day.” That being said, since the company frequently celebrates major U.S. and international holidays through the Doodles, it is a little bizarre that Google wouldn’t include a Easter Egg-type of Doodle. But if you do a search of Google Doodles that celebrate Easter, it appears the search giant hasn’t created an Easter Doodle since 2000.

Read more: http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/31/googles-doodle-features-american-labor-leader-cesar-chavez-on-easter-sunday-users-retaliate-on-twitter/

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Nothing is more entertaining than a full-on freak-out from the Religious Right.... Literally, over a Doodle

[mike_c]

1. easter?-- what's that?

It's Chavez Day here in California!

[xtraxritical]

25. To hell with lettuce, I grow my own collard greens, much better.

I'm in So. Cal.

[McCamy Taylor]

2. I was SO happy when I saw Cesar Chavez on Google yesterday. F**k the religious right.

[arcane1]

3. "We must have our asses kissed at all times, or else we're being persecuted"

Even toddlers aren't that full of themselves.

[Champion Jack]

36. +Gazillion

[Shadowflash]

91. Truth!!

[Coyotl]

96. I think you mean "kiss their rings"

What religion were you?

[Andy Stanton]

4. Retaliate?

How, by holding their breath until they turn blue?

Folks who don't like the way Google does things are free to take their business elsewhere. That's the way things are done in a capitalist society that conservatives profess to love so much.

[paleotn]

6. "How, by holding their breath until they turn blue?"

....hey, knock yourselves out folks.

[xtraxritical]

26. ba Bing !

[Cha]

40. Oh, the whiners about Chavez(a Christian Activist) will be going

to Bing. At least that's the threat.

The ironic thing is that Cesar Chavez was a Christian activist, basing his civil rights rallies upon Jesus’ example of achieving social justice through non-violence, and as such, is an iconic hero to Mexican Americans.

The Right is up in arms on Twitter, threatening to switch to Bing as revenge against Google for honoring a Christian activist on Easter.

http://www.politicususa.com/unaware-christian-activist-freaks-easter-chavez-google-doodle.html

[1monster]

95. Can you imagine if Jesus were to start a group today doing what the Bible says they did

around two millennia ago?




I'm guessing that the Conservative Christians would not be modern day followers...

[tex-wyo-dem]

98. Hah! not only would they NOT be followers...

Of modern day Jesus, they would lambast him as being a socialist-commie-fascist who is also a *gasp* community organizer!

:p

[Cha]

106. Yeah, You don't help the poor and expect any modern

day "christians" INO to be impressed.

[paleotn]

5. So the fundies want easter egg and rabbit dooddles instead?

What do those things have to do with Sol Invictus...ummm Mithras....I mean Jesus?

[alp227]

16. Exactly. My tough question to the fundamentalists:

Where are easter eggs and the easter bunny in the bible?

[jmowreader]

39. No, they want Jesus doodles instead

Fundies' religious beliefs are so strong that if you do or say anything they perceive as being against Jesus (and anything that is not explicitly FOR Jesus is by default ANTI Jesus) their religion will instantly evaporate and...well, I dunno, they'll start sipping Jack straight out of the bottle while dancing nekkid to Sabbath's "NIB."

[demwing]

101. "sipping Jack straight out of the bottle while dancing nekkid to Sabbath's NIB."

Oh, you mean Southern Baptists...

[jmowreader]

105. I sure don't mean Northern Baptists

[Mnpaul]

7. Oh noes , they have taken to twitter

That will show them. No one is forcing them to use Google.

[alarimer]

8. It's fitting, considering Chavez was more of a Christian than many of Jesus' followers.

The doodle (which after all is only electrons on a computer- hard to see why they're getting so upset over that) celebrates a real person who did a lot of good.

[awoke_in_2003]

14. I am an ex-christian (atheist now)...

and agree. Chavez followed the sermon on the mount a lot closer than most christian, who never seem to remember what it said.

[Thav]

94. Most "Christans" today are more Leviticans than Christian.

They take the book of Leviticus over the teachings of Jesus.

[Aristus]

9. What are they upset about? It's Easter.

And Google is honoring a brown-skinned man who surrounded himself with working-class people and stood up for the poor and the downtrodden.

So what's the problem?

[Kurovski]

10. Ah-ha!

I believe you are "bringing it to them"

[all american girl]

37. I wish I could give you a like

That's exactly what I thought....he's more in JC's message than St Ronnie.

[FuzzyRabbit]

45. Their problem with it is

that Google is honoring a brown-skinned man who surrounded himself with working-class people and stood up for the poor and the downtrodden.

[Aristus]

70. Exactly!

And welcome to DU!

[trailmonkee]

79. .

[Blue_Tires]

72. Brilliant...

[mbperrin]

11. I looked at some of the Twits, er, tweets. Priceless!

Several making their move to Bing over it, because Bing is honoring the goddess Eostre with decorated eggs!

What?

Just too funny. Chavez an actual person, brave, and helped bring about change. American, too.

That other guy? Not so much.

Eostre? Heck, even the Germans think she's out of date!

[mbperrin]

65. You can't be replying to me. That's exactly the person I wrote about.

Cesar Chavez, American.

[mbperrin]

66. And the "other guy" I referred to? Jesus.

Surely you responded to the wrong post. If not, well, gee.

[Initech]

67. Deleted.

[Andy Stanton]

12. Why don't they create their own search engine?

Like Christian Mingle for computer dating.

[awoke_in_2003]

15. because the answer to every search...

will be Jesus

[jmowreader]

41. They do say Jesus is the answer

Doesn't do you much good when the question is, "what's 6 times 7?"

[awoke_in_2003]

50. Ah, the meaning of life, the universe, and everything

[paleotn]

57. I must belong to the church of Douglas Adams....

...the only answer I keep getting is 42.

[timdog44]

92. And if their searches

can only go back 6000 years the content will be very limited.

[awoke_in_2003]

13. those poor, persecuted christians. nt

[Phillip McCleod]

17. wow and then the fundies wonder why..

..why it's so so so very hard for us to take them seriously.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. Chavez, "right down" deconstructed:

(emphasis added)

Google Team,

I find that your Doodle of Chavez, a known corrupt {sic} and human rights violator, to be inappropriate and right down {sic} disrespectful. I have served this country as a member, commissioned officer, and civilian within the Department of Defense and State - upholding the traditions and values of this nation (United States) so [font color="red"]companies[/font] and individuals, like your self, can prosper and live life to the fullest. Depicting a self-appointed regime leader that {sic} has committed so many violation {sic} towards the common person {sic} in Venezuela it’s not even funny. {grammar} Nor is this depiction of a person that would seen {sic} Google seized by his state, had you decided to upstart {sic} your search engine. I don’t know if you are reading this or will read it as seriously as you should. By placing this up there and not any reference to Easter - or just leaving it blank sends a big slap in the face against [font color="red"]all[/font] US Military members and those civilians that {sic} report to work and duty all over the world to ensure that you have the right to place something like Chavez on your search engine Doodle. I would like to be the first to say, “Thank You for the disrespect and [font color = red]immaturity[/font] on your part.” I understand that you heads of Google are anti-Christian and very progressive. That’s fine. You guys have that right - but it’s a right that was gained by men like me that left the comforts of home to place our lives on the line to maintain the way of life that this nation has enjoyed since the 1780’s. People like Chaves {sic} do not need to be celebrated, due to the historical fact he did nothing but run his country in {sic} the ground. If you so hate the US and the Christian value system that made this country the way it is - then please - go to Cuba, Venezuela, or Iran and take your ideas and company with them and enjoy all the perks of the fascist regimes that they offer like minded individuals like yourself.

Good Day and Happy Easter - for a single man laid down his life - for all of us. The least you can do is not have put anything up to counter that.

17 posted on Sunday, March 31, 2013 12:59:13 PM by BCW (http://babylonscovertwar.com/index.html)

It's so hilarious that they are so ignorant they think it is Hugo Chavez of Venezuela! They want to protect corporations with their bodies! The bigots think that all US military are christian!

(on edit: posted too early instead of preview)

[trailmonkee]

21. .

[brett_jv]

23. Teh Stupid doesn't end there ...

I would also point out to this dipshit that:
1) The 'US Military' is NOT 'officially Christian', in fact the world's military's (including ours) are about the most un-Christ-like entities the world has ever known. Ergo the argument that the lack of an Easter observation is specifically anti-Military ... is ridiculous.
2) Iran does not even remotely belong in the same group as Cuba and Venezuela. The latter two are socialist, not fascist. THESE ARE THE OPPOSITE OF ONE ANOTHER, wingnuts. And none of these three countries have 'fascist' leadership. The government of the USA is far closer to the actual definition of Fascism, e.g. the merger of corporate and state power. Iran is a theocracy ... exactly what people like this poster appear to want the USA to be ...
3) Hugo Chavez was not 'self-appointed', he won numerous democratic elections.

I don't know how people this dumb can actually be among us, let alone in positions of authority (e.g. an 'officer').

[xtraxritical]

28. It takes them this dumb to even have a military. If it were not for dumb and dumber

no one would enlist. Well, to be fair, there's that short short twenty year retirement and three hots and a cot with golf courses and overseas vacation destinations like Okinawa all on the taxpayers dime. It's the most wonderful socialist institution I can think of!

[NBachers]

31. What's next, you commie heethens?

Any ideas on where else I can post this picture to generate the greatest outrage factor?

[Volaris]

47. lol I'm gonna go with Facebook...

they will go and GOOGLE SEARCH the damn thing, not realizing that the image ISN'T on the screen lol. HOURS of fun will be had by all of us=)
Yes, I know I'm being a Bastard, and that it's Easter makes it worse. But here's the thing, I gave up GUILT for Lent 'bout 5 years ago, been smooth sailing ever since.

[Blue_Tires]

103. brilliant...

[Initech]

35. OMFG.

Last edited Sun Mar 31, 2013, 03:45 PM - Edit history (1)

[jmowreader]

46. Dear BCW...

I also served my country in the Department of Defense, protecting the rights of Christians like yourself who can't tell the difference between Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez and California labor leader Cesar Chavez.

So what can I say...be well, enjoy your co-opted pagan holiday and have a fine day.

[Mnpaul]

75. Someone needs to quit bitching about Google

and use it instead.

[awoke_in_2003]

80. Oh my...

no wonder I didn't receive any likes when I posted "Happy Cesar Chavez day" on my Facebook page. And here I was just trying to piss off Christians.

[niyad]

81. okay, I need more caffeine--this apparently illiterate individual was an officer? and worked in the

department (singular) of state and defense? I couldn't even attempt to read the rest of it, my poor kitties would think I was going crazy.

how do people this freaking stupid manage to function?

[Canuckistanian]

89. It's amazing

How they can complain so much about Google without knowing how to use it.

[blackspade]

108. What a dumbfuck.

[alp227]

19. Are they afraid of getting SMART by clicking the doodle?

"Honestly, Cesar Chavez has just as much, if not more to do with Jesus than colored hard boiled eggs anyway." Tweet by Will McAvoy quoted at http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/good-christian-michelle-malkin-bunny-hopping-mad-google-honors-cesar-chavez-on-easter/politics/2013/03/31/63896

[Volaris]

49. lol think there's an announcement coming about a season 2 premire date?

My bet would be yes. That is awesome of him.

[SCVDem]

20. If God doesn't like it,

then God will change it.

Nope!

Still looks like Cesar to me so I guess there's no problem.

[Blue State Bandit]

22. Shame on Google! They should have featured ISHTAR!

-snark, but, true-

[Poll_Blind]

24. I JUST got off the phone with Jesus. Said he didn't care. Indicated ppl should give their...

...computers away and go help the poor.



PB

[xtraxritical]

29. dat so?

[The Wielding Truth]

52. That is the meaning of Christ's message.... Great Post!

[fitman]

27. I think Google should have something about Easter

today on their page and I'm not even religious..maybe an treat basket or eggs or easter bunny or something..

[Cha]

44. It's March 31st and Cesar Chavez Day.. I'm glad they went with

that. Brave of them.

[tavalon]

63. So, you want the pagan holiday Ostara celebrated then?

Cool.

[Nihil]

68. Yeah ... they could have hit a winner if they'd linked to C&H this year ...

http://www.explosm.net/comics/3125/

[Tunkamerica]

86. why do you think that?

seems like they can put up what they want... and that Chavez is an appropriate subject given that he was honored with a day.

Also, easter is a religious holiday. Why would a company that has little stake in the holiday market put themselves out there to alienate a large section of their user base? The reason there are easter eggs and rabbits in Walmart (in February) is not because they're so very righteous and Christian... they'd give them away if they were. It's because they make money on the holiday.

The more I think about it, the more I wonder how good Christians have been so quiet while their holidays have been co-opted by corporations. They're manipulated into buying by their faith and they don't care. They get angry when their emotions aren't played with to make money. It's actually pretty incredible.

[beyurslf]

30. Easter is NOT a U.S. Holiday. It is a religious observance

by Christians. I know many of them fail to understand that people outside their faith don't celebrate it, but they just need to get over themselves. Do they celebrate the religious observances of other faiths? Thought not.

[Initech]

33. If Google didn't honor Rosh Hashannah would there be this kind of reaction?

[Initech]

32. Pass the butter. I'm having fun enjoying this fundie freak out!

[RockyMtnGuy]

34. Typically, I don't support Google...

I find Google to have terrible customer service, they typically just irritate me to no end! I do consumer marketing/advertising...

However, I all have to say to Google today is "well done." I love watching the Religious Right's collective head explode over something so inconsequential. It's hysterical!

[Marksman_91]

38. Good on Google for leaving out something as personal as religion

Their presence is seen all over the world, and obviously not everyone celebrates Easter. Say whatever you want about Jesus, not everybody believes he existed or at least venerates him. Better instead to commemorate a figure that actually is confirmed to have existed, and who was still an inspiration for a lot of people.

[geckosfeet]

42. Screw the easter eggs. Google did what they thought was right.

And I agree with them...

[musical_soul]

43. You don't have to be part of the religious right to be offended.....

Seriously, they couldn't have waited one day to honor Chavez?

[Webster Green]

60. You find it offensive?

Are you offended because you think they should have used an Easter themed Doodle?

I think it's pretty cool that they did this on the actual day set aside to honor the man. There's plenty of Easter stuff going on damn near everywhere.

It isn't like Google is some sort of religious organization. What's the big deal?

[ForgoTheConsequence]

71. You're offended by this?

That's pretty pathetic.

[nobodyspecial]

76. No, actually not.

From the article: "U.S. President Barack Obama proclaimed March 31 as “Cesar Chavez Day.”

Easter is not always on the same day of the year, so I don't know when the conflict will occur again. However, there hasn't been an Easter doodle since 2000, so why would it be different after 13 years?

[niyad]

82. no, they couldn't--TODAY is his birthday, and it is actually a holiday in several states, including

the very conservative (minus a couple of counties) state in which I live.

I don't bitch when they don't observe my holy days, even though the xians appropriated them all. they can just get over themselves.

[JI7]

85. you are offended over this ? WHY ? it makes no sense to me to be offended

over something like this.

[timdog44]

93. They couldn't wait a day

because the easter eggs were going up on April Fool's day.

[timdog44]

104. I want to appologize

to the good Christian friends and contributors to DU, who are truly progressive if they follow the teaching of Jesus. What I said was a joke but probably a poor one.

[Tender to the Bone]

48. Never heard of Easter. Don't care for it.

Cesar Chavez day - yep, that I care about.

Colorado is pleased to recognize Cesar Chavez Day!

[niyad]

83. welcome to DU--did not know until this evening that this state actually acknowledges

Chavez Day.

[Tender to the Bone]

51. I don't see Google celebrating Passover either...

and today is the 4th day of Chol Ha'Moed Passover.

And the next thing if Google *does* put that up, the Egyptians would be offended..

Then who wins?

[Initech]

54. OK this tweet wins:

"Whoever at Google did the thing on Cesar Chavez should teach a PHD class on trolling Christian conservatives."

[trailmonkee]

58. .

[santamargarita]

55. If you don't like Google go somewhere else...

Start your own right-wing search engine. Call it Scroogle for screwball looking for Republican Jesus.

[alarimer]

56. Why do Christians expect any company to cater to them?

Why are they so put out by this? Google is a multi-national corporation, whose employees and customers come from countries the world over. They have made doodles for lots of different people (and they have different doodles in different countries- take a look at the history of it).

But why do Christians always feel the world is picking on them? The Orthodox Church will be celebrating Easter in May this year.

And, another pet peeve of mine: why are so many stores closed on Easter? Not every one makes a big deal of this holiday and some of us want to do our usual Sunday chores or grocery shopping or what have you. But we can't, because the Christians run everything, despite their insistence that they are being constantly discriminated against.

[Initech]

69. It's only professional trolls like One Million Moms that exepct anything.

And that's all those groups - the AFA, the Catholic League, Focus On The Family, One Million Moms, the Tea Party - they are trolling to start ridiculous controversies where there don't need to be any. Right wing religious fundamentalists are the most easily offended group of people on the planet.

[defacto7]

59. And who decided

religious holidays trump political ones? or ones that represent all humanity? Christians... just go to Club Relig and take your own holiday.

[Socal31]

61. Although one day I hope humanity as a whole moves beyond religion and fables.....

I will take an infinite amount of Xtian twitter-rants over riots and death threats.

This is how Western freedom from/of religion/speech is supposed to work. Google chooses what to celebrate, people are free to react to it in a non-violent public manner, and we are free to sit on the sidelines and point and laugh.

[WilliamPitt]

62. A lot of them were apparently pissed because they thought it was Hugo Chavez

(facepalm) x (facepalm) with extra (headdesk) on the side.

[PMcDee]

97. Emily Litella says,

"Cesar Chavez, not Hugo Chavez?...Never mind."

[winter is coming]

64. If you spend your time freaking out over what the Google doodle is or isn't

you really need a better hobby.

[Jennicut]

73. Oh dear. I am a Lutheran and went to church today. But I don' t

need google to tell me today is Easter. I think it's awesome that Cesar Chavez was celebrated today. Real actual Christians might remember that Jesus was concerned about the poor, the people Cesar Chavez tried to help. Irony is a bitch. Fundies and right wing religious fanatics have no business being Christians. They have no idea what it's about. But I guess religious leftists are full of so called "blasphemy". Whatever. I am easily disgusted by the right wingers thinking religion is all about them.

[tavernier]

74. I most relate to your post. You have stated your/my position eloquently.

I do get a little tired of my Christianity being mocked and ridiculed on DU, but I agree and understand that the fundy nuts have made it difficult for us. Thanks for your take on this subject.

[Jennicut]

100. My husband is a church organist so I kind of fell into being a Lutheran

It just kind of happened. My husband has been working at his church since he was 17 and he's in his 30's now. We have a nice pastor who is really inclusive. We have had women pastors fill in for him. We have children allowed to be children in the church. The church is part of the ELCA, which allows gay clergy. It's not a stuffy, ultra conservative church at all. If it was, I would never have gotten involved in that church. Plus, we live in Connecticut and there are just not fundies around here as much as other parts of the country.

[marshall]

77. I can't wait for the Kim Jong-un doodle

Their heads will explode! But they need to realize that we live in a global society.

[trailmonkee]

87. they should just skip right to a devil doodle :)

That would be sweet

[marshall]

90. Remember the "Osama bin Laden Google Doodle"?

http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=72962

Priceless.

[trailmonkee]

102. .

[riverbendviewgal]

78. I remember when I boycotted California grapes

Cesar Chavez is a good man. Glad to see Google recognizing him

[JDPriestly]

84. I don't know whether Cesar Chavez was religious, but I think he was

in that he followed Jesus' teaching:

Matthew 25:40

Viewing the King James Version. Click to switch to 1611 King James Version of Matthew 25:40.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

- King James Bible "Authorized Version", Pure Cambridge Edition

http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-25-40/

Cesar Chavez is an example of Christ resurrected. When we follow Jesus' teaching and example, we are in the true sense resurrecting Jesus.

But don't expect ignorant fundamentalists to understand this obvious reality.

Google's Doodle's celebration of the resurrection of Jesus in the work of those who care for the poor, the sick and the imprisoned is impressive.

Shows spiritual depth.
Easter eggs are fun and lovely, but have no more to do with Easter than the reminder of the good works of Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez challenged us all to care more for the poor.

[trailmonkee]

88. .

[Xyzse]

99. I seriously thought this was their April Fools' Prank

I guess I was wrong.

Oh well, that's fine, I don't care enough to bother.

[Nika]

107. What a tempest in a teapot.

I don't see the incidental amusements of doodles as being worth such a serious degree of consternation.

Everyone knew it was Easter, advertizing it is not a tenent of the religion, and I appreciated being reminded of a good man like Mr. Chavez.

That is what doodles should do; remind us of things we forget, educate, and amuse.

I get tired of getting Christmas, Easter and other religious holidays used by the commercial establishment to make sales thrown constantly in my face. And these doodles are not even part of that which reminds us of the big things going on around us.

Google doodles are at their best when they amuse and educate, and remind us of smaller, but still important things.

[Odin2005]

109. The drooling idiots probably confused him with Hugo Chavez.