Discussion: Google Is Sorry That Map Searches For The N-Word Point To The White House

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Good Friggin Gawd!!! The world we live in, yes, indeed. Doesn’t Google have the ability to identify the person(s) who are responsible – or at least from which computer and the screen named and to whom it’s registered?

“Some inappropriate results are surfacing in Google Maps that should not be, and we apologise for any offence this may have caused," the spokesperson said.

No, no, no, no. There is no “may have caused” to it. I am offended, and I’m sure many others are as well, so why not just say, " … and we apologize for this offense. We are taking appropriate actions, blah, blah, blah."

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Exactly. The “may” qualifier really means “We only apologize partially since we don’t want to upset the racists too much.” smh

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I get the same result with non-american house traitor house, commie house, nazi house, etc. It wasn’t just the two racial words. It seems anything that the right wing accuses our president of will get that result.

You do not get that result with patriot house, proamerica house, etc.

Google needs to find out who is doing this and…

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more intelligent mechanisms

If Jade Helm wasn’t presenting enough scare fodder…

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What a sickening group these people are. If I had them in front of me, I’d be very tempted to spit at them. However, I wouldn’t as I’m aware that would lower me closer to their level (though still very far from their depths). Seriously, this just put a cloud over me. I need to go outside again and get some warm sunshine.

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Way to go google…sigh.

What a world we live in.

So if I search for dumb frigging ass-holes, will it take me to google headquarters? Or the capital building?

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You tooK the “GOOD FRIGGIN GAWD” words right out of my mouth. I mean WTF?

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Isn’t it pathetic Makes me sick

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Ahhhh…post-racial America.

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Me too!

Our president has the patience of Job. I don’t believe there has ever been a president who has been so blatantly, hatefully, and disgustingly disrespected. This is the POTUS, and no matter whether you agree with him or not he deserves to be treated with respect. The fact that this particular president also deserves the respect because of who he is and what he stands for, makes this $hit especially appalling.

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These are the types of stories that Justice John Roberts needs to take seriously. He also needs to be pulled over by the cops more often AND be pulled aside by gay SCOTUS staff members and listen their stories about the real world. I don’t think the man is a total idiot, but he sure is cloistered a bunch and far from being described as “in touch” (with the vast majority of us).

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I have to ask what would make someone type in that search phrase into google maps,

unless they did not already know about it.

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No, that search will bring you to the Republican caucus room at the Capitol.

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As long as we live in a world where it’s only an anonymous fringe that does this sort of thing and not the people in charge, I’m alright with that. These are the death throes of a group that knows it’s losing, so much so that symbolic victories and cheap gags are the best they can hope for as the tides of history continue to engulf them.

And in that context, I’ve got to admit that I do think this is kinda funny, in an entirely wrong and juvenile sort of way. And since all reasonable people will reject this sort of thing, all it ended up doing was to expose yet again that the fight isn’t over yet. And the more they pull this sort of thing, the harder things get for them.

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What in the world causes a person to Google ‘n****r house’ in the first place? The thought has never crossed my mind.

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Well, that’s f*cked up.

Way to go Google. Can we now modify Google Map so that when we put “Racist A’hole Company” Google HQ pops up?

Hey, Mr. Chief Justice Roberts. How’s this for your post-racial America.

They probably already know who its was but don’t want to out Mitch McConnell and Justice Alitio.

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