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What's the recent deal with Google doodles?

  • 09-09-2019 2:09am
    #1
    badabing106
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭


    It's like they are erasing famous men from history and replacing them with obscure women or am I imagining things?

    Today's doodle is of a German pakistani of the Society of the Daughters of the Heart of Mary

    Also born on September 9th was Leo Tolstoy,one of the most famous and important writers in human history


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  • #2
    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    badabing106 wrote: »
    It's like they are erasing famous men from history and replacing them with obscure women or am I imagining things?

    Today's doodle is of a German pakistani of the Society of the Daughters of the Heart of Mary

    Also born on September 9th was Leo Tolstoy,one of the most famous and important writers in human history

    Is someone obscure because you haven't personally heard of them and should they honour Leo every single year with a doodle or maybe look for other people to mention?


  • #3
    badabing106
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭badabing106


    Canis Lupus wrote: »
    Is someone obscure because you haven't personally heard of them

    Yes. I had to Google her to find out who she was


  • #4
    FanadMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    Wish they'd go back to doing the games on the homepage and in maps. Maps Pacman was brilliant.


  • #5
    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    badabing106 wrote: »
    Yes. I had to Google her to find out who she was

    Isn't that a good thing? You've learned something new today.


  • #6
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,421 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Great thread OP

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  • #7
    Peregrinus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,998 ✭✭✭✭Peregrinus


    badabing106 wrote: »
    It's like they are erasing famous men from history and replacing them with obscure women or am I imagining things?

    Today's doodle is of a German pakistani of the Society of the Daughters of the Heart of Mary

    Also born on September 9th was Leo Tolstoy,one of the most famous and important writers in human history
    Tolstoy has already had a doodle, back on 9 September 2014. Google policy is to avoid repeat doodles for the anniversary of an individual's birth.


  • #8
    Your Face
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,275 ✭✭✭Your Face


    I don't mind it, it's good to learn something new.


  • #9
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Google is the new patriarchy


  • #10
    cj maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,307 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    Your Face wrote: »
    I don't mind it, it's good to learn something new.

    I had forgotten all about Google doodles. Must start clicking them again. Cheers OP


  • #11
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,138 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    You can set a calendar reminder for the 9th of September each year for Tolstoy's birthday. Throw in a picture of him and a link to his Wikipedia page and you're all set.

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  • #12
    p1akuw47h5r3it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,001 ✭✭✭p1akuw47h5r3it


    badabing106 wrote: »
    Yes. I had to Google her to find out who she was

    That's the point.


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