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Google Sexism

Post by Coito ergo sum » Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:08 pm

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LOL - try this --

Go to google and click on the "Image" button to do an image search. Take off any of the filters.

Google - him. Then note the images.
Google - her. Compare :funny:

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Re: Google Sexism

Post by Animavore » Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:17 pm

If I Google "him" I get lots of pictures of the metal band, Him.
If I Google "her" I just get pics of famous women.

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Re: Google Sexism

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:27 pm

"Did you mean" is an option, not a correction.
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Re: Google Sexism

Post by Coito ergo sum » Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:51 pm

They corrected it, nonetheless... http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2007-05-24-n36.html

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