The age old question has posed itself on Google recently. When can someone be called a ‘Jew’?
This leads to several other questions: Is it insulting if it is used in the right context? What if I were to say ‘that Jew-bag loves to eat lox on his bagels’?
The first Google Image when I searched 'Jew'. Obviously posted by some terrible 'Jew-hater'.
Obviously, Google is reeling in the aftermath of my 3-part award winning Walter Cronkite-esque journalism that revealed the extent of Google’s anti-Semitism.
(Debunking Google 1)
(Debunking Google 2)
(Debunking Google 3)
Do me a favor. Go search ‘JEW’ into Google right now. If done correctly, you will have the opportunity to click a link that will say this:
A site’s ranking in Google’s search results relies heavily on computer algorithms using thousands of factors to calculate a page’s relevance to a given query. Sometimes subtleties of language cause anomalies to appear that cannot be predicted. A search for “Jew” brings up one such unexpected result.
If you use Google to search for “Judaism,” “Jewish” or “Jewish people,” the results are informative and relevant. So why is a search for “Jew” different? One reason is that the word “Jew” is often used in an anti-Semitic context. Jewish organizations are more likely to use the word “Jewish” when talking about members of their faith.
Is this true? Have you ever heard someone called a ‘Jew’ in a derogatory manner? As usual, Google even has an answer to this question. Because they just NEED to have an answer for everything.
P.S. You may be interested in some additional information the Anti-Defamation League has posted about this issue at http://www.adl.org/rumors/google_search_rumors.asp. In addition, we call your attention to Google’s search results on this topic.
I’ll leave you with the spokesmen of our generation, the men of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, to answer the ‘Jew’ question.
