Did anyone else notice that Google’s Search, which acknowledges secular holidays and cultural moments with Doodles, did not acknowledge Mother’s Day?
From Google’s AI Overview:
Google search typically acknowledges secular holidays and cultural moments with Doodles, rather than specific religious holidays. They often commemorate independence days, the birthdays of notable figures, and other historical events. While they may acknowledge religious holidays like Christmas, they generally avoid religious iconography in their Doodles
From Chat GPT (Since X won’t let me access my account for the past 20 hours even though I am a paying member):
A Google Search Doodle (often just called a “Google Doodle”) is a temporary alteration of the Google logo on the homepage of the Google Search engine. These doodles are created to celebrate:
Holidays (like Independence Day, Halloween, or Earth Day)
Anniversaries of significant events
Famous people’s birthdays (scientists, artists, historical figures)
Cultural milestones or global sporting events
Google celebrates global sporting events and Halloween, but they can’t bring themselves to say Happy Mother’s Day. I visited Google Search several times yesterday, and each time I saw the same floral Google Doodle above, but no mention of Mother’s Day.
Google has become so politically correct that they can’t use words like man, woman, mother, or father. But the reality is, no human being would be alive without women. Of course, not all women are mothers, and some may place their children for adoption—but the women who adopt those children become their mothers. All of them deserve recognition, and a simple Happy Mother’s Day in a Google Doodle would have been a respectful acknowledgment. But no, Google can’t do that yet we are supposed to trust them for finding information on the internet? Ha.