Friday, November 12, 2010

Does this look Muslim to you?


From Indecision Forever:
What do you think when you see Google's homepage image today for Veterans Day?
a) I don't know. Maybe a little sappy, but it's Veterans Day, and if you can't get sappy for veterans, who can you get sappy for!

b) Oh my God! That's a Muslim crescent moon beneath the flag!!! AAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! I AM THE ANGRIEST PERSON IN THE WORLD ABOUT THIS!!!! ARGLEGARGLEBARBLE!!!!!

From Gawker:
Boy howdy, Google has done it now! The company's special Veterans Day logo this year, you see, features a mysterious crescent shape. And you know who loves crescent shapes? The Muslims. Yeah, some people are actually upset about this.

As you can see, Google's American flag graphic covers the top part of the "e" in "Google," leaving a little crescent shape exposed underneath. A lot of people would see this and proceed to not give a shit. But then there's Twitter, the blue idiot-typing website:
Does This Google Veterans Day Logo Look Muslim to You?

I don't know whether to laugh or cry about this. In fact, I had to create a new tag just for this post. It's sort of "religion," sort of "culture wars," sort of a very dark "humor," but none of those really fit. I thought about "hysteria," but finally settled on "insanity."

Some things are just so completely... insane that they knock me for a loop. What has happened to us? Did someone leave the nuthouse door unlocked? Is it really necessary to point out that Google has simply made the "l" in their name a flagpole, in honor of Veterans Day? And that flags being what they are, Old Glory covers the top part of the "e"?

But oh, no. The kinds of people who see Jesus in toast are convinced that this is some dastardly Mooslim plot. Be afraid, people, be very afraid. The Mooslims are coming!

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