Latino Culture Appropriation Reaches New Heights With Googleñata
Nine years ago, in Mountain View California, a couple of computer geeks started an internet search engine company that has slowly and insidiously turned into the lifeblood of an entire industry. Whether you like it or not, Google owns your ass. To celebrate nine years of such magnificent pwnage, Google, in a nod to everything brown, incorporated a piñata in their logo today. Let that be the last time you think Latino influence doesn’t reach far and wide.
Google’s 9th Birthday [Google Operating System]
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- Managing Editor
Daniel Mauser
- Editor
Cindy Casares
- Associate Editor
Alex Alvarez
- Contributing Editors
Gabriel Caro - Camilla Rowan
- Video Editor
Marcelo Cunning
I stared at thing for two minutes trying to figure out what that “g” was supposed to be and what obscure end of September holiday had I missed??
Posted by ct | September 27, 2007
those ‘geeks’ at the googleplex need to google “pinatas” …its not representative of all of Latin-America…unless they’re only celebrating Mexico’s independence…and of course, the pinata has NOTHING to do with Mexico’s independence anyway…guess they’re not so smart after all.
Posted by M.Gonzalez | September 27, 2007
Actually, they’re not celebrating Latino heritage at all. They’re celebrating their birthday and simply using a piñata as a symbol of that. Reading comprehension. It works!
Posted by La Cindy | September 28, 2007
i LOVE the little google-cons. they dont come around very often so when i see one i get all giddy. remember the halloween one last year? super cute.
go ahead google..i’m not hatin.
Posted by mare mare | September 28, 2007
and LOL at confusing “appreciation” with “appropriation”.
oh gosh, i think i’m addicted to this site :(
Posted by mare | September 28, 2007