Comments on: Google Search Has Gender Issues… http://stilettorevolt.com/2009/10/google-search/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:20:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Josh http://stilettorevolt.com/2009/10/google-search/comment-page-1/#comment-1569 Josh Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:40:29 +0000 http://stilettorevolt.com/?p=2960#comment-1569 Context is key, and you often lose it when you come up with good search terms or phrases. Imagine forgetting the title of a controversial satire like A Modest Proposal and trying to search for it online. "Selling children as food to the wealthy" might be a likely phrase to enter into Google. Now, imagine if you saw that over someone's shoulder, and you didn't know they wanted to find Jonathan Swift's controversial essay or maybe didn't even know it existed. That would be a little frightening to say the least. Often, these strange suggestions from Google are based on searches for quotes from sources with some sort of satirical or comedic slant. Now, I'm not saying that's the reason for every single questionable search suggestion. I don't doubt that some people believe ugly, nasty things and are looking for like-minded stupidity for validation. However, don't assume everybody searching for those things are doing so because that's what they believe. You're likely missing their context. Context is key, and you often lose it when you come up with good search terms or phrases. Imagine forgetting the title of a controversial satire like A Modest Proposal and trying to search for it online. “Selling children as food to the wealthy” might be a likely phrase to enter into Google. Now, imagine if you saw that over someone’s shoulder, and you didn’t know they wanted to find Jonathan Swift’s controversial essay or maybe didn’t even know it existed. That would be a little frightening to say the least. Often, these strange suggestions from Google are based on searches for quotes from sources with some sort of satirical or comedic slant.

Now, I’m not saying that’s the reason for every single questionable search suggestion. I don’t doubt that some people believe ugly, nasty things and are looking for like-minded stupidity for validation. However, don’t assume everybody searching for those things are doing so because that’s what they believe. You’re likely missing their context.

]]> By: Tulpen http://stilettorevolt.com/2009/10/google-search/comment-page-1/#comment-1457 Tulpen Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:32:35 +0000 http://stilettorevolt.com/?p=2960#comment-1457 Even more disturbing is googling the percentage of women... Even more disturbing is googling the percentage of women…

]]> By: Angel http://stilettorevolt.com/2009/10/google-search/comment-page-1/#comment-1446 Angel Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:01:56 +0000 http://stilettorevolt.com/?p=2960#comment-1446 You should have included a "women aren't" photo. Then you would find great tidbits like "women aren't people." You should have included a “women aren’t” photo. Then you would find great tidbits like “women aren’t people.”

]]> By: SR Staff http://stilettorevolt.com/2009/10/google-search/comment-page-1/#comment-1426 SR Staff Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:59:44 +0000 http://stilettorevolt.com/?p=2960#comment-1426 "I like to" is pretty great too. Where did the top 2 results even come from? “I like to” is pretty great too. Where did the top 2 results even come from?

]]> By: Michael Schatz http://stilettorevolt.com/2009/10/google-search/comment-page-1/#comment-1415 Michael Schatz Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:39:28 +0000 http://stilettorevolt.com/?p=2960#comment-1415 The chair thing is actually kind of neat. The other things are scary, especially the silent in church thing. On another note have you ever tried just "I am" One of the first results is hilarious. The chair thing is actually kind of neat. The other things are scary, especially the silent in church thing.

On another note have you ever tried just “I am” One of the first results is hilarious.

]]> By: SR Staff http://stilettorevolt.com/2009/10/google-search/comment-page-1/#comment-1352 SR Staff Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:52:19 +0000 http://stilettorevolt.com/?p=2960#comment-1352 We already had included "men can't," but added "men shouldn't." The phrase "men will never" didn't really render many results. Anyway hopefully we've cleared the confusion that "This doesn’t mean that the search engine itself is prejudiced, it just serves as a reflection of the sexism still prevalent in our society," for both genders. We already had included “men can’t,” but added “men shouldn’t.” The phrase “men will never” didn’t really render many results. Anyway hopefully we’ve cleared the confusion that “This doesn’t mean that the search engine itself is prejudiced, it just serves as a reflection of the sexism still prevalent in our society,” for both genders.

]]> By: Francis http://stilettorevolt.com/2009/10/google-search/comment-page-1/#comment-1349 Francis Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:15:55 +0000 http://stilettorevolt.com/?p=2960#comment-1349 Try googleing the same phrases. men cant men shouldn't men will never It isn't women it's everyone, and it isn't google it's the internet. Try googleing the same phrases.
men cant
men shouldn’t
men will never

It isn’t women it’s everyone, and it isn’t google it’s the internet.

]]> By: ZYX http://stilettorevolt.com/2009/10/google-search/comment-page-1/#comment-1345 ZYX Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:55:47 +0000 http://stilettorevolt.com/?p=2960#comment-1345 The chair thing is physical and has something to do with the center of gravity. Standing in a certain posture, women can lift a chair but men can't. The chair thing is physical and has something to do with the center of gravity. Standing in a certain posture, women can lift a chair but men can’t.

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