Friday, February 7, 2014

Google uses "doodle" to criticize homophobia in the Olympics ... - Journal News

Pluck, this Friday, the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia in Google and wanted to pass a blank date, taking the opportunity to criticize homophobia that has marked preparations for the event. The “Doodle” joins the colors of the rainbow with olmpica symbology.

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Making use of one of its most popular j “doodles” that adorn the initial apgina search engine on special occasions, Google illustrates, this Friday, the idea of ??Charter Olmpica, stressing that “all persons shall have the possibility of practicing sport without any discrimination”, as the ideal that games Olmpico advocate.

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beyond the written message, also the colors used were the left to chance: the “doodle” usa flag colors “rainbow” symbol of the LGBT movement (L sbicas, Gay, Bisexual and Transgneros) Flag as sexual minorities.

ARssia has been strongly criticized by the international community has adopted several laws against homosexuality, which is in line with the spirit Olmpico. Many athletes tm even shown some reluctance to participate in this edition of the Winter Olympics for fear of their sexual orientation as represlias and some human rights defenders tried to boycott the competition the several times.

Just yesterday, Thursday, a group of over 200 writers published in an open Briton newspaper “The Guardian” letter denouncing the Russian laws against advertising “gay” and blasphemy as contrrias freedom of expression.

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