Actually, I searched "Is Jerry Sandusky Jewish" and at the bottom of the google page this note:
Offensive Search Results
www.google.com/explanation
We're disturbed about these results as well. Please read our note here.
I click and I get
An explanation of our search results
If you recently used Google to search for the word “Jew,” you may have seen results that were very disturbing. We assure you that the views expressed by the sites in your results are not in any way endorsed by Google. We’d like to explain why you’re seeing these results when you conduct this search.
A site’s ranking in Google’s search results relies heavily on computer algorithms using thousands of factors to calculate a page’s relevance to a given query. Sometimes subtleties of language cause anomalies to appear that cannot be predicted. A search for “Jew” brings up one such unexpected result.
If you use Google to search for “Judaism,” “Jewish” or “Jewish people,” the results are informative and relevant. So why is a search for “Jew” different? One reason is that the word “Jew” is often used in an anti-Semitic context. Jewish organizations are more likely to use the word “Jewish” when talking about members of their faith. The word has become somewhat charged linguistically, as noted on websites devoted to Jewish topics such as these:
Someone searching for information on Jewish people would be more likely to enter terms like “Judaism,” “Jewish people,” or “Jews” than the single word “Jew” In fact, prior to this incident, the word “Jew” only appeared about once in every 10 million search queries. Now it’s likely that the great majority of searches on Google for “Jew” are by people who have heard about this issue and want to see the results for themselves.
The beliefs and preferences of those who work at Google, as well as the opinions of the general public, do not determine or impact our search results. Individual citizens and public interest groups do periodically urge us to remove particular links or otherwise adjust search results. Although Google reserves the right to address such requests individually, Google views the comprehensiveness of our search results as an extremely important priority. Accordingly, we do not remove a page from our search results simply because its content is unpopular or because we receive complaints concerning it. We will, however, remove pages from our results if we believe the page (or its site) violates our Webmaster Guidelines, if we believe we are required to do so by law, or at the request of the webmaster who is responsible for the page.
We apologize for the upsetting nature of the experience you had using Google and appreciate your taking the time to inform us about it.
Sincerely,
The Google Team
P.S. You may be interested in some additional information the Anti-Defamation League has posted about this issue at Google Search Ranking of Hate Sites Not Intentional. In addition, we call your attention to Google’s search results on this topic.
Where is the apology from Google for other races and religions?
I genuinely feel like puking.
Jews and (American) blacks have a monopoly on "chips on shoulders" induced political correctness.
Just after that I searched nigger and no apology from Google.
Thing is I didn't even type Jew.
Try it.
I remember typing "Black slave" into Google a few years ago and an EBay adsense ad appeared on the left saying something like "Find Black slaves on Ebay!"Originally Posted by buddahas
Any Aborigine folks left in Oz, or have they all been skinned, dried in the sun and fed to hammerheads?
No ... but there are heaps of Aboriginal folk ... with nowhere near the amount of chips on shoulders as the US darker brothers.
... and the point is...???
So I've always wanted ask an Aussie racist about the Aborigine folk. Let me see if I have this right ... all American Blacks are darker than all Ozie darkies? So we are woggier than you? And being darker is being more lacking in character or intelligence or what is it that makes you folks better than us? Treatment of boat people? Is that what you do better?
OOh! I used the word "darker" I must be a "racist" !!
.. as for the rest of the drivel ...
You just don't get it. What a stupid racist back woods roo fuck.
Pot/Kettle Award No.3 ... and counting.
this teacher mark dood is a very monotonous and tiresome character. why hasn't he been voted off the island?
cause he has an in with the admin I hear ...
I guess it's because the 3 or 4 pedantic, humourless and not too bright members I take no shit from just don't have enough voting power.
take no shit from...
OK ... Just for you ... I'll change it to ... "I take a lot of shit from"
Happy?
Something tells me you wouldn't be happy either way though.
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