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It's been pointed out to me (hat tip: gg, th) that Google's animation today may just look like a "seems to depict a black man running track on watermelon. That he's jumping a hurdle is just so damn ironic."

http://www.xent.com/pipermail/fork/Week-of-Mon-20120806/061273.html

Curious to see if Google for the first time takes down an animation.

9:09 AM Aug 07 2012

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Omg WTF was Google thinking? Racists!!

10:10 AM Aug 07 2012

Lol....though I have to admit, I didn't see it until it was pointed out to me.

10:19 AM Aug 07 2012

Still not taken down. Looks like this one will survive till the archive.

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3:24 PM Aug 07 2012

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Another problem: http://9gag.com/gag/4991128

3:56 AM Aug 10 2012

I didn't see it until it was pointed out but now I can't stop seeing it.

10:52 AM Aug 07 2012

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Is that funny how that happens?

11:03 AM Aug 07 2012

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Once again, that does it, I'm bringing out the That's Racist kid: sw50sw8sw578.gif

Even though I'm willing to admit that Google doodles have been multiracial in the past:

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12:03 PM Aug 07 2012

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