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.

Omg WTF was Google thinking? Racists!!

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

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

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

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

Is that funny how that happens?

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

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