Google are kind of a big deal – think of the last time you used a search engine that wasn’t Google, then remember that you used it to get to Google to start your search.
The thing is that using their search engine sometimes turns up interesting results, which can vary greatly if you change just one word.
Take for example what happens when you Google ‘three black teenagers’ and ‘three white teenagers’.
Your results will mirror these:
YOOOOOO LOOK AT THIS pic.twitter.com/uY1JysFm8w
— July 3rd. (@iBeKabir) June 7, 2016
Well that’s kinda odd, don’t you think?
Of course it’s not really the fault of Google, it’s more a result of how people themselves tag photos online.
That, and the fact that stock photos don’t seem to include many people of colour…
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