# Anti-gay group to boycott Google. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 12, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031 "2012-07-12T18:06:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/1 "2012-07-12T18:06:24Z")
[Here](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/11/american-family-association-google-video_n_1666218.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&ir=Technology) Ya’ know, I’m not even going to pit these fuckers because they seem to be doing a pretty good job of it themselves. [QUOTE=AFA] A lot of us are so integrated into Google and Google products. This is going to be a tough one. It’s more than just a search engine. Many of us have Android phones – the Android system is a Google product. Many of us use Google calendar, Google Tasks and Gmail. And all those kinds of things. YouTube. And all the other things … this one’s going to be tough. This one’s going to be one of those situations where I guess we’ll test the meat of our convictions. [/QUOTE] So they’re willing to punish themselves just because Google dare support gay rights. That said, I rather doubt they will truly boycott Google. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/2 "2012-07-12T18:09:49Z")
So…if I google “AFA” will their organization show up? ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/3 "2012-07-12T18:09:57Z")
Oh, it’s worse than that; Considering they’re giving Google money every time they go to a website with Google ads, well, that’s about 90% of the internet right there. ETA: American Family Association, from the link on top, **kaylasdad99**. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/4 "2012-07-12T18:16:14Z")
Basically, they are going to have to resort to using libraries and typewriters. The other major search engine is Bing, and it’s a Microsoft product and Microsoft is also pro gay marriage and gay rights. I wouldn’t be surprised if other companies that had search engines were the same. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/5 "2012-07-12T18:18:28Z")
The guy behind this is named “Buster”?? Heh. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/6 "2012-07-12T18:21:45Z")
I bet Google’s worried. They might change their stance now. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/7 "2012-07-12T18:25:37Z")
> [@](#): > > this one’s going to be tough Tough for a bunch of amatuers like the American Family Association. The Amish Family Association can boycott Google indefinitely. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/8 "2012-07-12T18:29:37Z")
In fact, many sets of [Amish do use computers and internet](http://amishamerica.com/do-the-amish-use-computers-and-the-internet/). ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/9 "2012-07-12T18:31:18Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I bet Google’s worried. They might change their stance now. Was their stance a wide one? Are they going to be going wider now? ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/10 "2012-07-12T18:41:25Z")
Gotta love that the announcement was made **on**. . . YouTube! CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/11 "2012-07-12T19:08:02Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Was their stance a wide one? Are they going to be going wider now? Are you implying I used the word incorrectly? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/12 "2012-07-12T19:10:12Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Are you implying I used the word incorrectly? :dubious: How quickly we forget Larry Craig. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/13 "2012-07-12T19:11:07Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > How quickly we forget Larry Craig. Ahhhh!!! Damn. I should have caught that. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/14 "2012-07-12T19:34:08Z")
So, they will be testing the “meat” of their convictions? What will they be using? RedTube, perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/15 "2012-07-12T20:48:15Z")
Actually, they _aren’t_ boycotting Google. After that press release was first announced, the man at the head of the AFA had a “change of heart” :rolleyes:. While I am too lazy to look for the link, he characterized his first statement as a ‘mischaracterization by the liberal media’ (paraphrasing here) and what he really meant was that “it would be hard for someone like himself to avoid someone (?!) like Google because of how intertwined he is to Google products. But I NEVER called for a Google boycott!” Who the fuck believes this sort of crap? ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/16 "2012-07-12T21:06:23Z")
Aw shucks. I was kind of hoping that they’d do their own search engine, like Conservapedia. All searches would involve only Fox News, Rush, the Republican Party, AFA, and Fred Phelps. Except for the entertainment search which would always return Magic Mike. Hey, how did that get in there?!? ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/17 "2012-07-12T23:36:28Z")
> [@Peremensoe](#): > > In fact, many sets of [Amish do use computers and internet](http://amishamerica.com/do-the-amish-use-computers-and-the-internet/). Are they on the World Wide Wagon, then? ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/18 "2012-07-13T01:34:43Z")
The kerosene powered router isn’t a very efficient device. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/19 "2012-07-13T01:59:00Z")
There’s a [YouTube video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pigk9N9ps08)of tiny gay actor Leslie Jordan (best known as Beverly Leslie from _Will and Grace_ or Brother Boy from _Sordid Lives_) giving a talk at Google. He later had a one-man show on Broadway of some of the same material- I’ve seen him in person and on screen when he killed. At Google, he doesn’t kill, he _dies_. Only when he tells a couple of name dropping stories does he get any reaction, and there aren’t any questions for him at the end when he asks (insult to a speaker- it’s an immediate Nielsen rating). I’m not saying the company’s homophobic, but if that video is any representation most employees probably don’t give a damn one way or the other about orientation and are techno-geeky. It’s not exactly like they’re dancing to techno holding up glowsticks in the hall waiting for the new Village People Google theme du jour to be— heh heh— mounted. But even so, I’m going to miss Google. You don’t come back from a boycott like this. (I wonder if they’ll be even one less sermon interrupted by a _D-r-o-i-d_ from somewhere in the congregation.) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031/20 "2012-07-13T03:26:00Z")
So, is “google” the new “santorum”? 🙂 [checks urban dictionary] Well, not yet, give it time . . . they’ll come up with something . . . And then the AFA will be totally googled! 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-group-to-boycott-google/628031.md?page=2)