Google won't remove distorted Michelle Obama image from search engine

By GottaLaff

I just clicked over to the Google image search (Safe Search: moderate) in question and found nothing questionable on Page 1, 2, 3, or 4 and then stopped looking. Question: Where is the questionable photo in question? Answer: Glad it disappeared:

A crudely altered photograph of Michelle Obama, which often comes up as the first result on a Google image search of her name, will not be removed from the company's search process despite protests that the depiction is racist and repugnant.

"It's offensive to many people, but that alone is not a reason to remove it from our search index," Google spokesman Scott Rubin said. "We have, in general, a bias toward free speech."

I have a bias against racist images of the First Lady... or anyone else, for that matter.

If you're wondering, the image is from a blog and it depicts a Photoshopped Michelle as monkey-like. Nice, huh?

A different website containing the same depiction was banned by Google several days ago, but only because the site was deemed to contain malware that could spread a virus or similar online malady.

Coincidentally, racism is viral, too. It might be worth considering spreading race hatred an online malady.