Comments on: Google May Hate Prop 8, But That Doesn’t Mean They Won’t Serve Ads Supporting It http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:22:16 -0800 hourly 1 By: The VultureKraft Filter » Blog Archive » IMVU Gets Pretty Racey With Those Ads http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-4/#comment-2542301 The VultureKraft Filter » Blog Archive » IMVU Gets Pretty Racey With Those Ads Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:34:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2542301 [...] pornography or child erotica.” As far as I’m concerned this ad is none of that, but the Prop 8 supporters may [...] [...] pornography or child erotica.” As far as I’m concerned this ad is none of that, but the Prop 8 supporters may [...]

]]> By: Todd http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-4/#comment-2537039 Todd Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:13:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2537039 The whole gay marriage debate misses the most crucial point. Marriage is between a man and a woman. Simple, just as God intended, after all, marriage is based upon Biblical principles, not based upon man create legal status, although it has certainly come to mean that for a large portion of our society, which is a mistake. This in no way makes me or most Christians against equal rights. What I will not support is devaluing what my wife and I have (a marriage) by allowing immoral behavior to be included in what we have in the eyes of God. Marriage is more about faith and obedience to our God than it is a legal status. From a Christian point of view, gay marriage is a contradiction and against what God intends. This doesn't mean that we as Christians do not equally love all of God's children, what it does mean is that we will not sacrifice our beliefs in the name of political correctness (which seems to be more about making everyone embrace (or more accurately appear to embrace) the ~10% that aren't Christians in our society). This type of debate highlights the need for an equivilent legal status to protect these "partner" rights, instead of an attack (yes, from a Christian point of view these attempts at the merging of sinful behavior into our Godly union is percieved as an attack on us just as the gay's think that propositions like this are percieved as attacks against them). My Marriage and Gays' Unions can coexist, and the legal rights can and should be exactly the same for both statuses. What cannot coexist is calling both of these things a "marriage", because they are most certainly not the same thing. Thank you. The whole gay marriage debate misses the most crucial point. Marriage is between a man and a woman. Simple, just as God intended, after all, marriage is based upon Biblical principles, not based upon man create legal status, although it has certainly come to mean that for a large portion of our society, which is a mistake. This in no way makes me or most Christians against equal rights. What I will not support is devaluing what my wife and I have (a marriage) by allowing immoral behavior to be included in what we have in the eyes of God. Marriage is more about faith and obedience to our God than it is a legal status. From a Christian point of view, gay marriage is a contradiction and against what God intends. This doesn’t mean that we as Christians do not equally love all of God’s children, what it does mean is that we will not sacrifice our beliefs in the name of political correctness (which seems to be more about making everyone embrace (or more accurately appear to embrace) the ~10% that aren’t Christians in our society). This type of debate highlights the need for an equivilent legal status to protect these “partner” rights, instead of an attack (yes, from a Christian point of view these attempts at the merging of sinful behavior into our Godly union is percieved as an attack on us just as the gay’s think that propositions like this are percieved as attacks against them). My Marriage and Gays’ Unions can coexist, and the legal rights can and should be exactly the same for both statuses. What cannot coexist is calling both of these things a “marriage”, because they are most certainly not the same thing. Thank you.

]]> By: Ethics 101: Don’t Profit from an idea you oppose. It doesn’t make (ad)sense. | Girl In The City http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-4/#comment-2530587 Ethics 101: Don’t Profit from an idea you oppose. It doesn’t make (ad)sense. | Girl In The City Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:15:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2530587 [...] I’d put it off till later. Then as I was browsing my google reader feeds I came across a TechCrunch article talking about the mass spam of Yes on 8 all across the [...] [...] I’d put it off till later. Then as I was browsing my google reader feeds I came across a TechCrunch article talking about the mass spam of Yes on 8 all across the [...]

]]> By: IMVU Gets Pretty Racey With Those Ads : VCsAndAngels - Venture Capital / VCs, Angel Investors, Startup News, Etc http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-4/#comment-2529855 IMVU Gets Pretty Racey With Those Ads : VCsAndAngels - Venture Capital / VCs, Angel Investors, Startup News, Etc Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:24:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2529855 [...] pornography or child erotica.” As far as I’m concerned this ad is none of that, but the Prop 8 supporters may [...] [...] pornography or child erotica.” As far as I’m concerned this ad is none of that, but the Prop 8 supporters may [...]

]]> By: IMVU Gets Pretty Racey With Those Ads http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-4/#comment-2529815 IMVU Gets Pretty Racey With Those Ads Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:46:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2529815 [...] pornography or child erotica.” As far as I’m concerned this ad is none of that, but the Prop 8 supporters may [...] [...] pornography or child erotica.” As far as I’m concerned this ad is none of that, but the Prop 8 supporters may [...]

]]> By: Hitch http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2529139 Hitch Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:43:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2529139 It has nothing to do with the civil rights movements and it wouldn't be wise to bring up the holocaust. Look back in history farther than that, like founding fathers and principles that America was founded on. There was such a thing as separation of church and state. Well, that left long time ago. People are so scared of gays because "God didn't create them." Well, that's church. What does that have to do with the state? Not everyone believes that way. Not everyone believes in God and they are being overlooked because there is no separation of church and state. Besides Adam and Eve procreated and then their kids did the same thing. It's called inbreeding and that causes brain tweaks. What do they say homosexuality is? A brain tweak? I guess God unknowingly created the homosexuality gene. Put that in your bible and stuff it. It has nothing to do with the civil rights movements and it wouldn’t be wise to bring up the holocaust. Look back in history farther than that, like founding fathers and principles that America was founded on. There was such a thing as separation of church and state. Well, that left long time ago. People are so scared of gays because “God didn’t create them.” Well, that’s church. What does that have to do with the state? Not everyone believes that way. Not everyone believes in God and they are being overlooked because there is no separation of church and state. Besides Adam and Eve procreated and then their kids did the same thing. It’s called inbreeding and that causes brain tweaks. What do they say homosexuality is? A brain tweak? I guess God unknowingly created the homosexuality gene. Put that in your bible and stuff it.

]]> By: Angry Reader http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-4/#comment-2529031 Angry Reader Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:35:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2529031 I implore you, Michael, to aboid these types of posts on TechCrunch. They absolutely do not belong here. Stick to Tech, PLEASE. Many religious people have strong views that the way humanity has functioned for 5000 years is a good one and that children are best served by a mother and a father, and that Prop 8 is good. I'm tired of intolerance for religious views with the force of history on their side. I implore you, Michael, to aboid these types of posts on TechCrunch. They absolutely do not belong here. Stick to Tech, PLEASE.

Many religious people have strong views that the way humanity has functioned for 5000 years is a good one and that children are best served by a mother and a father, and that Prop 8 is good.

I’m tired of intolerance for religious views with the force of history on their side.

]]> By: AdMoolah News and Views » Google Working on AdSense Filtering http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-4/#comment-2528306 AdMoolah News and Views » Google Working on AdSense Filtering Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:41:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2528306 [...] that seeks to ban gay marriage. Californians surfing the web before the election on Tuesday saw a lot of ads supporting this proposition. I saw them on my own sites and quickly used the competitive ad filter to stop [...] [...] that seeks to ban gay marriage. Californians surfing the web before the election on Tuesday saw a lot of ads supporting this proposition. I saw them on my own sites and quickly used the competitive ad filter to stop [...]

]]> By: boing007 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-4/#comment-2527994 boing007 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:01:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2527994 Google doesn’t have any obligation to run ads like these, and I believe they would be correct in banning it. That's Censorship. You are advocating the curtailment of rights upheld by the American Constitution. Shame on you. Some of you Politically Correct people are not much different than religious fanatics and totalitarianists. Google doesn’t have any obligation to run ads like these, and I believe they would be correct in banning it.

That’s Censorship. You are advocating the curtailment of rights upheld by the American Constitution. Shame on you. Some of you Politically Correct people are not much different than religious fanatics and totalitarianists.

]]> By: George http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-4/#comment-2525585 George Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:01:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2525585 WTG Mr. Arrington. I'm impressed. WTG Mr. Arrington. I’m impressed.

]]> By: Dwayne from Probably Sucks Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-4/#comment-2525338 Dwayne from Probably Sucks Blog Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:11:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2525338 FFS. This might be hateful stuff, but since when does Google let personal opinions come into play? They're a business, and a business cannot be ethical. No matter what Google says, being ethical never got a business anywhere. Sure Google may have a strict view on this and that they don't support it. But that's like Google saying they support McCain and filtering out any advertisement that mentions Obama. It's not ethical. But yet again, when is any company ethical? Google will take their money and let them advertise, obviously as they've done because the advertisements are still showing up... Dwayne. http://probablysucks.com FFS. This might be hateful stuff, but since when does Google let personal opinions come into play? They’re a business, and a business cannot be ethical. No matter what Google says, being ethical never got a business anywhere.

Sure Google may have a strict view on this and that they don’t support it. But that’s like Google saying they support McCain and filtering out any advertisement that mentions Obama.

It’s not ethical. But yet again, when is any company ethical? Google will take their money and let them advertise, obviously as they’ve done because the advertisements are still showing up…

Dwayne.
http://probablysucks.com

]]> By: shailesh http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-4/#comment-2525306 shailesh Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:33:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2525306 finally vote is over! excellent. my trust in american democracy is restored with prop 8 measure. where are the ca supreme court judges, hiding? finally vote is over! excellent. my trust in american democracy is restored with prop 8 measure. where are the ca supreme court judges, hiding?

]]> By: Joe http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-3/#comment-2525158 Joe Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:06:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2525158 Marriage isn't a "fundamental right." The CA supreme court was way out of line with their judicial activism. Besides, homosexuality is an abomination. Marriage isn’t a “fundamental right.” The CA supreme court was way out of line with their judicial activism. Besides, homosexuality is an abomination.

]]> By: Gregger http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-3/#comment-2525153 Gregger Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:02:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2525153 Why do people care what gay people do in the bedroom, who cares what lesbians do, who cares what Bisexuals do. Who cares if Blacks and whites get married. You only live one life(unless you believe in a magical place in the clouds that your spirits go to after you die), my opinion is do who you want and have fun. Why do people care what gay people do in the bedroom, who cares what lesbians do, who cares what Bisexuals do. Who cares if Blacks and whites get married. You only live one life(unless you believe in a magical place in the clouds that your spirits go to after you die), my opinion is do who you want and have fun.

]]> By: cameron http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-3/#comment-2525054 cameron Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:09:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2525054 Micheal, I didn't think you were the type of person that would label proponents of Prop 8 as gay-haters. You don't think its possible that they respect homosexuals but believe that marriage is between a man and a woman? An embarrasingly discriminatory measure? I think you would understand the consequences that would come about if law permitted gay marriages, right? Churches would become hate organizations, church-sponsored adoption agencies would have to close their doors, etc... just what our country needs, less church and more reasons do things that are against human nature. I'm so sorry to hear that you think this way. Either you haven't thought this through completely or you just don't understand it. If gay marriage is allowed, pretty soon we will no longer be able to talk about God.... and once we no longer acknowledge the God that gave us this land and established this great country, our prosperity will end. From a man proud to be an American and believes that we prosper because of our belief in God and our determination to do what is right. Micheal, I didn’t think you were the type of person that would label proponents of Prop 8 as gay-haters. You don’t think its possible that they respect homosexuals but believe that marriage is between a man and a woman?

An embarrasingly discriminatory measure? I think you would understand the consequences that would come about if law permitted gay marriages, right? Churches would become hate organizations, church-sponsored adoption agencies would have to close their doors, etc… just what our country needs, less church and more reasons do things that are against human nature.

I’m so sorry to hear that you think this way. Either you haven’t thought this through completely or you just don’t understand it. If gay marriage is allowed, pretty soon we will no longer be able to talk about God…. and once we no longer acknowledge the God that gave us this land and established this great country, our prosperity will end.

From a man proud to be an American and believes that we prosper because of our belief in God and our determination to do what is right.

]]> By: Saheed http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-3/#comment-2525036 Saheed Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:50:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2525036 Your efforts at filtering are still not working. See here: http://ejeboo.com/content/TechCrunch.html. Your efforts at filtering are still not working. See here: http://ejeboo.c...TechCrunch.html.

]]> By: stephen http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-3/#comment-2525028 stephen Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:41:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2525028 all your hate is being recorded all your hate is being recorded

]]> By: CHuck http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2524985 CHuck Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:04:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2524985 Good Call, Jon. It passed. Freedom of Speech: 1 Judicial Legislation: Nil Good Call, Jon.

It passed.

Freedom of Speech: 1

Judicial Legislation: Nil

]]> By: Anne http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2524956 Anne Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:38:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2524956 @matthew the heterosexual You need psychiatric support... urgently! @matthew the heterosexual
You need psychiatric support… urgently!

]]> By: Anne http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2524951 Anne Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:33:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2524951 @rahnercore "And Christmas was originally a celebration of Jesus’ birth, right?" Wrong! FYI: http://www.essortment.com/all/christmaspagan_rece.htm @rahnercore
“And Christmas was originally a celebration of Jesus’ birth, right?”
Wrong! FYI: http://www.esso...spagan_rece.htm

]]> By: Won’t get fooled again « ħaikus http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-3/#comment-2524794 Won’t get fooled again « ħaikus Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:40:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2524794 [...] the Californian results about Prop 8… Speaking of which, a couple of days ago I was reading TechCrunch (web finest source for web2.0 news) when I found a post by its maintainer, Micheal Arrington, about [...] [...] the Californian results about Prop 8… Speaking of which, a couple of days ago I was reading TechCrunch (web finest source for web2.0 news) when I found a post by its maintainer, Micheal Arrington, about [...]

]]> By: shailesh http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-3/#comment-2524308 shailesh Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:08:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2524308 ho ho! yes on 8 winning!!! ho ho! yes on 8 winning!!!

]]> By: Katrina DeHoyos http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-3/#comment-2524244 Katrina DeHoyos Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:20:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2524244 i think no on 8 just because their gay its like taking away someones freedom i think no on 8 just because their gay its like taking away someones freedom

]]> By: Blind http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-3/#comment-2524169 Blind Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:20:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2524169 Yes, you do have to be a "gay hater" to support Prop 8. Yes, you do have to be a “gay hater” to support Prop 8.

]]> By: Blind http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/03/google-may-hate-prop-8-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-wont-serve-ads-supporting-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2524150 Blind Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:51:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26013#comment-2524150 Kristy. I want to marry you. Kristy. I want to marry you.

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