Russia’s laws and practices against gay citizens have been well documented leading up to the games, exposing harsh practices and the need for change. Google welcomed the games with this doodle, which included language directly from the Olympic charter reminding us all the intended spirit of the games. Here’s to hoping that the pressure to provide equal rights will last longer than the games.
This doodle from Google graces the search page, with the thumbnail on all it’s pages on the opening day of the Sochi Olympics
Susan X Jane is a diversity educator, speaker, and trainer and coach. A former professor and media literacy activist, she now consults with organizations looking to make sense of our current cultural shift. She thinks a lot about media and race…a lot...and writes and speaks about media…and race... and encourages everyone she meets to think about the way our identity shapes our experiences, ideas, and beliefs about the world. If you're reading this, she wants you to think about it too. Want to talk about it? Let's go.
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