Google Ad Portal Equated “Black Girls” with Porn

> UCLA professor Safiya Noble wrote an article for Bitch magazine describing how searches for “Black girls” regularly brought up porn sites in top results. “These search engine results, for women whose identities are already maligned in the media, only further debase and erode efforts for social, political, and economic recognition and justice,” she wrote in the article.

Perhaps it's just my media bubble, but I hardly ever (if ever) see black women maligned in the media. Certainly nothing as obvious as an article titled "The trouble with black women". Perhaps it's so subtle that I missed it, or limited to Fox News?

Re: Google Ad Portal Equated “Black Girls” with Porn

#5

Post by guerrilla » Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 5:23 PM UTC

Khelavaster wrote: post #2

And equated "white girls" with underage porn.

> Searches for “White girls” and “White boys,” however, returned no suggested terms at all.

Re: Google Ad Portal Equated “Black Girls” with Porn

#6

Post by sorenn111 » Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 5:24 PM UTC

Surely this is a result of the underlying titles of said adult content and not something Google imposed? But "Porn titles include the race of an actress when she is not white" wouldn't get as many clicks I guess.

Re: Google Ad Portal Equated “Black Girls” with Porn

#7

Post by catalogia » Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 5:25 PM UTC

guerrilla wrote: post #5

Khelavaster wrote: post #2

And equated "white girls" with underage porn.

> Searches for “White girls” and “White boys,” however, returned no suggested terms at all.

Doesn't that suggest those terms are denylisted? It doesn't seem very plausible that those terms would return no results unless they've been denylisted.

Re: Google Ad Portal Equated “Black Girls” with Porn

#8

Post by vsareto » Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 5:26 PM UTC

rbecker wrote: post #4

> UCLA professor Safiya Noble wrote an article for Bitch magazine describing how searches for “Black girls” regularly brought up porn sites in top results. “These search engine results, for women whose identities are already maligned in the media, only further debase and erode efforts for social, political, and economic recognition and justice,” she wrote in the article. Perhaps it's just my media bubble, but I hardl…

Wow, there is actually a Bitch magazine.

I'm sure their name extends beyond recent events, but good lord that name should be changed.

Re: Google Ad Portal Equated “Black Girls” with Porn

#9

Post by catalogia » Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 5:29 PM UTC

vsareto wrote: post #8

rbecker wrote: post #4

> UCLA professor Safiya Noble wrote an article for Bitch magazine describing how searches for “Black girls” regularly brought up porn sites in top results. “These search engine results, for women whose identities are already maligned in the media, only further debase and erode efforts for social, political, and economic recognition and justice,” she wrote in the article. Perhaps it's just my media bubble, but I hardl…

Wow, there is actually a Bitch magazine. I'm sure their name extends beyond recent events, but good lord that name should be changed.

> Bitch is an independent, quarterly magazine published in Portland, Oregon.[1] Its tagline is "a feminist response to pop culture".[2] Bitch is published by the non-profit Bitch Media feminist media organization. The magazine includes analysis of current political events, social and cultural trends, television shows, movies, books, music, advertising, and artwork. It has about 80,000 readers. Its editor-in-chief is Evette Dionne.

This is a self-described feminist magazine who's editor is a black woman. If that's the name they like for their magazine, why should they change it? Just because it's a little too edgy for you? Are you even in their target demographic?

Re: Google Ad Portal Equated “Black Girls” with Porn

#10

Post by vsareto » Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 5:38 PM UTC

catalogia wrote: post #9

vsareto wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow, there is actually a Bitch magazine. I'm sure their name extends beyond recent events, but good lord that name should be changed.

> Bitch is an independent, quarterly magazine published in Portland, Oregon.[1] Its tagline is "a feminist response to pop culture".[2] Bitch is published by the non-profit Bitch Media feminist media organization. The magazine includes analysis of current political events, social and cultural trends, television shows, movies, books, music, advertising, and artwork. It has about 80,000 readers. Its editor-in-chief is…

>why should they change it?

As we've seen, the only real reason you need to change anything is that someone feels offended by it. Being edgy isn't a defense any more.