Google drew some heat as it honored legendary labor leader, Cesar Chavez's 86th birthday that happened to fall on the same day as Easter Sunday this year through its Google Doodle, according to a report from ABC news.
Google's decision to honor the legendary labor leader, Cesar Chavez on his 86th birthday on March 31, which was declared Cesar Chavez Day in America last year, instead of Easter drew criticism.
Google users noticed the homepage had a picture of Cesar Chavez and did not honor the Easter Sunday, which is widely celebrated among Christians across the world. Users expressed their anger through online media networking sites about Google choosing the late Cesar Chavez and not Jesus Christ.
Google's decision to choose the legend who dedicated his life to help farm workers and improve their condition was not the main reason why it drew so much of heat, but Google's decision to choose Chavez's birthday over Jesus Christ return raised the condemnation to the next level.
The co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, Chavez, passed away in 1993, and Obama declared 31 March to be observed as Cesar Chavez Day to honor his legacy.
Several users took their Twitter accounts to address the situation in their own way.
"Today I switch to Bing since #google thinks Christ is less important that (sic) Cesar Chavez, socialist labor leader on EAST DAY!" Lisa Schreckenstein, tweeted
"Wow. Congrats Google, youve managed to alienate all Christians in America today: instead of celebrating Christ, they celebrate Cesar Chavez," another user Keith R Kingsolver tweeted.
The list continued as many users vent out their frustration and threatened to switch to Bing. Many media celebs also raised comments on Twitter concerning the issue.
"I thought the Chavez-google thing was a hoax or an early April Fool's Day prank...are they just going to leave that up there all day," questioned Fox News' Dana Perino.
However, Google added picture of colorful eggs decorating its search page on Sunday. The web giant also responded to the online backlash it received due to its Doodle update.
"We enjoy celebrating holidays at Google but, as you may imagine, it's difficult for us to choose which events to highlight on our site. Sometimes for a given date we feature an historical event or influential figure that we haven't in the past," a Google spokeswoman said, according to a report in the Guardian.
