![]() We didn't see our first June Doodle until the 5th of the month, when Google celebrated what would have been the 92nd birthday of Richard Scarry, creator of the Busytown series. Why, then, has Google shied away from a Doodle in celebration of Gay and Lesbian Pride Month? On June 1, when the month kicked off, there wasn't a competing Doodle Google just ran its standard blue, red, yellow and green logo - no purple anywhere to be found. Instead of boldly declaring its support of Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, Google added a tiny rainbow to the end of its search bar. We've seen Doodles for Pi Day and Pac-Man and even the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which, in some countries, can be more contentious than just about anything else. ![]() Since 1998, when the first design was drawn up for Burning Man, a week-long festival in the Black Rock Desert known for the copious amounts of drugs and alcohol consumed by attendees, there have been Doodles for Sesame Street, Veteran's Day and Vivaldi. We've seen Google Doodles, the artistic designs that the search giant uses to replace its logo on special days, for just about everything.
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