Google defenders: Google doesn't post doodles for religious holidays

Some defenders of Google’s Cesar Chavez doodle are claiming that Google does not post holiday-themed “doodles.”

Kerfuffle about #googledoodle of C Chavez ignores that there are NO doodles 4 religious holidays '12-'09. http://t.co/Dvh6Fingh3

— Ann Maria Bell (@annmariabell) March 31, 2013

@edroso the best part is that google never does that for religious holidays, so you get a guaranteed grievance every year at this time

— Noisemaker (@neilkli) March 31, 2013

https://twitter.com/TheTyler_S/status/318238203813433344

However, Google posts Christmas-themed doodles every year in late December. Here are a few:

Google itself describes these images as holiday-themed. Given the timing (late December of every year) and the emphasis on toys, the allusion to Christmas is obvious.