Google Thinks I’m Gay

Mention the words “pride” and “parade” in the same post together and Google AdSense thinks you’re a midnight golfer.

AdSense is the ads in the lower right. If you have Firefox and Adblock like me, you don’t see them. You’ve probably seen AdSense on many sites as it is a potential revenue stream for someone with a wildly popular site that generates tons of clicks on those ads. I’m not quite there.

Anyway, the ads are generated by the site’s content in an attempt to be relevant. It’s sad, really, in the way that a father might try to be relevant by dropping “crunk” into a conversation.

There are some classic unfortunate AdSense pairings, including an unconfirmed incident in which a news article about a fire in which people died was paired with an ad for CD burning software and the slogan “Burn Baby Burn”.

Well, I’m sure having “Gay” in the title of this post won’t make Google think of me as any straighter, and neither will this: Bruce Vilanch is FABULOUS!