I'm really not clear why we are still arguing about this.

If Big Mick's post is representative of the other Americans, most of you interpret this logo as a generic peace symbol and hadn't previously been aware of its origins.

For we Brits, the symbol has always represented a political movement and so far as I can see all of us contributing to this discussion were unaware that it had taken on this wider meaning. I don't think any of us has been offended by its use by Google, simply surprised, but that has now been cleared up.

We are now all better informed. To restate what I said in my earlier post, we should all be aware that it does have more than one meaning, and be prepared to make a mental translation to recognise the alternative/alternate meaning.