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๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฟ Is using the black skin version of emojis considered digital blackface? ๐Ÿคต๐Ÿฟ

I like giving a ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿฟ fist bump because it's funny and unexpected, but I am โœ‹๐Ÿป

by Anonymousreply 30May 17, 2020 6:47 PM

That's cultural appropriation and literal rape!

by Anonymousreply 1May 15, 2020 6:52 PM

๐Ÿ–•๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿ–•๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿ–•๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿ–•๐Ÿฟ

by Anonymousreply 2May 15, 2020 6:53 PM

"Digital blackface" is stupid. It's just another tactic that the powerful use to divide and conquer society by race, class, and sex. Don't let people push you around, OP. And stay away from people who actually waste their time over this idiotic shit.

by Anonymousreply 3May 15, 2020 7:00 PM

I like to use the darker version of the thumbs up emoji because I think it stands out better ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ

my actual skin color is ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

by Anonymousreply 4May 15, 2020 7:11 PM

Donโ€™t do this. It really is obnoxious.

by Anonymousreply 5May 15, 2020 8:30 PM

I could swear there used to be a standard emoji with blond hair and blue eyes and it looked like my bf so we used to use it all the time. Then when they introduced the "diverse" emojis, they took it away!

I"m all for different new ones (I'm not white myself) but why did they take away the white euro (blond/blue) one?? That's fucked up

by Anonymousreply 6May 15, 2020 8:48 PM

That font is racist!

by Anonymousreply 7May 15, 2020 9:03 PM

Who honestly has the time to worry about all this stuff? Oh wait...

by Anonymousreply 8May 15, 2020 9:10 PM

No, it just means you are a total arsehole. If you have to ask... you know itโ€™s obnoxious, not cute and โ€œunexpectedโ€.

by Anonymousreply 9May 15, 2020 9:18 PM

We get it, OP. You're DFA

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by Anonymousreply 10May 15, 2020 9:24 PM

Nah.

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by Anonymousreply 11May 15, 2020 9:24 PM

Bye, Felicia.

by Anonymousreply 12May 15, 2020 9:27 PM

๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„. Jesus. Try harder.

by Anonymousreply 13May 15, 2020 9:27 PM

R6 You mean the IOS/WhatsApp yellow skin+yellow hair+yellow/brown eyes Lego emoji? Those still exist.

by Anonymousreply 14May 15, 2020 9:32 PM

๐Ÿ‘ง๐ŸฟGuuuuuuurl!

by Anonymousreply 15May 15, 2020 9:41 PM

If you have to ask someone else if you are racist, you're racist

by Anonymousreply 16May 15, 2020 9:53 PM

[quote]I like giving a ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿฟ fist bump because it's funny and unexpected, but I am โœ‹๐Ÿป

I like giving a ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿฟ fist bump because it's funny and unexpected BECAUSE I am โœ‹๐Ÿป

There, fixed it for you. You should just admit it for what it is.

by Anonymousreply 17May 15, 2020 10:11 PM

[R11] Wins the thread with the first contender to replace "Sure, Jan" as a standard DL reply.

by Anonymousreply 18May 15, 2020 10:24 PM

Shit, I have no idea. Iโ€™ve been busy trying to check my privilege since 2014.

by Anonymousreply 19May 15, 2020 10:41 PM

[quote][R6] You mean the IOS/WhatsApp yellow skin+yellow hair+yellow/brown eyes Lego emoji? Those still exist.

Yes but it used to be yellow hair and blue eyes (I think the skin was like "beige" not yellow"). the expression looked like my bf which is why I paid attention (and he has blue eyes)

by Anonymousreply 20May 15, 2020 11:45 PM

R20 There has never been an IOS/Whatsapp emoji like that. The default yellow man remains unchanged, the only thing that was added were realistic variations. I believe you are thinking of something else.

by Anonymousreply 21May 15, 2020 11:59 PM

I just googled it R21 and there was a blond/blue eyes boy.

Bottom row, 3rd from right (in the link not the preview image)

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by Anonymousreply 22May 16, 2020 3:47 AM

or just look here:

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by Anonymousreply 23May 16, 2020 3:48 AM

I find it obnoxious, OP. But do you.

by Anonymousreply 24May 16, 2020 7:40 AM

I always thought one would pick the colour that comes closest to ones own skin, so I never went with anything โ€œtanโ€ let alone outright black. Why would I?

They shouldโ€™ve stuck with blue or yellow โ€˜skinsโ€™.

by Anonymousreply 25May 16, 2020 7:59 AM

I wonder if the people who choose colors other than the default orange are, in fact, the racist ones, because they clearly see color.

by Anonymousreply 26May 16, 2020 7:12 PM

๐Ÿ––๐Ÿฟ Spockeesha

by Anonymousreply 27May 16, 2020 7:31 PM

Whew, chile!

by Anonymousreply 28May 16, 2020 7:35 PM

R23 I see it, yeah. Clearly this wasn't a case of blond/blue eye erasure or whatever, they just deliberately got rid of all racial emojis (really? a squinting man with a Qing cap? lol) and decided to turn them all into cartoons.

by Anonymousreply 29May 16, 2020 7:51 PM

BLOND/BLUE EYED ERASURE!@@#

by Anonymousreply 30May 17, 2020 6:47 PM
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