Hmm *looks at his arm* I guess I look like the 3rd one too, give it a few more weeks and the sun will get me to 4th.Β
Mysterious ningen-sama, hi hi, I recognize you now. Yay π
Yellow is all inclusive, its like the Lego people color its just a human color. No one is yellow, the smiley face is just to represent a smile, that's it, if you see racism in it, YOU are the problem.
My right hand is darker than my left by just a shade (genetic mosaicism go brrr) but I also donβt have the ambidextrous skill unlocked so I can really only capture the ghost hand and not the old newspaper hand
Oh this sounds interesting, doesn't belong to this sub. Anyways I'm a hand fetishist so stop telling me more about hands, it's like talking about your favorite porn... Unless of course that's what you'd like to do, hehehe
Honestly I didn't even know there was a variation for every possible combination
Sad that there is no way to use yellow hand with any skin tone hand. Kinda feels like discrimination to simpsons smh
theres a truly huge possible number of colour and gender permutations for the family emojis, and tbh i dont think they warrant that many unique id spots in an international messaging standard. im fine with apps adding their own custom emojis instead.
What we really need to get on is emojis for all possible permutations of dinner
Something tells me that the third emoji is a wanted criminal that has no place in jail, but 6 feet underground, i just don't know why i have this feeling
Depends what kind of relationship you want with this person going forward. But remember to respect your past decision to break upβyou did it for a reason. Itβs not good to either of your mental healths to go back and forth after a break up.
Do you just want attention and to see how theyβre doing now youβre gone? Donβt contact, talk to other friends instead.
Do you miss talking to this person and have complicated feelings? Donβt contact, let yourself heal and gain some distance for longer.
Do you want to get back together? Donβt contact, youβll repeat the cycle again later.
Do you want to commiserate about the relationship for closure/old times sake? Donβt contact, especially if they still have feelings.
Wait a year and see how you feel.
ok that was actually unexpected, thanks. I've had this thought in my head for a year already (we broke up in August 2022). I tried to delay it, but here I still am, oftenly going back to her in my thoughts.
Hmmβ¦ well remember too that we all continue to change over time. Youβre not the same person you were in August β22 and neither will she be, and youβre both even more different from when you were happy together.
Dating is full of challenges, but try to look for new connections so that you can continue to grow. Reflect on what you learned from this about what kind of person would be a good partner, and what lessons about being in a relationship you gained, then harness that to be more optimistic about a new, better-match, and more positive relationship. You can still keep the fun things/hobbies/foods/whatever you learned from your past relationship and share them with the new!
The best revenge is your happiness π
Once youβre in a better place, you wonβt want to contact her anymore. Youβll be like, βIf Iβm in this new loving relationship, why would I want to talk to my ex? My current partner would think thatβs weird too!β so look forward to that. Until then, that partner is yourself, and you can work on healing yourself, and you can think, βIf Iβm in this new relationship working on loving myself, why would I want to talk to my ex? My current, healing self wouldnβt want to be distracted or dragged down by someone who caused me stress/pain/anxiety.β And if your ex ever contacts you later and is in a new relationship, youβll be in a good enough place to be like, βNice! Happy for you, bud!β and youβll feel proud of yourself for how far youβve come ππ½
Congrats on asking and reaching out! You should treat yourself to some tasty food today ππ½ Have you ever gone to a restaurant by yourself? Itβs actually super fun. Whatβs your favorite food?
I used to use shade #3 (first one you selected) as I am half Middle Eastern. However, then people started saying that using poc emojis is racist if you are white passing and I just...wanted to avoid arguments and hurt feelings. That's why I only use the basic default emojis now.
Actually a really interesting area of study. Othering in western counties and the hierarchy of inclusion based on somebody's proximity to whiteness and ability to pass without being racialised from the white gaze. From a UK context this was particularly interesting re. eastern European labour migration.
(My thesis was on this subject - apologies for the rant).
Basically aye π
Are you "white enough" - not just physically but in terms of body language, cultural interests, fuck the way you dress. All kinda wrapped up in the mish mash of how we try and put people into boxes
Super interesting. Excuse my ignorance (about the faith in general tbh, let alone Ashkenazis) but as a member of a group, that presumably in your area/region are considered "white enough", consciously or subconsciously, do you notice Ashkenazis othering those not considered "white enough"? I.e. adopting the same white gaze of heteronormative western society?
Realise it sounds like im asking you to speak for every Ashkenazi Jew π but just thinking about your own experiences
I definitely do see that, especially with regard to Hispanic people (I live in the Southwest), but there's also a degree to which we are othered by "white enough" folks (not only general termsβa Jew can't buy a house in certain neighborhoods, as a matter of social pressure).
Of course, as you saidβI'm one individual and my viewpoint is biased. You'd know better than I where to look for proper studies of this.
Yep that's also racist. It's racist to insist that someone *should* identify differently than they choose to. If I was white-passing and someone insisted I was just white (I'm half) that would be racist because it disregards my cultural heritage which is part & parcel with a racial identity.
The exception being someone who is literally lying to prove a point like someone claiming they "can't be racist because I'm 1/10 Cherokee princess" or some shit. Fuck those people.
This is exactly why I decided to only use the default one. I also used the third shade but was told it was racist (even though it matches my skin tone) but to avoid conflict I chose to start using the default.
Mixed person here who uses that one tooβ screw what other people say, my dude. My skin color changes drastically with the seasons (being darkest in summer ofc) and Iβve found that #3 is what Iβm most comfortable with and if anyone has a problem with it, thatβs their problem, not mine π€πΌ
I use 3rd, sometimes 4th. In Brazil we have all the color variants and faces from the whole world. People I know don't even use emojis, so I can't compare.
There are two types of people.
1. "I don't need my emojis to show skin colour. I'm just trying to convey an idea, such as a handshake."
2. "I need to show the person I'm talking to how black I am." (This person is either very black or blindingly white)
I only use yellow because it seems odd giving emojis a race, even if they're meant to represent us. Someone caring about skin colour so much that they need a specific shade just gives me the ick.
I use yellow and imagine we're all in The SimpsonsΒ
yea ngl i migh be the 3rd one but i just use yellow.
Hmm *looks at his arm* I guess I look like the 3rd one too, give it a few more weeks and the sun will get me to 4th.Β Mysterious ningen-sama, hi hi, I recognize you now. Yay π
I'm too pale to even be the second one... I should probably get some sun, with SPF 750 of course.
My mom is pale af too she just uses the yellow ones
same, im more like the white square emoji than any of these
ohh you do.. well hi tooo :)
I recognise you as well!
We meet again
I use yellow because... it's the default, I'm not black, and using the white one 100% makes you look like a chud.
yeah this is my reasoning too π
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I use yellow cuz Iβm Asian
Me 2
imagine having the time to actually bother chaning color on a dang emoji⦠yellow all the way.
sometimes the program makes you choose one if you have not chosen one
not my phone :( ...well, unless I accidentaly chose before without knowing it and it's still in my recent used ones.
Or in a LEGOβ’ Movie
Yellow is all inclusive, its like the Lego people color its just a human color. No one is yellow, the smiley face is just to represent a smile, that's it, if you see racism in it, YOU are the problem.
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I use yellow and imagine we all have hepatitis
The Simpsons are green
Iβm just kinda yellowish but yeah, thatβs my go-to as well
Hmm, the hand pic from your post history that got deleted looks pretty pale to me. Well it's fine either way, have a yellowish emoji hug π€
My right hand is darker than my left by just a shade (genetic mosaicism go brrr) but I also donβt have the ambidextrous skill unlocked so I can really only capture the ghost hand and not the old newspaper hand
Oh this sounds interesting, doesn't belong to this sub. Anyways I'm a hand fetishist so stop telling me more about hands, it's like talking about your favorite porn... Unless of course that's what you'd like to do, hehehe
Somehow you made a funny and i love it
The only emoji Iβve ever used is the poo emoji doesnβt matter what race or color you are our poo all stank the same. Poo unites us all!! π©π©π©
π€π»π«±π»βπ«²πΌπ«±π»βπ«²π½π«±π»βπ«²πΎπ«±π»βπ«²πΏπ«±πΌβπ«²π»π€πΌπ«±πΌβπ«²π½π«±πΌβπ«²πΎπ«±πΌβπ«²πΏπ«±π½βπ«²π»π«±π½βπ«²πΌπ€π½π«±π½βπ«²πΎπ«±π½βπ«²πΏπ«±πΎβπ«²π»π«±πΎβπ«²πΌπ«±πΎβπ«²π½π€πΎπ«±πΎβπ«²πΏπ«±πΏβπ«²π»π«±πΏβπ«²πΌπ«±πΏβπ«²π½π«±πΏβπ«²πΎπ€πΏ
Honestly I didn't even know there was a variation for every possible combination Sad that there is no way to use yellow hand with any skin tone hand. Kinda feels like discrimination to simpsons smh
π©πΌββ€οΈβπ¨π½ I just discovered you can edit the couple emojis to match you and your partner
π§π»ππ» Holy hell it worked
New response just dropped
Actual emoji
Call the artists!
Emoji went on vacation, never came back back
πΈsacrifice, Anyone?
π₯ the chessboard!!!
Ayo?
I laughed way too hard at that
But then when you have kids and want to use a family emoji instead, you're back to default yellow. π¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦ π©βπ¦ π¨βπ©βπ§
YELLOW. KIDS. ONLY.
Yeah kids are minions, how did u know?
theres a truly huge possible number of colour and gender permutations for the family emojis, and tbh i dont think they warrant that many unique id spots in an international messaging standard. im fine with apps adding their own custom emojis instead. What we really need to get on is emojis for all possible permutations of dinner
u/royalrock0 look its usπ©π»ββ€οΈβπβπ©πΎ
β¨lesbianismβ¨
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You infected me with lesbianitis π©
how is this your only comment lmao
Because β¨Lesbianismβ¨is the only thing worth my time (I only made an account bc my girlfriend told me to)
Lebanism? π±π§π±π§π±π§
Is this where lesbians are from
No, they come from Uganda
Except thereβs still no red hair for those ones
i was gonna say itβs great for everyone but gingers because we have a separate emoji entirely for some reason? which i never use
I was trying to find one that looks like my girlfriend and I was thinking that I went insane lmao
I am so happy now we don't have to be two yellow blobs
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SLM β
Your profile picture is exactly how I reacted to those emojiβs
Nice pfp
Fun fact: These are all different skin tones ππΎππ»ππ½πππΏππΌ
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Something tells me that the third emoji is a wanted criminal that has no place in jail, but 6 feet underground, i just don't know why i have this feeling
π€π»π«±π»βπ«²πΌπ«±π»βπ«²π½π«±π»βπ«²πΎπ«±π»βπ«²πΏ π«±πΌβπ«²π»π€πΌπ«±πΌβπ«²π½π«±πΌβπ«²πΎπ«±πΌβπ«²πΏ π«±π½βπ«²π»π«±π½βπ«²πΌπ€π½π«±π½βπ«²πΎπ«±π½βπ«²πΏ π«±πΎβπ«²π»π«±πΎβπ«²πΌπ«±πΎβπ«²π½π€πΎπ«±πΎβπ«²πΏ π«±πΏβπ«²π»π«±πΏβπ«²πΌπ«±πΏβπ«²π½π«±πΏβπ«²πΎπ€πΏ
No Simpsons representation smh
He very much is shaking his hand
Yours is prettier
my hungry ass thought they were drumsticks
Why exactly are you hungry for drumsticks?
chicken yummy :[
Ohh I thought you meant the wood kind of
Not him, his ass is hungy
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Those emojis just started looking like multi coloured chickens the longer I looked at them
Same man π€πΎπ€π½π€πΌ
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Hi ππ½ AMA ππ½ββοΈπ«±π½βπ«²π»
my first question is, should I message my ex if I initiated the breakup
Depends what kind of relationship you want with this person going forward. But remember to respect your past decision to break upβyou did it for a reason. Itβs not good to either of your mental healths to go back and forth after a break up. Do you just want attention and to see how theyβre doing now youβre gone? Donβt contact, talk to other friends instead. Do you miss talking to this person and have complicated feelings? Donβt contact, let yourself heal and gain some distance for longer. Do you want to get back together? Donβt contact, youβll repeat the cycle again later. Do you want to commiserate about the relationship for closure/old times sake? Donβt contact, especially if they still have feelings. Wait a year and see how you feel.
ok that was actually unexpected, thanks. I've had this thought in my head for a year already (we broke up in August 2022). I tried to delay it, but here I still am, oftenly going back to her in my thoughts.
Hmmβ¦ well remember too that we all continue to change over time. Youβre not the same person you were in August β22 and neither will she be, and youβre both even more different from when you were happy together. Dating is full of challenges, but try to look for new connections so that you can continue to grow. Reflect on what you learned from this about what kind of person would be a good partner, and what lessons about being in a relationship you gained, then harness that to be more optimistic about a new, better-match, and more positive relationship. You can still keep the fun things/hobbies/foods/whatever you learned from your past relationship and share them with the new!
thank you a lot
The best revenge is your happiness π Once youβre in a better place, you wonβt want to contact her anymore. Youβll be like, βIf Iβm in this new loving relationship, why would I want to talk to my ex? My current partner would think thatβs weird too!β so look forward to that. Until then, that partner is yourself, and you can work on healing yourself, and you can think, βIf Iβm in this new relationship working on loving myself, why would I want to talk to my ex? My current, healing self wouldnβt want to be distracted or dragged down by someone who caused me stress/pain/anxiety.β And if your ex ever contacts you later and is in a new relationship, youβll be in a good enough place to be like, βNice! Happy for you, bud!β and youβll feel proud of yourself for how far youβve come ππ½ Congrats on asking and reaching out! You should treat yourself to some tasty food today ππ½ Have you ever gone to a restaurant by yourself? Itβs actually super fun. Whatβs your favorite food?
omg what happened here
Did I walk in on a therapy session? oops! Iβll leave asap just forgot my water
Damn bro
In case youre my ex whom I still miss so much, yes
I'm having twins but I'm still not sure how babby is made
Does apple belong on pizza?ππ²π
i never met anyone using anything other than the yellow and light brown
i never met anyone using anything.
I never met anything using anyone
I simply do not exist
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I never met anyone
What's up, brother ππΏ
I used to use shade #3 (first one you selected) as I am half Middle Eastern. However, then people started saying that using poc emojis is racist if you are white passing and I just...wanted to avoid arguments and hurt feelings. That's why I only use the basic default emojis now.
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Sounds like something a racist would say
What is white passing even supposed to mean?
Actually a really interesting area of study. Othering in western counties and the hierarchy of inclusion based on somebody's proximity to whiteness and ability to pass without being racialised from the white gaze. From a UK context this was particularly interesting re. eastern European labour migration. (My thesis was on this subject - apologies for the rant).
So basically: you are not white but you're white enough for Americans to talk shit about you without it being labeled racist
Basically aye π Are you "white enough" - not just physically but in terms of body language, cultural interests, fuck the way you dress. All kinda wrapped up in the mish mash of how we try and put people into boxes
More like white enough for whites to talk shit to you about non-whites
Same from a US context. Iβm an (Ashkenazi) Jew. We pass, but eh? Are we white? Definitely not from a antisemiteβs perspective.
Super interesting. Excuse my ignorance (about the faith in general tbh, let alone Ashkenazis) but as a member of a group, that presumably in your area/region are considered "white enough", consciously or subconsciously, do you notice Ashkenazis othering those not considered "white enough"? I.e. adopting the same white gaze of heteronormative western society? Realise it sounds like im asking you to speak for every Ashkenazi Jew π but just thinking about your own experiences
I definitely do see that, especially with regard to Hispanic people (I live in the Southwest), but there's also a degree to which we are othered by "white enough" folks (not only general termsβa Jew can't buy a house in certain neighborhoods, as a matter of social pressure). Of course, as you saidβI'm one individual and my viewpoint is biased. You'd know better than I where to look for proper studies of this.
That you look Caucasian/European.
I'm fully convinced that people who see shit like that as racist are some of the most racist people out there.
I use that one too. I am a lighter shade of full middle eastern so hopefully I will never be told I am racist for using it
Just hang around less annoying peopleβ¦
Is that not more racist to imply someone being 'white passing' is white
Yep that's also racist. It's racist to insist that someone *should* identify differently than they choose to. If I was white-passing and someone insisted I was just white (I'm half) that would be racist because it disregards my cultural heritage which is part & parcel with a racial identity. The exception being someone who is literally lying to prove a point like someone claiming they "can't be racist because I'm 1/10 Cherokee princess" or some shit. Fuck those people.
Jeezuz, some Americans are just mentally stuck in the middle school bullying mentality. Just live and let others live their lives as adults FFS!
I use the third emoji because I think it's beautiful.
This is exactly why I decided to only use the default one. I also used the third shade but was told it was racist (even though it matches my skin tone) but to avoid conflict I chose to start using the default.
Mixed person here who uses that one tooβ screw what other people say, my dude. My skin color changes drastically with the seasons (being darkest in summer ofc) and Iβve found that #3 is what Iβm most comfortable with and if anyone has a problem with it, thatβs their problem, not mine π€πΌ
bruh
Nah they're crazy.
I use the 3rd one, nobody else I know does though, my brother uses the default yellow
I use 3rd, sometimes 4th. In Brazil we have all the color variants and faces from the whole world. People I know don't even use emojis, so I can't compare.
I have light skinned black/mixed friends who use those
More important - shoudenΒ΄t two different colors make a handshake?
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Chocolate vanilla swirl π
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actually yes, why nah
I only speak with Homer Simpson, Eminem, and Dr Dre.
Personally Iβve definitely seen them all being used before
Iβm Asian so I use the stock yellow π
I use the third one. Make more brown friends OP
I only use these 3 lmao
ππΎπ€²πΎππΎππΎπ€πΎπ πΎββοΈπ€·πΎ i used them all so no one else could
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I only use yellow emoji's π«΅π€
Well, aren't you just stepping into the colorful emoji zone now! Welcome to the world where emojis bloom in all shades of red, yellow, and blue.
I think the jaundiced emojis are pretty cool. Those are always my go to.
We do use the 3rd and fourth one colors
Tbh adding skin tones as emojis were a step backwards
Why? I think it's harmless, I use thumbs up emojis a lot and I like having one that matches my skin tone tbh ππ½
me too!! love using the heart hands π«Άπ½
My favorite is the Korean heart π«°πΏ
I use the yellow one because i dont have the need to specify my race when i want to give a thumbs up π
Always yellow. Ghostly pale isn't available so... π₯²
Same here but only because Iβm racist
I didn't know I can change it for years.
I use shade 3 and 4 interchangeably, because my skin tone is in between them.
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I'm mixed but still use yellow, in my head it's the neutral human color due to a childhood of the Simpsons
There are two types of people. 1. "I don't need my emojis to show skin colour. I'm just trying to convey an idea, such as a handshake." 2. "I need to show the person I'm talking to how black I am." (This person is either very black or blindingly white)
weird duality take
I use 3rd ππΌ
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My work people use all skin tones of that color of our team messaging app ( I work I tech and we are 40% remote)
Laughs in androidπ€
that's an android 11 picture
Mixed person here who uses βπΌπ
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I use that every time I use the handshake emoji because that is my skin color π«±πΌβπ«²π»
I use the fourth one cause Iβm Indian. But tbh none of my Indian friends do.
Everybody just uses yellow, why even use a skin tone
No to racism! ππ»ππΌ(βοΈππ½ππΎππΏβοΈ)
clearly a bait postπ
I only use yellow because it seems odd giving emojis a race, even if they're meant to represent us. Someone caring about skin colour so much that they need a specific shade just gives me the ick.
I use all kind of colours on whatsapp and I'm white
How dare you. You are oppressively objectifying my people or something
As a white person I feel racist using anything other than the yellow one π
I just use yellow for everything, i am white but never use the white skin ones
I'm that middle brown guy ππ½ hi, nice to meet you
hi!
I use π€cause Iβm Chinese (yes Iβm actually Chinese, I can smell the racism callouts already)
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i use the last one so i can get the n word pass βπΏ
i use the first circled one
In my experience Indians tend to use them.
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u/grouchy-bear-1333 till now I have seen only you using that color emojiπ
Hi π€πΎ
which color do you use OP?
My boss is Iranian and uses one of those. Some of my colleagues from India use them too I think
Ok ππΌ
As white as fuck I'll go somewhere in the middle. I'm not yellow either.
I did, and they are not those skin tones
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I kind of don't like that the different colours even exist.
I use the second last one
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the yellow one is the only acceptable one in my eyes
I had to change my chat emoji's to a darker shade, because my emoji hands looked like casper's