The handshake emoji is more complicated than you might think

Re:The handshake emoji is more complicated than you might think by austinjp on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @03:42AM (#27047211)

Emoji are pictures, alphabetical letters are not.

Racism how?

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Re:The handshake emoji is more complicated than you might think by dagurp on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @04:04AM (#27047353)

What was the motivation behind adding skin tones other than racism?

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Re:The handshake emoji is more complicated than you might think by mnd999 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @04:10AM (#27047406)

Inclusivity, people wanted emojis that looked liked them. If that makes them happy, then why not? Of course it can be abused, but then you could just as easily send racist words.

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Re:The handshake emoji is more complicated than you might think by dagurp on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @06:08AM (#27048113)

I wouldn't call the default yellow color non-inclusive because it's equally wrong for everyone

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