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Re:U+237C ⍼ Right Angle with Downwards Zigzag Arrow by logbiscuitswave on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @04:46PM (#31020035)
The story behind MIBSL is definitely fascinating and some great trivia there. There’s a longer article about it here: https://www.newsweek.com/2016/05/06/secret-ska-history-man-b... that covers not just the inspiration for the emoji itself, but a brief history behind the inspiration behind the inspiration. Lots of levels of metaness to unpack.
Re:U+237C ⍼ Right Angle with Downwards Zigzag Arrow by alx__ on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @05:34PM (#31020589)
I love this! I've always assumed it was a rude boy emoji. Was briefly in a high school ska band :D