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Re:New Emojis in 2023-2024 by jononomo on Saturday July 15, 2023 @10:57AM (#36737366)
Why do you think a yellow emoji represents a white skin color?
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Re:New Emojis in 2023-2024 by kemayo on Saturday July 15, 2023 @11:01AM (#36737404)
Have you watched the Simpsons? There's some powerful cultural baggage here.

Anyway, it certainly implies not-dark skin...

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Re:New Emojis in 2023-2024 by jononomo on Saturday July 15, 2023 @02:42PM (#36739732)
You may as well say it implies not-white skin as well. The only thing it implies in regard to skin color is bright yellow.
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Re:New Emojis in 2023-2024 by Eisenstein on Saturday July 15, 2023 @02:59PM (#36739881)
Then why is Apu brown?
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Re:New Emojis in 2023-2024 by jononomo on Saturday July 15, 2023 @03:38PM (#36740234)
Why are tomatoes red?
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