Re:X redesigns water pistol emoji back to a firearm
by ben_w on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @04:41PM
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Context is king.
The sentence "it's time to cut down the tall trees" doesn't seem like it should trigger a genocide, but it did.
If you send a firearm emoji in response to someone asking what they think of the 2020 USA presidential election result, that seems to be a fairly explicit encouragement of armed violence. A water pistol, not so much — likewise either "gun" variant in response to plans for summer holiday sports ideas.
When it comes to tall trees? Well, are you talking to an arborist or are you the RTLM in 1994.
The sentence "it's time to cut down the tall trees" doesn't seem like it should trigger a genocide, but it did.
If you send a firearm emoji in response to someone asking what they think of the 2020 USA presidential election result, that seems to be a fairly explicit encouragement of armed violence. A water pistol, not so much — likewise either "gun" variant in response to plans for summer holiday sports ideas.
When it comes to tall trees? Well, are you talking to an arborist or are you the RTLM in 1994.