I was on vacation internationally on this tiny island and the staff was telling us to watch out for while snorkeling and stuff. Jelly fish, lion fish, rays and such. They asked if we knew what to do if we got stung. A fellow American's hand shot up, "YOU PEE ON IT!"

DO NOT PEE ON JELLYFISH STINGS. DO NOT PEE ON JELLYFISH STINGS. DO NOT PEE ON JELLYFISH STINGS.

R Kelly could open a salon

Good to see you're still a beaming ray of sunshine.

Yes. I agree. Basically the thought I had when I read that comment is:

Old-style emoticons foster creativity. Do kids today know/appreciate how long it took people to come up with an ASCII pair of testicles, or a shorthand sweat-drop ^^;, or the ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ thing? Noooooo. It's gimme gimme gimme more middle fingers, poop, and multiethnic-clip-art-model smileys. Git off mah lawn.

darkies? It's so apparent you are not a person of color..

THEY'RE FUCKING EMOJI. I may be an oblivious white cunt, but I know this country's issues with race are deep and festering just below a very unstable surface of superficiality and demonstrative platitudes....and are far more fucking important THAN FUCKING EMOJI. But yeah, psycho. Have at it.

I think the standard emoticon set is variations on the decades-old Classic Yellow Smiley Face. But *Emojis* — like, the brand-name app dealio — have actual people-lookin' cartoon face things.

You just know this is gonna turn into #emojigate. Fighting for ethics in emoji sending or something.

WHOA THERE MAYBE TAKE IT DOWN A NOTCH.

<(*~*)> !

Apple could have simply bought the iDiversion catalog and we be emoji'ing inclusively. Gah, Apple, what's your problem?

The iPhone emojis are so ugly. The only ones I really like are the stickers on FB (Pusheen!).

I really never thought I'd miss the "good old days" when it was an emoticon and was limited to what you could eke out of a standard QWERTY keyboard... because, really? If you want a picture to represent you, use a photo of yourself.

All my emojis are yellow.

afrocentric twitter bird is pleased. #PeaceMyEmojiBrother #AndSister

May I join you?And my guess is +1200

Such a misguided comment! Abuse isn't some kind of competition, this is why many victims of abuse do not come forward, because they are scared no one will take them seriously or that what happened to them is normal.

Women are worried about being catcalled because it makes them feel unsafe, because it portrays them as sexually available toys, and because every now and then a catcaller becomes a rapist or a stalker or a kidnapper or a killer. It's not about the whistles and comments.