SO weird! on this topic, my boyfriend posted something totally inappropriate and offensive and racial on insta last night. all things considered it was not the WORST i’ve seen but i was still like - wow you really have to go there? i was like. that’s not funny, and it’s pretty offensive. that’s tone deaf and…
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White people: stop being weird. This is weird.
it’s a warning sign. I dated a guy that was all weird about the skin color of emojis, he used the brown ones, I’ve always used the yellow ones because I like how they look the same color as the little faces and he was always on me about it, like weirdly hating the yellow ones and asking why I would use those when they…
I think New York magazine has this one covered (literally):
My work friend told me not to use the yellow thumbs up emoji, which is my response to basically everything. We’re both white, but work in a very diverse setting. I told her that I thought that the yellow thumbs up emoji seemed neutral, and also reminded me of the Muppets.
As far as I know, that is correct. When you order a chai tea, you’re asking for “tea tea.”
Hmmmm, reminds me of something in our history . . . whatever could it be . . . ???
Check out this article in Teen Vogue which likens the use of black memes as digital blackface. Emojis aren’t quite the same, but it still feels like mimickery.
The Brown Board? The Melanin Mob? I like alliteration...
Hahahaha. Now that would be a sight...
I hear the Department of Homeland Security has hired a new “millennial marketing guru” who recommended spending millions of dollars on videos of influencers Emily Ratjakowski and Kendall Jenner boating around and winking over tropical drinks. Seems legit.
Just send her a text beforehand and ask her whether she is a racist POS. That should clear things up.
Came here to say I met a guy on dating app who started texting me brown thumbs up. He’s white. Blonde. Blue eyed. Parents from England. I was confused - I thought he didn’t know he could change the color and was clueless. So I pointed it out to him. I said - why are you using the brown hand emoji? I was like you know…
I don’t really mind. I sorta wish there were a white eggplant, however.
What I find funny is that I know white people who use the brown emojis (which I think is stupid, but if I got mad at every micro-aggression I’d be constantly exhausted at this point), but my brown family - particularly the women - often use the lighter emojis because for their culture, the lighter the better.
Are you sure she’s white? Because I look white and my family is Mexican and Native American. Just saying. She may look one way and her DNA may say something else. Genetics are weird.
I’m going to add that if you’re white, then you probably shouldn’t be too eager to jump in here and and talk shit. Whether this is insulting or not should be left up to the brown peeps ;)
I’d simply ask her why she does it. Get her to really think about what she’s actually doing and how it makes you feel. If it’s for shits and giggles, perhaps she doesn’t realize how stupid such a thing is. On the other hand, if she does know and still continues to do it...well tread carefully.
I mean, you could ask her. She could just be trying too hard. Doesn’t mean she’s a racist POS. But what do I know? I wish they’d just make the damn things green or something then we can avoid this crap. Haha.