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  1. over time this might affect our collective consciousness in regards to the purpose & function of the eggplant; and

  2. can we please just get a straightforward penis emoji already?? Half the human population has a penis attached to their bodies anyway, why are we still so prude about incorporating actual penises into mainstream vernacular & daily life?

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[โ€“] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 22 points 8 months ago (3 children)

We can't even have a gun or a middle finger emoji. I doubt we're getting a penis one anytime soon.

[โ€“] DarkMetatron@feddit.de 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well there is๐Ÿ–•and ๐Ÿ”ซ in UTF 8 at least, so it is kind of there as an emoji.

But as the UTF 8 pistol is shown as a water gun this very much shows why a penis will always be denied.

[โ€“] vsg@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The gun emoji used to be a real gun, but controversies made Apple change their emoji into a water gun. Other companies followed suit.

[โ€“] intensely_human@lemm.ee 9 points 8 months ago

Because the way to prevent mass shootings is to remove peopleโ€™s ability to convey the concept of gun in communication.

Itโ€™s a flawless plan with no possible downsides.

[โ€“] DarkMetatron@feddit.de 3 points 8 months ago

Yes, that's exactly what I meant, a gun in UTF 8 had already produced a shitstorm of controversies, a penis (and vagina to complete the set) would most likely break the Internet due to the outrage of puritans and other people with strong opinions.

[โ€“] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

We donโ€™t have an emoji face for sadistic glee either. For the longest time the only angry face was a devil face.

[โ€“] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

๐Ÿ˜ˆ sadistic glee, see he's got a little mischievous smile there