Posted on 02/24/2015 5:21:11 PM PST by Steelfish
Asians Angered By Apple's 'Racist' Yellow Emoji: Firm comes under fire for use of characters with six different skin tones One user wrote: 'I have never in my life seen an Asian looking like that' But Apple says the yellow shade is intended to be ethnically neutral Cupertino-based company has also included flags from 32 countries Racially diverse families and same-sex families are being added The new emoji are being trialled on OS X 10.10.3 and iOS 8.3 beta 2 By ELLIE ZOLFAGHARIFARD 24 February 2015 In an effort to better represent society, Apple has revealed a new set of globally diverse emoji that will come in six different skin tones.
The tones include an option that turns a character yellow - a shade that the the Cupertino-based company says it intended to be ethnically neutral.
But the colour has angered some Apple users, particularly those in China, who claim that the yellow tone is offensive to Asians.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I’m angry and deeply offended because there is not an emoji that looks remotely like a Choctaw!
Oldplayer
Only thing close has been some older white guys that messed up with the tanning stuff.
In a world that has the intent of outlawing offensive anything, someone will always claim offense.
“Look at me! Look at me! My skin is so yellow!” — said no Asian ever.
Let me reach in my bag of cliches to find something appropriate. Here we go ...
Damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
No good deed goes unpunished.
This is why they should have never introduced race in Emojis.
OK, computer colors are 256 x 256 x 256 red x green x blue.
So we got a lot of possible ‘diversity’ here.
What’s the beef?
Not quite like “N-word”; there’s only 26 chances there, not 16777216.
Seems like we have room for everyone.
7 billion / 16777216 = about 417 persons per color.
Everyone should be happy. I know I am.
I don’t see them getting angry about Chinese who have their faces and eyes altered to look more European.
STFU anyway.
Bunch-O - Shanghai whiners...
No Fung Shui in your lives
Maybe you’d have been happier if Apple used a barbershop pole to represent China?
Get a job and get a life...
I need to be on the lookout for updates or apps that have LGBTQWERTY themed propaganda.
I asked Yahoo Answers. The best answer was “ Best Answer: because all races need a color...black and white was already taken, so they had to take yellow “
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100218183534AArxSIX
“Only thing close has been some older white guys that messed up with the tanning stuff. “
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I guess you’ve never seen a jaundiced baby.
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Of course not. They would say “My skin is so yerrow”
One of the Asian guys threatening to file a descrimination lawsuit is Mi Su Yu.
ROR!
Aarrgh!!!!
I HATE Flash and Shockwave!!!!
These sites are just too much anymore, with their automatic content playing when I want to read an article.
Time to implement blocking.
I’ve had it with their crap and attempting to hijack my devices and my mind.
Basstuhds!!!!
Besides, .724 is superior to Adobe and their Shiite product needs to die.
Friggin memory and resource hog...
The yellow peril.
Completely agree.
Of course not. They would say “My skin is so yerrow”
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You are truly evil....laughing so hard!
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