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Is Apple Discriminating Against Big Families?
Investor's Business Daily ^ | 03/29/2016 | John Merline

Posted on 03/29/2016 3:02:09 AM PDT by IBD editorial writer

Almost as soon as Apple added “emoji” to its iPhone, the feature became a political football. Various groups complained that their skin tone or their flag or their lifestyle wasn’t included in the set of mini graphics that can be sent in a text message.

And so, Apple has been diligently adding options in the name of supporting diversity.

After getting complaints that the human-looking emoji were all yellow, Apple last year made it possible to pick the skin tone of most faces. For example, there are now six shades of Santa Clause from which to choose.

And, to add further to its “diversity” pallet, Apple included emoji depicting various family arrangements — showing gay and lesbian parents, as well as straight.

But wait a minute.

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1 posted on 03/29/2016 3:02:09 AM PDT by IBD editorial writer
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Can I finally get that Black Jesus emoji I’ve always wanted?


2 posted on 03/29/2016 3:07:25 AM PDT by ghosthost
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3 posted on 03/29/2016 3:10:27 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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🙉🙈🙊
4 posted on 03/29/2016 3:24:57 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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CLAUS. Santa CLAUS.


5 posted on 03/29/2016 3:26:14 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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Make them live by their own rules. Isn’t that from somebody like Alinsky?


6 posted on 03/29/2016 3:46:58 AM PDT by Truth29
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7 posted on 03/29/2016 3:49:26 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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The spel chekker passed “Clause”, so it’s good to go.


8 posted on 03/29/2016 3:53:43 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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The day’s coming when emojis will be people’s very last concern.


9 posted on 03/29/2016 4:15:06 AM PDT by polymuser (Enough is enough!)
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People who worry about those darned things don’t have enough to do and are slap deficient.


10 posted on 03/29/2016 4:22:20 AM PDT by Lion Den Dan
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People who worry about those darned things don’t have enough to do and are slap deficient.


11 posted on 03/29/2016 4:22:39 AM PDT by Lion Den Dan
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“What about those who have three children or four or five or more? There’s no option for them. “

What about the family pet/pets?

What about Ted Cruz’s girlfriends?


12 posted on 03/29/2016 5:34:25 AM PDT by moovova
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