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  • Racially diverse emojis are missing the entire point

    02/24/2015 6:20:33 AM PST · by rickmichaels · 35 replies
    Maclean's | Feb. 24, 2015 | Adrian Lee
    They’re here, some say, “at last”: Emojis, those universally coded images that punctuate your text messages and social media comments or serve as symbolic stand-ins for feelings best expressed, say, by Ghost With Tongue Sticking Out or Women With Bunny Ears, will finally reflect racial realities. According to many reports, Apple has rolled out five new shades of old emoji for the developers testing its upcoming version of iOS and OS X; while there’s no announcement yet of plans for Android devices, one expects that will come with time. It’s a big deal if only for the massively widening scope...
  • In one part of UK, Goths can be hate crime victims

    04/03/2013 10:40:24 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 20 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Apr. 3, 2013 1:24 PM EDT | Jill Lawless
    If you punch a punk in Manchester, it could be a hate crime. Police in the English city announced Wednesday that they will begin recording offenses against members of alternative subcultures in the same way they do attacks based on race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity. The Greater Manchester force—the first in Britain to take the step—says “Goths, emos, punks and metallers” and members of other alternative groups often endured abuse. … “Some people discriminate against somebody else because they are wearing a Slayer T-shirt or have long hair,” said Jay White, 23, referring to the thrash metal...