“The newest version of Apple’s iPhone comes with brand new emojis, which are emoticons often used when texting and e-mailing,” Kaylie Moise reports for Macgasm.
“For the first time, gay and lesbian couples are being represented in iOS 6,” Moise reports. “Placed beside the already existing heterosexual couple and heterosexual couple with a son are these two new emoticons. The first features two men holding hands and the second shows two women also holding hands.”
Moise reports, “The only question is: why don’t the gay and lesbian couples have facial expressions, or a child in tow?”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lava_Head_UK” for the heads up.]
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Seriously? I thought they represented siblings or something. I find the whole concept of emoticons a bit creepy and childish anyway.
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The first features two men holding hands and the second shows two women also holding hands.
Only in the USA does this equal ‘GAY’. We are such incredible homophobes over here. Two girls or two guys holding hands as friends is entirely NORMAL across most of planet Earth. Not joking! Get out of the USA and get some perspective.
These new emoticons actually show nothing gay whatsoever. Apparently the emoji creators aren’t quite ready to cast of their own homophobia.
BTW: Take a count of how many homophobic posts were made in this thread by ANONYMOUS COWARDS. Compare that count to the number of us who DARE to bravely be ourselves here. (I always post using my real name). The result is a summary of the Internet hit-and-run squad culture. Grow up kids. Then we might start taking you seriously.
It’s tough to admit who you are when you still wet the bed.
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