As if we didn’t need more emojis, Unicode released 230 new ones earlier today. These include a yawning face, emojis for PWDs (blind, deaf, and people in wheelchairs), and more importantly, a flamingo and sloth (FINALLY!). They will be rolled out on Apple and Android phones throughout 2019.
🆕📲 230 new emojis coming to phones in 2019 https://t.co/40lHKWeBFj pic.twitter.com/GKGJvS1dJf
— Emojipedia (@Emojipedia) February 5, 2019
There’s one emoji that’s garnering a lot of feelings from netizens though, and it’s the “pinching hand.” Why are they making a big deal out of it? Well, let us show you what it looks like and you be the judge.
✅ Approved in #emoji12: Pinching Hand https://t.co/g9P4Zdq7UW pic.twitter.com/WmNMSPa1dc
— Emojipedia (@Emojipedia) February 5, 2019
Ideally, the pinching hand can be used to indicate a certain amount or if you want to say that you’re losing your patience. But based on netizen reatcions, it’s going to be used in conversations on penis sizes.
had to delete my dick pics rq
— bini (@binvxm) February 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/nayelliabarca/status/1092952093738991617
I just need pinching hand emoji for the unsolicited dick pics
— 𝙳𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚎 (@imjustdiane) February 5, 2019
New emoji have been finalized for release later this year.
This is the new "pinching hand" emoji.
I do not think that is what people will use it for. pic.twitter.com/eS6WpzVs2Z— jay svoboda (@jaysvoboda) February 5, 2019
https://twitter.com/Nikki29752620/status/1092941789105926144
Jokes aside, let’s just hope no one will fight over an this pinching hand emoji. And guys, if you don’t want to receive this because your manhood will be offended, then don’t send unsolicited d*ck pics.
Photo courtesy of Unsplash
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