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MSNBC host Ronan Farrow took to his panel Tuesday to discuss what he perceives as a lack of racial diversity among emoji characters.
Emoji, originating in Japan, describes the ideograms or smiley faces used in electronic messages, such as texting and social media.
“Do you think there’s a limitation we’re suffering from in terms of the racial diversity of these emojis? Mr. Farrow asked linguist John McWhorter, who is black, Newsbusters reported.
“No, I think that actually what we’re going to see more is a gender skew,” Mr. McWhorter argued. “Apparently women are more likely to use them and more richly.”
Ronan...as Squidward once said...if I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I would have exactly one dollar...
MSNBC host Ronan Farrow took to his panel Tuesday to discuss what he perceives as a lack of racial diversity among emoji characters.
Emoji, originating in Japan, describes the ideograms or smiley faces used in electronic messages, such as texting and social media.
“Do you think there’s a limitation we’re suffering from in terms of the racial diversity of these emojis? Mr. Farrow asked linguist John McWhorter, who is black, Newsbusters reported.
“No, I think that actually what we’re going to see more is a gender skew,” Mr. McWhorter argued. “Apparently women are more likely to use them and more richly.”
Ronan...as Squidward once said...if I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I would have exactly one dollar...
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