Carlos Armando Rodriguez February 19, 2019Ī recent Twitter moment compiled instances of the use of the emoji and traced it back to one Twitter user who first tweeted out the emoji Monday evening. Homophobes and homosexuals when they discovered the emoji /wsSb9A0mCB When the tl gets asked where this emoji came fromīut queer people are nothing if not resilient and rather than let the anti-gay emoji be used against them, many have adopted it and started to make jokes about it on Twitter. Out has contacted Apple for more information and we will update when we hear back.Īpple trying to figure out who green light this emoji /R4JR5ZY2Jk Several people took to Twitter to question the emoji’s origin, since it is not an official emoji, but rather seems to be an aberration or glitch. The image is only visible on mobile - on desktops it renders as the LGBTQ+ pride flag followed by the strikethrough symbol, rather than rendering them one on top of the other. It’s not an official emoji, but it’s somehow taken over Twitter. Have you seen the latest emoji that’s taking over Twitter? The easiest way to describe it is an LGBTQ+ pride flag with a strikethrough symbol over it. Grimace face emoji, crying laughing face emoji, monkey with hands over eyes.
