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Nobody uses the white emojis
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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My mom switched to them recently. It felt vaguely racist, I don't know
Did you feel that way when your non white friends did it though?
I see some whites do it but it started after the non whites started picking the proper shade.
All colored emojis feel racist to me. Even the white ones.
Adding race to something that didn't have it before is by definition racist. Because all your doing is creating racial divides where there was none before.
It also reinforces the original color as the cultural normal. Instead of it just being generic.
So yellow went from being just a thing to bring white. Cause now black or tan are "other" then default.