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Everyone be using the eggplant emoji as a penis euphemism, I have two thoughts on this ... (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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over time this might affect our collective consciousness in regards to the purpose & function of the eggplant; and
can we please just get a straightforward penis emoji already?? Half the human population has a penis attached to their bodies anyway, why are we still so prude about incorporating actual penises into mainstream vernacular & daily life?

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (9 children)

We can't even have a gun or a middle finger emoji. I doubt we're getting a penis one anytime soon.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Well there is🖕and 🔫 in UTF 8 at least, so it is kind of there as an emoji.

But as the UTF 8 pistol is shown as a water gun this very much shows why a penis will always be denied.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The gun emoji used to be a real gun, but controversies made Apple change their emoji into a water gun. Other companies followed suit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Yes, that's exactly what I meant, a gun in UTF 8 had already produced a shitstorm of controversies, a penis (and vagina to complete the set) would most likely break the Internet due to the outrage of puritans and other people with strong opinions.

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