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Emoji Day Special: How Emojis πŸ‘Š Became Racemojis πŸ‘ŠπŸ»πŸ‘ŠπŸΌπŸ‘ŠπŸ½πŸ‘ŠπŸΎπŸ‘ŠπŸΏ

Hey folks.


This is Kunal Mishra. Yesterday, the world celebrated World Emoji Day.


None of our conversation online can end without an emoji. But these days, 1 out of every 2 person prefer to use racemojis whenever available.


You use racemojis too, just not by this name.


Racemojis are emojis with various skin colours like πŸ‘ŠπŸ»πŸ‘ŠπŸΌπŸ‘ŠπŸ½πŸ‘ŠπŸΎπŸ‘ŠπŸΏ. This name is mostly used by critics.


So this World Emoji Day, let's address a concerning question:


"How emojis became racemojis"


Or,

"What made emojis look like a fairness scale"


Or,


"Is it emoji racism?"


Read the story


That's all for now.


Cheers,

Kunal Mishra



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