• BertramDitore@lemm.ee
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    8 days ago

    Don’t limit yourself like that. I use hearts, peace signs, horns, spock hands, thumbs up, whatever I feel like. There’s no need to add gender to this stuff.

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      8 days ago

      Thats great! I feel comfortable using the heart emoji with my wife and kids, but for co-workers it can be a little creepy depending in the circumstance. I started using the blue heart, but that just caused confusion. I found the horns conveyed the thought better without being creepy.

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        8 days ago

        Yeah, I totally understand the potential creepiness factor with coworkers, but I just try to read the room, and as far as I know, I haven’t creeped anyone out. I find the heart emoji should be used sparingly regardless of gender. My (female) manager recently wished me well while I was sick, and a heart emoji was the perfect response.

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    8 days ago

    Sorry to be a boomer, but in the context does horns emoji mean purple devil, brass instrument, or rock horns hand-gesture?

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      8 days ago

      Rock horns. Shorthand for “that rocks” a more manly way to say I love that.

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    8 days ago

    🏛🚨☢️🚀🏙⏭️💥🌇🔥🌎💀🌏💀🌍💀

    🎼💃⚰️🕺🎶🎺

    🙅‍♀️👉[🧍‍♂️🧍‍♀️]👈🙅‍♂️⛔️🚫❌️

    ✅️👍🐒⬅️🚶‍♂️

    Decipher this…