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A drop of blood is a traditional symbol for blood donors, and I wager that is the context where it will end up seeing the most use. That is certainly how I woul

A drop of blood is a traditional symbol for blood donors, and I wager that is the context where it will end up seeing the most use. That is certainly how I would use it.

thaumasiotes 8y ago
But this is the only blood emoji there is. A drop of blood may be a traditional symbol for blood donors, but blood, the substance, is a traditional symbol for all kinds of different things. And I'd expect this to get used anywhere someone wants to reference "blood" in a cutesy way.
- KozmoNau7 8y ago
  It's very specifically a drop of blood, not a splatter or a smear or a stain. Maybe it'll be used more in context of vampires.
onion2k 8y ago
There are a lot more women than there are blood donors. Periods, something that directly affects half the population at some point in their life, is going to be a much more common point of discussion than donating blood.
- stinos 8y ago
  Your statement only holds if women talk about their periods. Which depending on culture, how they were raised, personality, ... definitely is not the case for all of them.
  - onion2k 8y ago
    The same is true for blood donors. :)
- briandear 8y ago
  Is a period a topic of normal conversation? “Hey Susan, are you going to the blood drive? Have you checked your glucose today? By the way, how’s that period of yours coming along?” What’s there to say about periods? Seems a bit polite to be discussing periods in normal conversation; about as uncouth as one discussing bowel movements or mucus coloration. Of course there are legitimate reasons to talk about a period, but are those occurrences frequent enough to warrant a dedicated emoji?
  - inferiorhuman 8y ago
    Is a period a topic of normal conversation? Yes
  - DanBC 8y ago
    > What’s there to say about periods? I think girls should have the same level of access to education as boys, and currently they don't because girls need access to tampons and pads. Some schools do not provide these. Some schools do provide these but girls need to ask for them. (You can see how normalising talk would help there). If a school does not provide these products a girl's family has to be able to afford them, and we know that curently in the UK some families feel they can't afford them. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/international-womens-day-period-girls-missed-school-uk-sanitary-products-menstruation-a8244396.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/international-womens-day-... One of the reasons people feel these products are too expensive is the VAT added to the price. People talk about periods because they're talking about tax reform.

A drop of blood is a traditional symbol for blood donors, and I wager that is the context where it will end up seeing the most use. That is certainly how I would use it.

thaumasiotes 8y ago

But this is the only blood emoji there is. A drop of blood may be a traditional symbol for blood donors, but blood, the substance, is a traditional symbol for all kinds of different things. And I'd expect this to get used anywhere someone wants to reference "blood" in a cutesy way.

KozmoNau7 8y ago
It's very specifically a drop of blood, not a splatter or a smear or a stain. Maybe it'll be used more in context of vampires.

onion2k 8y ago

There are a lot more women than there are blood donors. Periods, something that directly affects half the population at some point in their life, is going to be a much more common point of discussion than donating blood.

stinos 8y ago
Your statement only holds if women talk about their periods. Which depending on culture, how they were raised, personality, ... definitely is not the case for all of them.
- onion2k 8y ago
  The same is true for blood donors. :)
briandear 8y ago
Is a period a topic of normal conversation? “Hey Susan, are you going to the blood drive? Have you checked your glucose today? By the way, how’s that period of yours coming along?” What’s there to say about periods? Seems a bit polite to be discussing periods in normal conversation; about as uncouth as one discussing bowel movements or mucus coloration. Of course there are legitimate reasons to talk about a period, but are those occurrences frequent enough to warrant a dedicated emoji?
- inferiorhuman 8y ago
  Is a period a topic of normal conversation? Yes
- DanBC 8y ago
  > What’s there to say about periods? I think girls should have the same level of access to education as boys, and currently they don't because girls need access to tampons and pads. Some schools do not provide these. Some schools do provide these but girls need to ask for them. (You can see how normalising talk would help there). If a school does not provide these products a girl's family has to be able to afford them, and we know that curently in the UK some families feel they can't afford them. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/international-womens-day-period-girls-missed-school-uk-sanitary-products-menstruation-a8244396.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/international-womens-day-... One of the reasons people feel these products are too expensive is the VAT added to the price. People talk about periods because they're talking about tax reform.