Agreed, it's an amusing and wholesome story. Shame we live in a world where not everyone agrees. As the author said, > The level of vitriol and outrage I have

Agreed, it's an amusing and wholesome story. Shame we live in a world where not everyone agrees. As the author said, > The level of vitriol and outrage I have seen surrounding something as innocuous as an emoji has been awful. The headlines I've noticed that I feel obligated not to link back to, combined with the malice ascribed directly towards people due to their political leaning, gender, or sexual orientation, gave me enough pause to spend my night writing this.