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Yes, thank you, I can read Wikipedia as well. This does not support the articles statement that emoji and/or emoticons were invented and popularized by women, o

• krapp 4y ago
  >This does not support the articles statement that emoji and/or emoticons were invented and popularized by women, or that emoji/emoticons are specifically feminine. It wasn't intended to, it was intended to correct your assertion that emojis were first used by American men, apparently on the basis of having glanced at the result of a Google search. The article itself never claims women invented emoji, nor that they are specifically feminine. It does claim that Japanese women were, by virtue of Japanese culture allowing them to follow 'childish' trends more so than their male peers, a predominant force in the shaping of kawaii culture and the adoption of emoji, making their usage more associated with feminine than masculine behavior. It's honestly weird that you're so hung up on this.
  • subjectsigma 4y ago
    > The article itself never claims women invented emoji, nor that they are specifically feminine. It does, it is included in a paragraph about things that women created/popularized. > It's honestly weird that you're so hung up on this. Yeah I'll admit that. I was thinking about it when writing my comment. I think I have seen too many 'just-so' stories about Japan and become hypersensitive to them.