Does this actually exist outside of, well, the minds of children? I'm genuinely interested, I've never heard of this before. The images in the article seem to

Does this actually exist outside of, well, the minds of children? I'm genuinely interested, I've never heard of this before. The images in the article seem to all be from immature young adults. Children will find the most petty, ridiculous things to differentiate themselves with, it's what they do. e.g. 'gay' as a playground insult. Also, what happens if a message is sent while data is disabled from an iPhone? Does it go through as an SMS and appear in green to the iRecipient?