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Period emoji - Question

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Thisisouting · 27/05/2017 23:59

OK genuine question because I don't understand and would like to not being goady or owt

Maxine Walters Tweeted that she was disappointed that the period emojis didn't represent black women

Can someone explain how they don't because I'm at a loss at what she means but the it's been retweeted several times and several people replied agreeing I just don't understand?

Anyone able to enlighten me?

plan-uk.org/act-for-girls/break-the-taboo-vote-for-your-favourite-period-emoji?utm_campaign=period&utm_medium=organicsocial&utm_source=fb_infographic&utm_content=WFRE17I01Z

Link to campaign

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ChocChocPorridge · 28/05/2017 12:20

Are you sure that's not a comedy account - only this just doesn't sound like something a serious person would say:

I want to thank @SpeakerRyan for cosponsoring my bill which will allow EBT cards to be used for online gambling during #nbaplayoffs

EBT being state welfare....

noblegiraffe · 28/05/2017 11:57

Depressingly I can see this being used as shorthand by men for 'time of the month, eh?' To women who have been slightly assertive.

Laurapalmer90 · 28/05/2017 11:57

I think it's a fantastic campaign too.

Someone in a facebook group suggested voting for the uterus and ovaries emoji to show that is what periods are really about and that is who has them. WOMEN have periods and female anatomy is hated, they are not gender-neural. And I personally think a uterus emoji would be very cool so I voted for that. I think the uterus one is the most original, all the others are not that unusual.

OP, as for your question, I don't know either how they don't represent black women.

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Thisisouting · 28/05/2017 11:43

twitter.com/OMFGNN/status/868219369624674304

Does that work?

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Thisisouting · 28/05/2017 11:42

I'm not sure how to do that?

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ChocChocPorridge · 28/05/2017 11:27

I can only seem to see comedy accounts - do you have a link to the tweet?

YetAnotherSpartacus · 28/05/2017 11:00

odd... most of the pictures were of women of African descent. I wondered if this was what she was thinking of?

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Thisisouting · 28/05/2017 10:41

It's a great campaign isn't it!

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AssassinatedBeauty · 28/05/2017 04:27

To vote you just click on the emoji that you like and it asks for your details.

PhoenixJasmine · 28/05/2017 03:23

Am I being really dim, but how do you 'vote' for these proposed new emojis? The button on that Plan link that says 'vote' just takes me round in circles back to the same page

PhoenixJasmine · 28/05/2017 03:05

I'd not seen this but think it's a great campaign - personally probably wouldn't use period emojis but what a fab idea for normalising menstruation and combatting period stigma amongst young girls and across nations.

I agree I am a bit bewildered as to how what you've linked to in that article 'doesn't represent black women' though? No particular skin tone is depicted? And Plan are an organisation that work for women & girls globally, the story about why this is an important campaign in that link features a black girl.

Not helpful people saying you just don't understand - clearly you would really like to understand!

HeartsTrumpDiamonds · 28/05/2017 02:52

Google images doesn't help either - I can't see how a pair of knickers with a friendly little drop of blood is racist. Is it because the knix are white? Light red blood?

Hamsolo · 28/05/2017 02:45

I want to know now too. Assume I'm missing something - but what?

MrsTerryPratchett · 28/05/2017 02:00

I'd be interested to know too. Uteri and towels, the two I've seen, don't seem race-specific.

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