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Transgender Lobsters

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ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 03/08/2018 12:33

Seriously:

Lobsters are low-key kinda trans, they are gynandromorphic (can have both male and female characteristics)

This is important because:

Every year the trans flag is one of the most requested emojis

For unicode to ignore our community is almost like a form of erasure and stinks of transphobia, they see the proposals every year, they know its been the most requested emoji the last couple of years

So:

The new campaign, Claws Out For Trans, is encouraging people to sign its petition and use the lobster emoji

www.independent.co.uk/life-style/trans-activists-lobster-emoji-flag-charlie-craggs-unicode-nail-it-a8474476.html

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ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 03/08/2018 13:14

Funny how the OP chose not to include that bit of the article in their cherry-picking

I'm sorry - how is that relevant? The lobster was chosen instead of other new emojis because it is "trans".

I had to "cherry pick" as reproducing the article in full would violate copyright. I summarised the story, and provided a link to the original. Unfortunately the story is ridiculous and no amount of cherry picking can hide that.

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TallulahWaitingInTheRain · 03/08/2018 13:10

It's almost as if these people don't have any genuine oppression to campaign against

MeetTheNewAccountSameAsTheOld · 03/08/2018 13:08

"Case in point: the transgender flag.

Despite being the most requested emoji for two years in a row, Unicode has failed to create an image for the blue, white and pink flag and now people have had enough of waiting.

That’s exactly why activist, nail artist and author of To My Trans Sisters, Charlie Craggs, has started a campaign which criticises Unicode for introducing a lobster emoji this year, while simultaneously disregarding calls for the transgender flag."

Funny how the OP chose not to include that bit of the article in their cherry-picking. Almost as if including that bit wouldn't generate the posts they wanted.

IAmInsignificunt · 03/08/2018 12:54

Now all I can think about is Phoebe in Friends “he’s her lobster!”

nauticant · 03/08/2018 12:54

I didn't realise lobsters had genders

Lobsters often undergo a transition from blue to red (let's call it pink). Then they're yummy.

womanformallyknownaswoman · 03/08/2018 12:51

I bet they are krill seekers

Racecardriver · 03/08/2018 12:51

I didn't realise lobsters had genders Confused

womanformallyknownaswoman · 03/08/2018 12:47

They need to abide by the claw

womanformallyknownaswoman · 03/08/2018 12:44

It rather sticks in one's craw...

53rdWay · 03/08/2018 12:40

This is going to really confuse the Jordan Peterson fans.

littlbrowndog · 03/08/2018 12:37

Hahaha.

Bonkers
And that’s a whole lot of pink in that pic