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Why are the people emoji changing sex?

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jeffgoldblum · 06/08/2025 10:21

I have noticed the last few days that every time I post 🤷♀️, it is automatically changed to a boy !
im not alone apparently, what is happening here?
I sincerely hope that mn are not changing skintone on poc posters too!

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jeffgoldblum · 06/08/2025 10:22

And exhibit one!!! That was a girl until I pressed send!!! 😡

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MooseLooseAboutTheHoose · 06/08/2025 10:23

I’ve noticed this too… going to do a test here as well 🤷🏻♀️

MooseLooseAboutTheHoose · 06/08/2025 10:24

Oh fgs, that was also a shrugging woman 😅

jeffgoldblum · 06/08/2025 10:25

I’m going to test by posting a boy instead!
🤷

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Disturbia81 · 06/08/2025 10:25

🤷🏻♀️

jeffgoldblum · 06/08/2025 10:25

It gets worse @MooseLooseAboutTheHoose! , they didn’t change the boy symbol! 😡

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VioletandDill · 06/08/2025 10:26

🤷🏼🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♂️
I've got three shrug emojis on my Pixel. I think all of them could be either male or female. There's no discernable sex characteristics - the only difference is hair and shirt colour.

🤷🏼

Disturbia81 · 06/08/2025 10:26

I wonder if it’s a trans related hack/someone on the team having a joke

RachelsPeeves · 06/08/2025 10:27

👩🏼👩🏽‍⚕️👩🏻‍🦰👩🏻‍🍳👩🏻‍🏫🧝🏼‍♀️🤰🏼🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

jeffgoldblum · 06/08/2025 10:27

What’s happening mn? I can post a boy but when I attempt to post a girl it’s automatically changed to a boy?
this doesn’t look good does it?

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hexsnidgett · 06/08/2025 10:27

I only use old style mumsnet emoji.
Are the other ones controlled by mumsnet, or part of the browser?

DappledThings · 06/08/2025 10:27

🤷♀️🤷♂️ girl then boy

Bruisername · 06/08/2025 10:27

🤷🏻♀️ - woman
🤷♂️ - man
🤷 - I think this is supposed to be either tbh

eta they changed my long haired woman to a short haired man and my man to the ambiguous one

although now I zoom in the faces look feminine somehow but short hair

RachelsPeeves · 06/08/2025 10:28

Mine stayed the same was interested to see if the pregnant one changed to male🫃🏻 (wtf)

Disturbia81 · 06/08/2025 10:28

That one is classed as male though.

jeffgoldblum · 06/08/2025 10:28

🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️

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VioletandDill · 06/08/2025 10:28

Interesting. It seems 🤷🏼 is androgynous.

What phone do you have? There might be a third option.

DappledThings · 06/08/2025 10:28

DappledThings · 06/08/2025 10:27

🤷♀️🤷♂️ girl then boy

Interesting. I put two different emojis and not only did it turn the girl one into a boy it also added in the sex ones which were not in my message

jeffgoldblum · 06/08/2025 10:29

jeffgoldblum · 06/08/2025 10:28

🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️

Those were three girls by the way!

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Bruisername · 06/08/2025 10:30

It seems they are changing both male and female to the androgynous one and then putting the sex marker on (to clarify?). Bizarre

jeffgoldblum · 06/08/2025 10:31

VioletandDill · 06/08/2025 10:28

Interesting. It seems 🤷🏼 is androgynous.

What phone do you have? There might be a third option.

The same iPhone I’ve been using and posting these on mn for years with no issue!

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VioletandDill · 06/08/2025 10:31

Maybe the browser just doesn't support the plethora of modern emojis.

Though I can make a 'boy' one and surprised you can't. I think it might be a your phone problem.

Though FWIW I feel like the 'boy' one you posted could be either. It's a person with mid length hair.
🤷🏼 - Either
🤷🏼♂️ - Man
🤷🏼♀️- Woman

jeffgoldblum · 06/08/2025 10:32

🙎🏾♀️

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jeffgoldblum · 06/08/2025 10:33

For gods sake ! I tried changing skintone on the lady and they have changed her to a man too! , at least they did not change the skintone I suppose!

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jeffgoldblum · 06/08/2025 10:34

VioletandDill · 06/08/2025 10:31

Maybe the browser just doesn't support the plethora of modern emojis.

Though I can make a 'boy' one and surprised you can't. I think it might be a your phone problem.

Though FWIW I feel like the 'boy' one you posted could be either. It's a person with mid length hair.
🤷🏼 - Either
🤷🏼♂️ - Man
🤷🏼♀️- Woman

That’s my point!!! I can make a boy! 🤷 , it’s only the girls who are changed!

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