2015 has been a pretty huge year. Knightmares. Leadership spills. Onions. Netflix arriving in Australia. The on-again-off-again of Twin Peaks. And a whole brand new set of racially diverse emojis. In a word –
Obscure Silicon Valley keepers of the emoji, the Unicode Consortium, have today announced a further expansion of your iPhone’s vocabulary. With 38 new additions, likely to drop next year in the June 2016 update software update, it’s pretty solid fare:
Face with cowboy hat · Clown face · Nauseated face · Rolling on the floor laughing · Drooling face · Lying face · “Call me” hand · Selfie · Raised back of hand · Left-facing fist · Right-facing fist · Handshake · Hand with first and index finger crossed · Pregnant woman · Face palm · Shrug · Man dancing · Prince · Man in tuxedo · Mother Christmas · Wilted flower · Scooter · Motor scooter · Octagonal sign · Clinking glasses · Black heart · Croissant · Avocado · Cucumber · Bacon · Potato · Carrot · Fox face · Eagle · Duck · Bat · Shark · Owl
Right?
WRONG.
We have 12 train emojis, 9 kinds of books, 4 graphs, 3 types of rice and a fucking fax machine, BUT THERE’S NO TACO EMOJI??? #outraged
— The Fat Jew (@FATJEW) April 8, 2015
Would trade an “octagonal sign” or “MOTHER CHRISTMAS” for a single fucking taco emoji any day of the week.
Unicode Consortium, it’s come to this. #FREETHETACO
via Yahoo.
