It’s a bold new world we’re living in, friends. One largely dominated by emojis – the true universal language mankind has been struggling to attain since the dawn of time.
And if you’re in the boat of people who strike the middle ground of a) liking emoji, b) disliking the Kardashians, and c) have a curious affinity for batshit crazy dictators, then have we got news for you.
A designer in the US has put together Kimunji – a North Korean-themed set of emojis that at once pays homage to the nation’s nutty leader Kim Jong-un, as well as exists as an equal-and-opposite reaction to the Kim Kardashian-themed Kimoji set of picture messages.
Ben Gillin, the web designer in question, put together the set of Kimunjis because, according to him, “Kim Jong-un is obviously a terrible person, but in some respects what the Kimoji app is doing to society is also terrible.”
The Kimoji app was the highest selling app on iTunes upon its release last year, and remains one of the most popular apps in the store. It contains some 500-odd emojis pertaining to Kimmy and her various facial expressions or body parts.
That was enough to “blow” Gillin’s mind, apparently.
“The content is terrible – I imagine little kids using it. It’s ending up in their hands, advancing their minds in certain ways.”
Yeah… Sure, m8.
Regardless, the Kimunji features a raft of things pertaining to North Korea, including both Kim Jong-un, his father Kim Jong-il, and his grandfather Kim Il-sung, as well as a nuclear explosion, the DPRK flag’s communist star, and also Dennis Rodman.
You can get in and amongst the emoji set, if you so wish, by hitting up Kimunji on them internets.
Also, if the progression so far has gone Emoji > Kimoji > Kimunji, then the next logical step in the chain is Jumanji, right?
I cannot be the only one who thinks this.
Source: BBC.
