New iOS Emojis Just Dropped — Here's 5 the Gays Will Use and Abuse
| 03/15/22
MikelleStreet
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Well, it's that time again: new emojis are here for Apple users.
Today, Apple released its latest update 15.4. With it has come a new slew of emojis. For some, the most notable changes will come in the handshake emoji which now will allow you to mix skintones. There's also a new slate of gender-neutral emojis. But there's a few emojis that are likely to take gay twitter (and texting) by storm.
To be clear: there are men who can become pregnant. And some of those men may very well use the pregnant man emoji to represent themselves. But the likelihood that other gay men that can not become pregnant will use the graphic to refer to having a food baby or to be ... feeling a certain type of way on Grindr, Scruff, Sniffies or any other meet-up app is high. Oh, so high.
Here are five emojis in the new Apple update that we expect to see get a lot of mileage.
For when you want to show you're feeling a certain type of way but don't want to go overboard.
While it can properly be used by men who can actually become pregnant, this also likely marks a big day in bottom discourse.
Is he a little ... you know.
Putting on a brave face when you're dying inside.
When you've had a bit of an insane night and you're fading ... or melting into the couch.
Mikelle Street is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial across Pride.com, The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus. Catch his words on Twitter.
Mikelle Street is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial across Pride.com, The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus. Catch his words on Twitter.