Thumbs emoji is being “cancelled” by the younger generation Z. (Non-political thread) (3 Viewers)

[eoMMan]

Huh? They apparently view it as passive aggressive.

Link to NY Post article

 

[ChiefD]

I fart in their general direction.

 

[stbugs]

I use it all the damn time texting my sons. Oops. When I type OK it in in my iPhone suggestions and often it works better. I tend to text long replies so that helps me. Also, does that mean my iPhone hates me if it suggests it?

 

[Juxtatarot]

 

[That one guy]

Isn’t the okay also racist or somehow derogatory?

I’m comfortable with my usage of emojis making anyone offended

 

[McBokonon]

95% of the entire article is based on a random reddit thread. I work with Gen Zers and they use them and don’t really care about this at all.

 

[Fat Nick]

95% of the entire article is based on a random reddit thread. I work with Gen Zers and they use them and don’t really care about this at all.

Until they read this article and realize that they're not supposed to use them and that they are offensive to someone somewhere on planet earth. Then they'll jump on the bandwagon. That's how all this crap starts.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Huh? They apparently view it as passive aggressive.

Link to NY Post article

The New York Post with some hard hitting journalism as usual.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

95% of the entire article is based on a random reddit thread.

This seems to be the big thing in "journalism" these days - using a broad brush to create stories based on one message board thread or a few random tweets. A certain crowd seems to lap it up.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Huh? They apparently view it as passive aggressive.

Link to NY Post article

Stuff like this exhausts me and makes me look forward to retiring someday so that I can completely ignore Gen Z

 

[Ilov80s]

By Gen Z, they mean like 1% of the Gen Z population. Most of them are very normal and think thumbs up just means ok, good or fine like everyone else.

 

[massraider]

Cranking out content, it's not all Pulitzer material.
If you were looking to get eyeballs, and increase ad revenue, "look at these stupid kids lol" is tried and true.

 

[Captain Cranks]

Cranking out content, it's not all Pulitzer material.
If you were looking to get eyeballs, and increase ad revenue, "look at these stupid kids lol" is tried and true.

It worked here.

Bill Maher gots this

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Better the thumb up than the middle finger.

 

[Captain Cranks]

Better the thumb up than the middle finger.

You're cancelled.

 

[Osaurus]

 

[massraider]

Stuff like this exhausts me and makes me look forward to retiring someday so that I can completely ignore Gen Z

One Young Person Said Something, and Old People Are Really Upset!

 

[CletiusMaximus]

I try to limit all my texting to the suggested replies including frequent use of the thumbsup. My family and friends have figured this out. Yes, it is dismissive and rude, but its my thing so I am stuck with it. This goes back to my first phone, a Nokia candy bar phone which to this day is still the best mobile phone I've ever owned. It had about 10 programmed text responses which I would try to use for all of my texting - rather than navigating the old number-pad letter system. What I realized is that we can communicate about 90% of everything we have to say using just a few select words and phrases.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I remember the Post's excellent story about how "Italian Americans were outraged" over Chris Pratt voicing Mario in a new movie. The article was based on three random tweets - not sure how they even knew that Lakersfan781 was Italian.

 

[massraider]

I remember the Post's excellent story about how "Italian Americans were outraged" over Chris Pratt voicing Mario in a new movie. The article was based on three random tweets - not sure how they even knew that Lakersfan781 was Italian.

I'll tell you which Italian Americans are annoyed, if not outraged:

All the ones from Jersey that know me after I discovered the capisce emoji.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I should submit a story to the Post about how the laughing emoji has also been "cancelled" worldwide, based on Joe doing away with it here for a while.

 

[Jaysus]

I mentioned this in the daily shtick thread... but actually typing out the words "thumbs up emoji" is my go-to response with my daughter. She hates me for it and I expect her to kill me in my sleep one night as a result.

 

[massraider]

I should submit a story to the Post about how the laughing emoji has also been "cancelled" worldwide, based on Joe doing away with it here for a while.

Generation X Has Declared War on Laughter



I think I found a hidden talent as clickbait headline writer

 

[Drunken knight]

 

[TLEF316]

there really is just an INSANE amount of absolute garbage "content" poorly disguised as journalism. Its pretty incredible.

"Celebrity X did Y and the internet EXPLODED!!!!" articles are pretty much the worst of it. This isn't much better.

 

[Captain Cranks]

"Celebrity X did Y and the internet EXPLODED!!!!" articles are pretty much the worst of it. This isn't much better.

Yep. "Watch XYZ politician DESTROY a reporter" or "Selena Gomez leaves fans SPEECHLESS with red dress".

 

[Dez89]

We live in the stupidest time ever.

 

[Van Dyman]

I laughed out loud reading that article. So dumb. If the younger folks want to take a well-established thing and use it sarcastically to mean something completely different (or possibly the opposite), then any subsequent confusion they experience is self-inflicted.

Now get off my lawn!

 

[Scoresman]

Cancel culture is going to get Trump re-elected. Can I even say that in here?

 

[AAABatteries]

We live in the stupidest time ever.

 

[James Bond]

I love how the 25-year old says "We’re people and we have words to use.” Really?? Isn't this the same bunch that uses emojis so much in texting that it looks like Egyptian hieroglyphics? The same bunch that will use a ten minute text exchange instead of a 30 second phone call when they have a phone in their hands that actually does make voice calls.

And by the way, I still love the poo emoji. So versatile.

 

[skol asylum]

peace
love
death metal

 

[Scoresman]

People in the article are saying they feel attacked by an emoji. That's not a response from someone in good mental health.

I don't have kids so I can't be blamed for this.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I think what some are missing is this is mostly a manufactured story. It’s making a broad accusation based on some tiny sample size - a Reddit post/thread.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I mentioned this in the daily shtick thread... but actually typing out the words "thumbs up emoji" is my go-to response with my daughter. She hates me for it and I expect her to kill me in my sleep one night as a result.

Stealing this!

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

"Celebrity X did Y and the internet EXPLODED!!!!" articles are pretty much the worst of it. This isn't much better.

Yep. "Watch XYZ politician DESTROY a reporter" or "Selena Gomez leaves fans SPEECHLESS with red dress".

I recently re-join Facebook simply for the marketplace feature and noticed all the trolling headlines. Another popular trap is saying things like “Rodman was better than Draymond Green and it’s not up for debate.”

 

[Dr. Octopus]

NY Post: Gen-Xers Think “Dawn” and “Don” Rhyme. What’s Wrong With Them?

 

[GroveDiesel]

I think what some are missing is this is mostly a manufactured story. It’s making a broad accusation based on some tiny sample size - a Reddit post/thread.

Not even one thread. It’s just one post. Which is likely trolling.

What’s hilarious is that the NY Post’s entire schtick here is to generate outrage by inflating fake outrage about something that isn’t actually happening.

Surprised they didn’t go all the way with it and say that the thumbs up emoji is being cancelled by kids using the litter boxes at school.

Honestly, it’s like the NY Post is trying their best to make Boomers and Gen Xers look like old fools who will fall for anything no matter how stupid or flimsy the story is.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

What’s hilarious is that the NY Post’s entire schtick here is to generate outrage by inflating fake outrage about something that isn’t actually happening.

This is all they’ve been about for years. Look at my Chris Pratt/Mario example as well.

 

[mr. furley]

you're all turning in to your parents

 

[Pip's Invitation]

NY Post is worse clickbait than Buzzfeed or anything from the Gawker family at this point.

 

[Jaysus]

you're all turning in to your parents

thumbs up emoji

 

[Leroy Hoard]

you're all turning in to your parents

To be fair I have not yet put velcro on my coffee table to hold my remotes. And I quit making printed copies of the internet years ago.

 

[mr. furley]

you're all turning in to your parents

thumbs up emoji

hope you don't mind if i steal this shtick for use with my kids

 

[jrt103]

did they get that article from the onion?

 

[Soootch]

Typically when my wife texts the thumbs up, it means “I acknowledge your last text and I’m annoyed with you.”

 

[Van Dyman]

I mentioned this in the daily shtick thread... but actually typing out the words "thumbs up emoji" is my go-to response with my daughter. She hates me for it and I expect her to kill me in my sleep one night as a result.

Stealing this!

Oh I'm stealing it, too, but with some extra oomph.

THUMBS UP EMOJI!!

 

[Pigskin Fanatic]

I'll tell you which Italian Americans are annoyed, if not outraged:

All the ones from Jersey that know me after I discovered the capisce emoji.

The K-Pop star Yuri uses it as a signature gesture to represent a dumpling and a general warm sentiment.

if more kids listened to kpop the world would be a better place.

 

[Snoopy]

 

[Ilov80s]

Typically when my wife texts the thumbs up, it means “I acknowledge your last text and I’m annoyed with you.”

That’s now the article is saying Gen Z is taking it as well.