[Ads-l] Article criticizing use of the thumbs up and other emojis

[Ben Zimmer]

Note that this non-story is based on one Redditor's comment from nearly a
year ago (and the comment doesn't even say what the Daily Mail claims it
says).

https://twitter.com/RottenInDenmark/status/1580348731215740928

On Thu, Oct 13, 2022 at 5:46 PM ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Website: Daily Mail UK
> Article: Why NOBODY should be using the 'thumbs up' emoji in 2022 -
> and the 10 symbols only 'old people' use that have Gen Z rolling their
> eyes
> Author: Belinda Cleary of Daily Mail Australia
> Published: 21:46 EDT, 11 October 2022
> Updated: 20:51 EDT, 12 October 2022
>
>
> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/real-life/article-11301843/The-worst-emojis-use-2022-Passive-aggressive-thumbs-used-old-people.html
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> - Gen Z sees the thumbs up emoji as rude or passive aggressive, they say
>
> - The emoji is commonly used in casual and professional conversation
>
> - People aged 35 and over are more likely to use the symbol but it is
> alienating
>
> - Other emojis only used by 'old people' include 'crying laughing' and the
> heart
>
> Sending a thumbs-up can be seen as passive aggressive and even
> confrontational, according to Gen Z who claim they feel attacked
> whenever it is used.
>
> Whether the chat is informal, between friends or at work the icon
> appears to have a very different, 'rude' meaning for the younger
> generation.
>
> A 24-year-old on Reddit summed up the Gen Z argument, saying it is
> best 'never used in any situation' as it is 'hurtful'.
>
> 'No one my age in the office does it, but the Gen X people always do
> it. Took me a bit to adjust and get [it] out of my head that it means
> they're mad at me,' he added.
>
> Picture caption: According to a recent poll of 2,000 young people aged
> 16-29, emojis used by 'old people' include the thumbs up, the red love
> heart, the OK hand and the grimacing face
> [End excerpt]
>
> The article continues but this is the end of the excerpt.
>
>

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