Discussion that smart emoji lacks racial diversity

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Often used for e-mail such as smartphone and online chatEmoticonsIt is very useful to convey your feelings and atmosphere to your opponent. It is said that it is a communication tool originated in Japan, it is an emoji that spreads around the world now, but overseas discussions are about to arise.

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So-calledGarakaThe pictorial character which was mounted in Japan and was one of the unique mail culture of Japan,Softbank's grandchild chairman persuaded AppleIt is said that it spread to the world in the wake of what was installed in the iPhone. The degree of penetration is now "EmojiYou can also see a glimpse of the fact that it is a word that is accepted in the world.


However, looking at the face of a person included in this pictogram often highlights that almost everything reflects the color of Caucasian or similar skin. Some tweets posted on Twitter say "There are Chinese, Indian, Caucasian, Hispanic, and animals and homosexuals, but no black people!"


MTV ActI asked Apple's CEO Tim Cook about this case, but I was told that a response was received on that day. Katie Cotton, vice president of the company who responded on behalf of Cook CEO, said, "Pictograms on iPhone etc. are international standards for character codesUnicodeIt is based on the specification of. This is aimed at making it display without problems between other platforms. There is a need for diversity in pictograms, and our company is also an organization that oversees UnicodeUnicode ConsortiumWe are working on updating the contents in cooperation with the company. "

From among those who heard this, it is possible that a voice to oppose "Takaka is not exaggerated with pictograms" may come up, but still as of 2013One third of blacks living in the United States thinks they were "discriminated against by race differences"It is also a fact. Although it can be said that there are still many issues to be addressed in eradication of race discrimination, diversification of pictograms may be one of those steps.