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Apple Changes "Pistol" Emoji From Revolver to Toy Water Gun

posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday August 02 2016, @11:33PM   Printer-friendly
from the this-might-trigger-me dept.

Leebert writes:

Business Insider is reporting that Apple is changing its implementation of the "pistol" emoji (🔫 \U0001F52B; "🔫") from a revolver to a toy water gun. According to Apple's announcement, the change will take effect with the release of iOS 10 this fall. Apple's announcement didn't explicitly mention the change or its rationale but the change is, predictably, ruffling some feathers.

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by butthurt on Wednesday August 03 2016, @01:06AM

    by butthurt (6141) on Wednesday August 03 2016, @01:06AM (#383434) Journal

    Does it matter that Apple also changed the direction in which the gun is pointing in the image? If a message was written with a gun between two faces or figures, the direction in which the gun points would seem to indicate who's pointing a gun at whom. If it still points the other way on other platforms or older iOS versions, that could lead to miscommunication.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by FatPhil on Wednesday August 03 2016, @07:48AM

    by FatPhil (863) <{pc-soylent} {at} {asdf.fi}> on Wednesday August 03 2016, @07:48AM (#383525) Homepage
    None of the clipart that's been added to unicode in the last 20 years has had anything to do with serious communication of important information. If a few twats now start shooting the wrong way, nothing of value is lost.
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    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 03 2016, @09:54AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 03 2016, @09:54AM (#383552)

      If a few twats now start shooting the wrong way, nothing of value is lost.

      I don't know about you, but I have a certain expectation regarding the direction of such shots.

      • (Score: 3, Insightful) by FatPhil on Wednesday August 03 2016, @12:38PM

        by FatPhil (863) <{pc-soylent} {at} {asdf.fi}> on Wednesday August 03 2016, @12:38PM (#383575) Homepage
        That might be because you're reading tweets, when you should be reading Keats.
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    • (Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday August 03 2016, @03:16PM

      by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday August 03 2016, @03:16PM (#383610)

      None of the clipart that's been added to unicode in the last 20 years has had anything to do with serious communication of important information.

      🖕🏻

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 03 2016, @09:52AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 03 2016, @09:52AM (#383551)

    If the original text was that important to you then you should have taken a screenshot for posterity. Now you're just going to be stuck with a non-threatening toy gun aimed at the wrong emoji.