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Apple and the Gun Emoji

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59 points firloop | 3 comments | 06 Aug 16 23:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.786s | source
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jaredklewis ◴[07 Aug 16 02:04 UTC] No.12240733[source]▶
Interestingly, the bomb, sword and dagger emoji remain in their natural form.

Apple should probably also thoroughly cleanse the iTunes Store for movies showing guns, lest some unsuspecting child has his purity irrevocably tainted by the image of a firearm. Such stimulation might lead him to commit homicide, such is the simple relation between the two. Sigh.

Edit: sarcasm guys, geeeez

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cooper12 ◴[07 Aug 16 02:10 UTC] No.12240747[source]▶
Can we stop with this hyperbole anytime something is changed? What do emoji have to do with the iTunes store? You're assuming an awful lot about Apple's intentions with stuff like "such stimulation might lead him to commit homicide, such is the simple relation between the two".
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CamperBob2 ◴[07 Aug 16 02:31 UTC] No.12240798[source]▶
Can we stop with this hyperbole anytime something is changed?

No. Monkeying with the language and symbols we use for self-expression is defensible only if you think of 1984 as a progressive manifesto.

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1. cooper12 ◴[07 Aug 16 02:35 UTC] No.12240802[source]▶
Yep, changing the look of an emoji is tantamount to state-sanctioned censorship and oppression. Ridiculous statements like these only spawn more ridiculousness. Try grounding your arguments in reality rather than an Atlas-sized persecution complex and that stupid Orwellian meme. Private companies are free to do what they want, the first amendment only applies to the government.
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2. cmdrfred ◴[07 Aug 16 02:47 UTC] No.12240823[source]▶
Pick one, it's important or it's not. Anti-gun people seem to posit it's an important move to change the lexicon by removing the symbol and replacing it with a water gun as that will have an effect on the public consciousness. Someone points out that this sort of looks like newspeak from 1984 (replacing words that make people feel bad with things that are incomprehensible) and all of the sudden it's a trivial unimportant move that will have no effect.
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3. CamperBob2 ◴[07 Aug 16 03:15 UTC] No.12240890[source]▶
Exactly. To the extent the change is meaningful, it's Orwellian. To the extent the change is meaningless, it's unnecessary.