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🥳 Say Hello to the New Emoji Coming in Unicode 17.0 This Fall! ✨ (blog.unicode.org)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Pro@programming.dev to c/Technology@programming.dev

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Trombone
Treasure Chest
Distorted Face
Hairy Creature
Fight Cloud
Apple Core
Orca
Ballet Dancers
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[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

Why is it "hairy creature" and not "bigfoot"? Is bigfoot trademarked or something?

[–] M137@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Yeti? That's bigfoot, and very obviously so. It's the classic bigfoot pose, from the most well known "photo". And Yetis are generally depicted as white or grey in color, not always, but mostly.

Your comment is like someone posting a very clear image of a watermelon with the title "oblong melon" and you commenting "Why is it "Oblong melon" and not "honeydew"? Is* honeydew trademarked or something?"

[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago

Yeti? That’s bigfoot

D'oh yes, that's what I meant.

Your comment is like

It was obviously a mistake. Chill.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

this "hairy creature" bullshit is sasquatch erasure thats what it is!!

[–] nathanjent@programming.dev 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It leaves it open for creativity, though.

[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That doesn't make sense. The motivation for adding it was to let people say "Bigfoot". If companies draw a generic hairy creature then it isn't communicating that.

[–] nathanjent@programming.dev 3 points 6 days ago

Thanks. I agree with you now. I hadn't seen this proposal doc. Also, being another popular fantasy creature emoji didn't occur to me.

[–] InvestBurnout@fedia.io 1 points 6 days ago

Maybe not to get sued from the company? Just guessing