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Teenage girls brand emojis SEXIST as the graphic icons only feature women having their nails done, at the hairdressers and being brides

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Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 3.3.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Summary | Emojis representing girls are very stereotypical; there are not enough options and the available options do no represent women and young girls. An "Always" ad asked young teenage girls what they thought of the available emojis, and they all said they would want to see girl emojis playing sports or working as lawyers or detectives. The set of emojis available now can send a wrong message to girls because they would only see stereotypes. They can also hamper girls' confidence during puberty.
Image Description | Series of screenshots of the video potraying teenage girls and the new emojis they would like to see. Interview (video) of the same teenage girls talking about how emojis represent girls.
Image Tags | emojis, female(s), smartphone

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