Do you change the skin tone of emojis?

Question

Haha I do sometimes. ✌🏾💪🏾👋🏾👊🏾

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I do change skin tone of human Emojis, but I have a personality that's technical and analytical according to some people. I know I'm particular.

I'm an Asian with black hair. I make sure that I don't use a skin tone that's too light since I'm not Caucasian, European, etc. but not too dark since I'm not an Indian, African American, African, etc. I use a skin tone that's in between. I feel that it would be inappropriate if I had used a skin tone that's unlike mine.

However, I've seen a Chinese use Emoji with dark skin tone, and she doesn't have dark complexion. I've also seen a guy with lighter skin tone, of mixed ethnic backgrounds, use Emoji with dark skin tone. I don't understand why they do, but I guess maybe that's how they identify themselves, similar to gender identities he, she, they, etc? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Cottonpinku · Accepted Answer

I don’t personally because it’s confusing. Sometimes when I try to remain anonymous and I use the yellow emoji skin tone 🟨 simply because I’m too lazy to change it. I don’t change my emoji skin tone unless it’s somebody I know in a zoom or something.

Guy13 · Accepted Answer

No. I am sticking with Gold as it avoids the Identity Crisis and the "racism" that the other hands may be experiencing. And truthfully, given all truth is relative, there is less Risk of the Gold hand metamorphosing into a four fingered hand and claiming a like identity to the God created Five-Finger hand. I imagine HR would not have a problem with this.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Most ridiculous stuff I've heard. It's like those people who get offended if you use a GIF with someone in it that isn't your race. Not allowing someone to use whatever GIF they want... THAT is racist.

PhenomenalQueen · Answer

Yes I do this all of the time, I just wish there was a another emoji for the Hispanic & black skin tones.. There’s only one or the other, I’m not as dark as the last option, but I also don’t have brown hair… lol and the other emoji is also a little too dark.. so there’s no in between

Red-Blaze · Answer

Never did the netureal yellow or pure white seem like something that keeps it real, completely not related, becouse who cares whats the skin on the net?

misfittoy · Answer

i didn't assume emojis were racially based im a mixed kid and never thought of yellow emojis as white. and no i do not

D_Bone_Steak · Answer

If I change my penis emoji to black... will it look bigger?

jennifer_bloom · Answer

I'm neutral about being Chinese, neither proud or ashamed of who I am but I do speak Chinese with my parents at home.

menina · Answer

Yes, I like to change it. I just don't do it when I have no option. To me it makes no sense to use a emoji that doesn't represent me.

Zolly99999 · Answer

If it's too much work I don't bother.. normally I just use the default color.  If they had purple emoji's I'd use them for sure lol

Pleaznhim4me · Answer

You pray really hard for it and then the color changes.

Sour-rose · Answer

That would mean I have to think about it... so no.

Dazed0N0Confused · Answer

I don't care enough to change the color of the emoji, I'll stick with the Simpsons

MCheetah · Answer

No. That's stupid and shows Hella insecurity, there.

Phoenix98 · Answer

I always just use the base yellow one and personally don’t care about the whole skin colour emoji thing.

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

Never. Pac Man yellow was perfect. Don’t fix what ain’t broke.

Jamie05rhs · Answer

They made the original ones yellow on purpose. It's supposed to be a neutral color. The same thing with LEGO people. But I couldn't care less what colors people use.

sheenagwapa · Answer

i rarely do i stck to the yellow orange thingy because it's universal

AllGoodNamesRGone · Answer

I use dark skin toned emojis... when he's literally white., its my way of telling you he's done so many wrong things it's too much 😅🤣

exitseven · Answer

I suggest that people who do this should get a life.

TroyDT · Answer

No, I have more important issues to deal with.

Snakeyes7 · Answer

There's no point. The reason they were yellow is because there is no skin color that is yellow so it can represent any race.

Allyfax · Answer

You have to other wise you might end up offending yourself

Juxtapose · Answer

No and if somebody did care I would probably want to drop them as a friend.

bigpauly · Answer

No, lol. It doesn’t even show up correctly on my phone.

dolemite89 · Answer

🤞🏿whenever i put fingers crossed it always comes up with the black hands i don’t care tho 😂

Anonymous · Answer

I do but it still doesn't 100% represent how I look. . . There are no redhead options

TrillXHippy · Answer

Ain’t no way boy I’m going to waste my time changing the color of some stupid emojis

NathanDavis · Answer

I just go with... 🧛🏻‍♂️

dustybiker · Answer

I stick to orange.

2Wheels · Answer

I honestly don't care. 😄

Pinay_ako · Answer

Ain’t nobody got time fo that! 😂

Pot8o · Answer

Kanye has it right

Msputiton · Answer

Yes i let it rep my skintone.🤷🏾‍♀️

AddylynnNightingale · Answer

No I pick the closest one.

leighbee · Answer

I used to lol not anymore

UnknownSwede · Answer

I just go with Simpsons emojis ✋

AsaKyo · Answer

I just use the default yellow ones

MysticDevice · Answer

Didn't even know that was a thing.

Anonymous · Answer

Waste of time. I just keep it yellow.

Iron_Man · Answer

I use light ones

innerman · Answer

Yes, I dnt know why

OddBeMe · Answer

I refuse to regress back to hieroglyphs.

TallAnon · Answer

No, too much effort 🤚

Xtendable · Answer

I can if I’m able

berwise13 · Answer

Never thought about it

CA4444 · Answer

Love Kanye 😄

Astarlessnightsky · Answer

Yellow it is.

Anonymous · Answer

nope... why would i

Fuentes · Answer

Lol idc

EaterPeter · Answer

Sometimes

Anonymous · Answer

Same.

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