The Unicode Consortium, the organization in charge of emoji standards, is set to add a wide range of new interracial couple emojis in response to an online petition from Tinder that grabbed more than 50,000 signatures in the last year.
“It may seem like there’s an emoji for everything, but that’s not the case,” Tinder said in its petition. “While emojis for people of color and emojis for same-sex couples both became a reality in 2015, one group of people is still excluded from emoji representation: interracial couples. Isn’t it time all love was represented?”
Tinder also promoted its push for interracial emojis with the hashtag #RepresentLove.
“Tinder advocates for the freedom of people to live how they want to live and love who they want to love,” Tinder chief marketing officer Jenny Campbell told USA Today.
Up to this point, couples emojis only came in the standard yellow option on iOS. You can check out the new interracial couple emojis below:
Unicode did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment on when the emojis will officially be released, but they’re expected to debut this year, along with another 230 emojis set to be released this year.
10 Most Shocking Russian Troll Posts on Facebook and Instagram, From Hillary Clinton to Police Brutality (Photos)
The U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Thursday released more than 3,500 advertisements and posts spread by Russian trolls before and after the 2016 U.S. election. Below is a look at 10 of the most shocking examples that stood out from Congress's reveal.
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Many posts pushed the narrative that Hillary Clinton would confiscate guns if she were elected President.
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This graphic meme painted cops as KKK members attacking a young black child.
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Only "sissies" and other undesirables wouldn't support Donald Trump, many of the memes said.
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President Obama was a "pawn" and "traitor" in the hands of "Arabian Sheikhs," said one 2016 ad.
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The "Black Matters US" page touched on hot button issues like police shootings.
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The "Army of Jesus" page shared a bible verse, along with this meme.
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Russian trolls also used Instagram to spread sponsored political memes.
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The "Blacktivist" page routinely shared memes on Colin Kaepernick and other football players kneeling during the national anthem.
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"Heart of Texas" routinely posted on "Killary Rotten Clinton," and threatened to secede from the union if she won the election.
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The "Being Patriotic" page labeled ex-cons as "Obama voters."
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Congress just released 3,500 posts touching on a myriad of topics
The U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Thursday released more than 3,500 advertisements and posts spread by Russian trolls before and after the 2016 U.S. election. Below is a look at 10 of the most shocking examples that stood out from Congress's reveal.