Right. I'm going to insult all of you.

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  1. StatisTYKE

    StatisTYKE Well-Known Member

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    There. Have that.

    Apparently, the smiley emoji is now seen by 20-somethings as an insult, used by someone who is ‘passive aggressive’ or dismissive of what they say.


    Oh dear.
     
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    Okay.....

    :):):):):)

    :)
     
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    Of course. Why do you think I use them a lot on here.?! :p
     
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    It’s a click bait article to wind people up… and it’s worked. I’ve seen it shared by so many people.
     
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    StatisTYKE Well-Known Member

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    It had a feature on BBC Radio 4 this morning with some linguistics experts on, so if it is clickbait they've done well.
     
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    Austiniho Well-Known Member

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    Absolutely, another nothing thing to get people arguing and taking sides. So a couple of 20 somethings have found it offensive… to be fair, the same people will find a lot of things offensive that you or I do, doesn’t mean that the majority of the population, or young people do. Smiling emoji is used loads by the majority of young people I come into contact with when they are conversing with each other. Doesn’t mean they are passive aggressive with each other.
     
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    I use it loads along with other emojis. The greater part of communication is facial expression and body language. The written word removes that unless you go into extended explanations of your mindset behind a simple phrase.
    Emojis make the nature of the message you intend to send far easier to understand.
    E.g. You bloody idiot :D
    You bloody idiot :mad:

    As for smiley emojis being passive aggressive....:rolleyes:
     
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    I only use them on this board. Started a couple of years ago & now my posts feel naked without them. They fool sensitive types into thinking I’m not taking the piss, when I really am.. :)
     
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    ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️ ( bang on trend me! Keep up yer buggers )☠️
     
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    :):):):):):):):):):)
     
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    Take that back yer rotten swine or I'll complain to admin !!
     
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    I imagine there’s a lot of context missing here.

    I can see a situation where a smiley face can be seen as passive aggressive, but that doesn’t mean it’s an offensive symbol. I’m sure nobody thinks it’s offensive on it’s own, it’s about the context of the use.
     
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    But nowadays (scarily) that's all it takes, for one person to get offended about something and then the media feel the need to splash it across papers and widely report on it and make it viral (see the young woman fuming about the word 'curry'). We live in an increasingly silly world :)
     
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    I'm in my 20s and can confirm that's a load of ballox :)
     
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    It's like those aubergines making me feel inadequate. I've strangled it as much as I can and can never get it that purple. :oops:
     
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    . :):):)
     
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    I find Barnsley losing football matches offensive, they need to stop offending me.
    :)
     
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    I find 3 million threads about folk getting offended, offensive
     
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    Feight, Feight, Feight, Feight, Feight....
    :p:p:p:p:p
     
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    I’m in my treble 20’s and confirm it’s ballacks
     
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