The Portland Press Herald reports that British transgender
activists have claimed the lobster as their official, if temporary, emoji. The
group Lobsters Against Transphobia (annual membership dues only $69!) has
petitioned Unicode for a pink-and-blue flag emoji, but is using the large
crustacean as a capable stand in.
The
paper says the group picked lobsters because they can be gynandromorphs,
creatures that display both male and female characteristics. (Well, that could
certainly speed up the dating process)! The group avers that “Emojis are a way
for the world to connect and trans people shouldn’t be left out of the
conversation.” It’s good to see them finally coming out of their shells, isn’t
it?
Many
trans persons, advocates and allies have added the lobster emoji to their
Twitter handles and are collectively using the banner “#ClawsOutForTrans.” Some
have dressed up as lobsters for Trans Pride parades.
It is
irrefutable that there has been a sea-change in Western culture recently.
Special interest groups have taken on a crab mentality towards those in the
majority, putting them between a rock and a hard place. Either they accept whatever behavior and identity is
projected and touted or they will be considered bigots and some version of a
“phobe.”
Tres
Chic Marxist morons and their advocates had the world’s first emoji: Che
Guevara t-shirts. But, must every
identity group have its own emoji now? Should pansexuals claim the rabbit as
their emoji? Should heterosexuals that intend to mate for life rally around a
swan emoji? Low-testosterone men could rally around a Michael Moore emoji.
Hopefully,
trans folks won’t start turning red and emitting loud shrieking sounds when taking
a hot bath.
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