“Throw the whole emoji and the person who created it in the trash.” Mari Copeny, the young advocate for clean water in Flint Michigan, responded to Jackson saying: ?️‍?⃠ why is this emoji even a thing?! This just makes me so mad…. “Why is this emoji even a thing?! This just makes me so mad.” People reached out to Unicode, the programmers who are responsible for deciding which graphics get hosted on social media sites.įormer Disney Channel star Skai Jackson tweeted: Many LGBT+ users began incorporating the image into tweets criticising homophobia but acknowledged that hate groups may also begin to use it to spread anti-LGBT+ rhetoric on the platform. The graphic consists of the rainbow pride flag, with a black circle and strike positioned at its centre. A number of LGBT+ people on social media have voiced concern after an emoji with an anti-pride message appeared on Twitter yesterday.