Apple led effort to remove rifle emoji from Unicode 9.0, report says

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  • Reply 21 of 101
    davendaven Posts: 722member
    apple ][ said:

    daven said:
    The killer was born here. Think before you post.
    Irrelevant. Their ideology was foreign, from elsewhere.

    And their ideology is complete garbage, and it's going to end up in the dumpster soon.
    So what is your excuse for Tim McVay, the Sandy Hook shooter, the church shooter, the Columbine shooters, etc.? In the end I think objective people will conclude that the Orlando shooter was more motivated about being a conflicted gay than about a religious ideology. Reports are that he frequented gay bars, used gay dating apps, etc. Hardly activities that fit into being a devout Muslim.
    lolliverbaconstangroundaboutnowsingularitycrowleywetlanderbestkeptsecret
  • Reply 22 of 101
    libertyforalllibertyforall Posts: 1,418member
    This is utterly stupid, Apple.  Besides, there is already a handgun and bomb emoji!  

    We need to keep and bear emoji guns!  ;)  It is our natural right to communicate, from our creator/humanity, as the great Judge Andrew Napolitano would say.  
    edited June 2016 cornchipbaconstang
  • Reply 23 of 101
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member

    Butidonttweet said:

    If "politically correct" wasn't just the jerks way of whining that people expect you to act like a decent human being
    Pathetic.

    Correctness is to political correctness what a chair is to an electric chair.
    – Janusz Korwin-Mikke
    edited June 2016 cornchipstevehjoseph_went_south
  • Reply 24 of 101
    apple ][apple ][ Posts: 9,233member
    daven said:
    apple ][ said:

    Irrelevant. Their ideology was foreign, from elsewhere.

    And their ideology is complete garbage, and it's going to end up in the dumpster soon.
    So what is your excuse for Tim McVay, the Sandy Hook shooter, the church shooter, the Columbine shooters, etc.? In the end I think objective people will conclude that the Orlando shooter was more motivated about being a conflicted gay than about a religious ideology. Reports are that he frequented gay bars, used gay dating apps, etc. Hardly activities that fit into being a devout Muslim.
    There is no excuse for any of those people that you mentioned.

    They were not part of a global terror network that has declared war on the west, a pretty significant difference. None of the people that you first  mentioned have many millions of followers supporting them.

    As for the shooter being a devout muslim or not, the 9-11 hijackers went to strip bars, so no surprise there. Terrorists can be delusional hypocrites, in addition to being complete scum.
    edited June 2016 cornchiprazorpitstevehjoseph_went_south
  • Reply 25 of 101
    flaneurflaneur Posts: 4,526member
    wizard69 said:
    So is Apple going to start removing games with violence from the App Store. Or iTunes media that contains violence?

    Btw, the Orlando killer was investigated by the FBI 3 times. Why isn't that what everyone is focusing on? How the hell did the FBI let this guy go?
    It is OBama's policy to install fear into the US by importing Muslim terrorists to make it easier to implement Marshall law.    Make no mistake here the democrats aren't much different than the organizations that gave us WW2 Germany.
    Flaming, screaming paranoia on view here.


    davenlolliverbaconstangroundaboutnowcrowleywetlander
  • Reply 26 of 101
    flaneurflaneur Posts: 4,526member

    apple ][ said:
    What a lame and disgusting, cowardly decision!

    If anything, there should be more gun emojis, not less!

    Liberals can't just wish away or ban and censor reality to fit what goes on inside their feeble and sick, mentally unstable minds! What a bunch of delusional lunatics! These people are truly fanatical and also quite authoritarian, not to mention class A hypocrites.

    Luckily, there are many millions of real guns still around, and fascist liberals will never be able to get rid of them, even though are stupidly trying.

    The civilized world is under attack by savage barbarians, and what's the liberal's answer to that? Take guns away from American citizens, leaving people defenseless, as the liberals and the pathetic left do their best to give aid and comfort to the enemy. These douchebags will have to answer for their crimes one day.


    And here as well.
    roundaboutnowrazorpitdavensteveh
  • Reply 27 of 101
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
    wizard69 said:
    It is OBama’s policy to install fear into the US by importing...
    This isn’t really his fault, though. It’s the greatest treason since 1945, but it’s not his doing.
  • Reply 28 of 101
    hexclockhexclock Posts: 1,306member
    George Carlin said it best....


    baconstang
  • Reply 29 of 101
    lkrupplkrupp Posts: 10,557member
    I'm glad to see that Apple takes guns and gun violence seriously.  Civilians have no business using rifle emojis.
    And the Constitution says it’s none of your business whether I use rifle emoji.
    tallest skilredraider11razorpit
  • Reply 30 of 101
    wigbywigby Posts: 692member
    sy1492 said:
    This is just plan ridiculous. Meanwhile, Apple, Google, etc have business dealings with countries who have punished gays in the past. If you want to do something, stand up to this at least.
    So you propose they exclude an entire country because some people have punished gays? At least with gun emojis, we know nothing good is ever going to come from a gun or a gun emoji. No big loss.
    lolliver
  • Reply 31 of 101
    wigbywigby Posts: 692member
    apple ][ said:
    What a lame and disgusting, cowardly decision!

    If anything, there should be more gun emojis, not less!

    Liberals can't just wish away or ban and censor reality to fit what goes on inside their feeble and sick, mentally unstable minds! What a bunch of delusional lunatics! These people are truly fanatical and also quite authoritarian, not to mention class A hypocrites.

    Luckily, there are many millions of real guns still around, and fascist liberals will never be able to get rid of them, even though are stupidly trying.

    The civilized world is under attack by savage barbarians, and what's the liberal's answer to that? Take guns away from American citizens, leaving people defenseless, as the liberals and the pathetic left do their best to give aid and comfort to the enemy. These douchebags will have to answer for their crimes one day.


    Dude calm down. Have you ever used a gun to help anyone? Of course you didn't. You're so scared of every one you don't even go out.
    lolliverbaconstangroundaboutnowcrowleydavensigma4life
  • Reply 32 of 101
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
    wiggly said:
    Dude calm down. Have you ever used a gun to help anyone? Of course you didn't. You're so scared of every one you don't even go out.
    Great argument.

    apple ][razorpitstevehjoseph_went_south
  • Reply 33 of 101
    clemynxclemynx Posts: 1,552member
    lkrupp said:
    Apparently guns are politically incorrect, but not the people who use those guns to kill other people. What a fucked up culture we have created where inanimate objects are the cause of hatred and violence, not the human beings making use of those inanimate objects.
    Whatever you say, guns are not cool. 
    lolliverbaconstang
  • Reply 34 of 101
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
    clemynx said:
    Whatever you say, guns are not cool. 
    Not after they’ve been fired, at least.
    entropysrazorpitstevehbeowulfschmidt
  • Reply 35 of 101
    welshdogwelshdog Posts: 1,907member
    wizard69 said:

    Out of proportion, you have people with not idea what a firearm even is, trying to outlaw them because they are afraid.
    You mean like a firearm is a tool created for the sole purpose of killing or harming other people in a convient easy to use manner? Yeah we know exactly what they are. And yet, you want to trust somthing as unreliable as human beings with somthing like that?  Great, just great.  Real fine plan for the future there.
    baconstangroundaboutnowcrowleydavensigma4life
  • Reply 36 of 101
    Well, we're just gonna have to make that eggplant emoji do triple duty.  ;)
    baconstangroundaboutnowsteveh
  • Reply 37 of 101
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
    welshdog said:
    You mean like a firearm is a tool created for the sole purpose of killing or harming other people in a convient easy to use manner?
    Yep. It's a damn good deterrent for people who would want to do the same, too.
    you want to trust somthing as unreliable as human beings with somthing like that?
    Well, we came up with the things. Pretty sure we can handle their use.
    Real fine plan for the future there.
    Do you have any idea why the Magna Carta was signed? The slightest comprehension? I bet you don't even know where protection from tyranny originated.
    razorpit
  • Reply 38 of 101
    jdwjdw Posts: 1,424member
    This topic deserves our APATHY.  

    Seriously.  So many people either are card carrying members of the NRA, or they blame firearms for everything.  It's time we human beings rise above human nature and right/left extremes, instead choosing to embrace the important, the constructive.  Make peace with your cerebral cortex.  There are matters facing humanity far more important than gun emoji.  

    And if you'll afford me one last remark...  If you are a fellow American, be sure not to vote Democrat or Republican in November.  Try something new.  You might be pleasantly surprised at how well a THINK DIFFERENT campaign will work for you and the nation.
    pigybank
  • Reply 39 of 101
    Rayz2016Rayz2016 Posts: 6,957member
    A pointless exercise to be sure. Emojis don't kill people,  people kill people, and removing a gun from an icon set won't change that. Lots of movies feature guns; is Apple going to remove them all from the iTunes Store? No I don't think so.  

    edited June 2016 pigybanktallest skilbaconstangsteveh
  • Reply 40 of 101
    Rayz2016Rayz2016 Posts: 6,957member
    Okay, someone has made the case that nothing was removed: Apple just voted against having it included, which they are entitled to do. My mistake. 
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