pembroke

<sigh> an article on a tech blog about rings left on furniture surfaces ... how has it come to this, this hyper (and pathological) sensitivity? I dunno is there a possibility, somehow, of a 'cultural appropriation' or pronoun issue here? If someone tries hard enough it's bound to be found. Is everyone happy about referring to this item as 'it'? Perhaps 'zit' would be safer and more neutral?

Very annoying. Let's hope Apple launch a Desktop version of their Podcast app.

I used that laptop for about 2 months. At 16lbs it was a 'luggable'. The roll-ball mouse could be moved either to the left or right of the keyboard, which was sort of cool. For it's time it was an eye-opener, but strictly a curiosity for those who had the money to throw away. It's remarkable how quickly laptop designs and specs advanced. 

Storm982 said:

apple ][ said:

Person with headscarf, lol. So, misogyny, slavery and the mistreatment of females is A-OK with these lunatics, but don't you dare have a gun emoji, that is unacceptable.

What a bunch of freaks.

Whoever is behind choosing and coming up with some of these emojiis are seriously demented and screwed up people.

Nuns wear head coverings as well. Are you saying that they are oppressed also? The head covering is a tool for modesty regardless of race and religion. It's for people to focus on the women herself and her other assets. It's unfortunate that the groups have mistreated women who happen to have their heads covered wether by choice or force. We all need to stop grouping people together incorrectly and prolonging the ignorance that surrounds us in so many different aspects. Educate yourself before making misinformed comments like you have. Also I like the new different emojis we keep getting. I just don't want them to be key focus on new iOS upgrades. They should be more like little easter eggs you stumble upon.

A particular headscarf, the hijab, is a symbol of support for the the Quran and treating Mohamed as an exemplar. For non-believers, many of the Quran's tones and messages are repugnant (they ought to be repugnant to Muslims!), condemnation of disbelievers is found on most pages and is one of the Quran's main themes. And there are Muslims who marry 9 yr-old, or pubescent girls because Mohamed's behaviour of doing the same gives them precedence and licence.

You speak of ignorance and a lack of education, perhaps you should attend to them yourself? The head-covering of NUNS is not associated with a movement whose book condemns non-Muslims.
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Re emojis: They seem to be getting more and more frivolous.

nolamacguy said:

apple ][ said:

Person with headscarf, lol. So, misogyny, slavery and the mistreatment of females is A-OK with these lunatics, but don't you dare have a gun emoji, that is unacceptable.

What a bunch of freaks.

Whoever is behind choosing and coming up with some of these emojiis are seriously demented and screwed up people.

surprise -- they're suggested by groups of people. people who don't look just like you and didn't come from wherever it is you came from. 

Generally speaking, I'm a liberal, and with that in mind I have the following to express:

The headscarf (hijab) on a woman is a symbol of support for the Islamic movement. The root of the Islamic movement is the Quran. The Quran is replete with messages of animosity towards non-followers. In madrassahs all over the world Muslims are taught that those who anger Allah are Jews, and those who have gone astray are Christians.

In chapter 5, verse 51 it says this: "O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people."

The above isn't qualified, it is a blanket statement, and the Quran is promoted as a book relevant to all people for all time.

And it gets a lot worse.

The Quran is a pretty uncomfortable read for non-followers (and women) and given the Islamic movement is based on the Quran, it is certainly not benign to secular democratic liberal societies. Many Muslims fit in to these societies only be ignoring the Quranic main theme of condemning non-believers. Muslims in movements like the Islamic State don't ignore the Quranic brutality and animosity - hence heir vile disposition and behaviour.

Many liberals approach one's Muslim membership as an inherent quality - thus criticising it is deemed 'racist'. But of course there is no gene for Islam, or Christianity or Judaism, or any creed. Religion is an ideology and it's a CHOICE (once one is an adult) as to whether one wishes to be a member and promote it.

By treating the Muslim membership as an inherent quality, Liberals are undermining those people who were told they were Muslims but decided to leave once they were adults and actually considered what the creed espoused and rejected it. Many Muslim apostates are treated appallingly within Muslim communities where adopting Western dispositions and values are often deemed a betrayal and a crime - that's within the West; declaring apostasy in Muslim political jurisdictions is effectively a suicide announcement.

Liberals should be supporting apostates, not undermining them. http://www.exmna.org/

As to emojis in general, especially the recent and growing volume, in terms of communicating, they are often a time-wasting distraction.