Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 11:38:10 -0700
On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Richard Cook <rscook_at_wenlin.com> wrote:
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> On Jun 30, 2015, at 9:11 AM, Garth Wallace <gwalla_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> I don't think display of U+1F308 as a rainbow flag would be expected
> behavior. It risks turning a text like "It's a beautiful day! [image: 🌈]"
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> Garth,
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> Any statement can be a political statement, in the right context. But I
> think the main point of my earlier comment was that the specific glyph for U+1F308
> might be indistinguishable from a flag. For example, this is the glyph in
> iOS 8:
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Any statement can be political in the right context, sure, but having a
political message added to your own statements without your knowledge is
usually not appreciated.
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> Not a cloud in the sky.
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It also doesn't look like any version of the gay pride flag that I've seen.
