Apple releases new emoji – can you see what's wrong with it?
While the long-overdue ginger emoji was warmly welcomed this week, the same couldn’t be said for a new controversial foot emoji released by Apple.
The foot emoji, which comes in an array of skin tones, was part of an influx of emojis added to the already vast collection available for Apple users.
Yet the online community were quick to lambast the black option, accusing Apple of “overthinking diversity” and going too far.
“Love the new emoji but whose foot is brown or black at the bottom?” one Twitter user asked.
“Y’all overthink diversity and inclusion like s***. Who got a black a** bottom on their foot?” one frustrated user wrote.
One commenter was more concerned about those who actually have black soles, urging them to seek medical assistance.
“Doing too much – if the bottom of your foot is black you should be visiting your doctor,” their tweet pointed out.
While a wave of criticism swept the web, there was strong opposition suggesting the new emoji should not be taken too seriously.
“I don’t get why everyone is so pressed about the bottom of the foot being black too. Lol look at the angle, if the sole isn’t black, how will you know the race of the emoji?” one user said.
While Apple are yet to comment on the furore online, the tech giant said this week they are committed to providing inclusive emojis for all.
“Apple is working with the Unicode Consortium to add more disability-themed emoji to the keyboard for Unicode 12.0, slated for release in 2019,” a media release said.
Love the new emoji but whose foot is brown or black at the bottom? 🦶🏾😳😩
— KeetaRay 👑 (@1KeetaRay) October 31, 2018
There’s no emoji showing the top of a foot so the only way too make a foot for everybody is to make the entire foot black. Twitter be turning everything into a problem https://t.co/IPndoDPU8V
— Big money Drokk 🥇 (@OGxDK) November 1, 2018