[Spooky]

Yes, this is real.

https://blog.emojipedia.org/new-emojis-in-2021-2022/

A pregnant man, a multiracial handshake and a face that cannot bear to watch are some of the emojis that will hit devices over the next year, according to a draft list published by the Unicode Consortium, which approves icons for use.
The new emojis, illustrated by Emojipedia to celebrate World Emoji Day on Saturday, all but complete the consortium’s drive to offer masculine, feminine and gender-neutral versions of every available emoji, as well as a selection of skintones.

Trans and non-binary pregnancies will now be represented in the emoji set, thanks to two new gender options for the “pregnant woman” emoji, while “person with crown” joins “prince” and “princess” for gender-neutral royalty.

The additions, which follow a similar update to the “bearded person” emoji that allowed users to choose between a masculine and feminine bearded face, “will mean that nearly all emojis can have default a gender-neutral option, with choice to use a woman or man where relevant”. said Jeremy Burge, the chief emoji officer of the reference site Emojipedia.
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https://theguardian.com/technology/2021/...for-launch

I love theyve added the Multiracial Handshake. That’s it.
iCarly did it first, which makes it feel planted almost since the show was aimed at kids..

[fritz]

Sometimes I really don't understand what the fuck is happening in this world

[Spooky]

Sometimes I really don't understand what the fuck is happening in this world

Priorities right? Gotta make everyone feel good

[Accident Man]

Reality truly is stranger than fiction.

[Dismas]

Cursed. The world would be a better place without these.

[laininthewired]

[Spooky]

Cursed. The world would be a better place without these.

Everyone's gonna use this emoji for the dad bod or when eating too much Lol. I hope to god this is never used for its initial purpose.

[steveindeskai]

Maybe it's just to get some people's attention.

[botts]

Disturbing.

It makes me wonder- are the next steps, teaching children that both men and women can get pregnant and have children?
Seems like it's a slither of tokenism from apple. Biological female identifies as a man, that's a pregnant man I guess?

Surely there needs to be a word in the English language that we can use to distinguish the two, in terms of their biological sex.
But then there comes the argument, trans folks claim that they feel discriminated by the terminology.

In such a confusing world, it seems like people are either rushing to pick a side- or choosing to just keep quiet about their thoughts and feelings.

[mothered]

It's only an emoji and simply a matter of common sense on how It's Interpreted by anyone who's mature enough to understand It.