Did you know that emojis, thinks like 
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for this Salon article by Anna Silman
We’re finally getting non-white emojiGreat news, fellow emoji users: It looks like our nonverbal communications are about to get a whole lot more inclusive.  The Next Web got their hands on some screenshots of Apple’s brand new emoji palette from iOS 8’s most recent beta release, and it seems they took the public’s appeals for more pictographic diversity to heart.
The new version will reportedly feature 300 new emoji, include a bunch of new family units in lots of different permutations (two dads, two moms, different combinations of kids, etc). In addition, a bunch of new flags made the cut — I’m happy to report my native Canada will no longer have to be represented by the five-pronged leaf emoji — while the iPhone emoji has been modernized and the watch emoji has been turned into an Apple Watch.
There will be six different skin tones to choose from, to differentiate from the uber white looking ones such as…wait, they’re mostly yellow so far? And have been? Hmm. Strange. I didn’t realize that white people were actually yellow. This sounds a bit like Asiaphobia, yes? Anyhow, they even have to go this far
Users will be able change skin tone of emojis (incl. the Santa emoji–take that @megynkelly!) http://t.co/bg3qSnp7xQ pic.twitter.com/viG1pK33Xl
— Tierney Sneed (@Tierney_Megan) February 23, 2015
Sadly, this is what people are worried about in modern time. Emoji skin tone. However, it does provide some amusement, as people looking down at their smartphones changing emoji “skin” tone will walk into things even more!
