"o>- I'm glad we are past that.
I can't understand the confusion here - which bit is hard to follow, the graphic or the sexism?
Original bulletin board thread in which ‘:-)’ was proposed
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Re: Original bulletin board thread in which ‘:-)’ was proposed
#52Interesting thing to note is that before Fahlman suggested ":-)" symbol, Leonard Hamey suggested "{#}" (see 17-Sep-82 17:42 post). After that, someone suggested "\__/" (see 20-Sep-82 17:56 post). But only ":-)" gained popularity. It is funny to imagine how emoticons ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emoticons ) would look today if one of alternative symbols was accepted?
Perhaps {#} would have evolved into Japanese-style emoticons like: (-_-) and (^.^)
If only we had a upside down '^' character, smaller than a 'v' though.
Re: Original bulletin board thread in which ‘:-)’ was proposed
#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
would be interesting to know where that one started...
Probably Japan. ツ is a very common Japanese charterer pronounced "tsu".
As wodenokoto said there is a whole separate history of Asian smileys that are right way up, with the face in the middle and various decorations on both sides. They did have the advantage of a larger set of characters from the start.
Re: Original bulletin board thread in which ‘:-)’ was proposed
#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
Past the point where we thought that ideas should be or even can be segmented into those interesting to women vs those interesting to men, which is a rather silly idea rooted in gender unfounded stereotypes and possibly a bit of sexism.
We're not even close to past that. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_women%27s_magazines https://m.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes It's still acceptable to categorize clothing stores by sex as well.
Tsssh. Toilets too. :-)
Re: Original bulletin board thread in which ‘:-)’ was proposed
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Funny. I'm just a couple years removed from that thread (I was an undergrad then) and I don't even "get" that emoticon. A person standing on a platform with her arms in the air? Edit: nevermind. Was explained while I was typing.
What does it represent? I doubt understand it
It's a woman on a pedestal, like the expression: "women should be placed upon a pedestal." The phrase is usually understood to mean that men should treat women with respect, treating them as if they are more important than themselves.
Re: Original bulletin board thread in which ‘:-)’ was proposed
#56It makes me a bit of a luddite (and a heck of a curmudgeon), but it always makes me a little sad when good ol' ASCII smileys are rendered all fancy-like. There's something charming and hackerish about showing it as a 7-bit glyph. I think the Internet fundamentally changed when that happened. Tangentially-related, I can't fathom why someone would post YouTube videos of `telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl`.
I'm with you. I put a space between the : and the ) to prevent the graphic emoji : )
Re: Original bulletin board thread in which ‘:-)’ was proposed
#57It makes me a bit of a luddite (and a heck of a curmudgeon), but it always makes me a little sad when good ol' ASCII smileys are rendered all fancy-like. There's something charming and hackerish about showing it as a 7-bit glyph. I think the Internet fundamentally changed when that happened. Tangentially-related, I can't fathom why someone would post YouTube videos of `telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl`.
Emojis are stunningly ugly to me, though I did appreciate throwing out the custom doge and Doom space marine ones at random when my team used Slack.
I find that they're often too cutesy or overstated. In Whatsapp for example, they come across as incredibly flirtatious.
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Re: Original bulletin board thread in which ‘:-)’ was proposed
#60Interestingly, before I read this post and the comments, I have always thought that :-) means a smiling face. Ie, to convey a sense of a smile after writing a message. Not a "I am joking" message.
Well, I learned something today.