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Re: Stop using app icons for political activism

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Post by kube-system »

yessirwhatever wrote: post #23
rbanffy wrote: post #2

How about no? If it's my app, I'll use my logo. I consider the logo an integral part of the application's identity and I should control its identity. I promise I'll do my best to make it easily and readily recognizable, regardless of it using national colors, a rainbow or shades of white, pink and blue. If you don't like it, it's your problem, not mine.

What’s the activism angle exactly for? Do you think people on the fence about some issue will be swayed one way or the other?

It doesn't need to change anyone's mind. A simple acknowledgement is reason enough. Not unlike other holidays.

Re: Stop using app icons for political activism

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Post by WalterGR »

imwillofficial wrote: post #30
RC_ITR wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, I'm just saying that if it was a rainbow or Juneteenth flag that made you mad, then say that. Don't over-generalize, tell us how you really feel. I'm being earnest.

I’m pretty sure they told you how they feel. Why are you assuming things not stated? How is that helpful? Also, there is a Juneteenth flag? It’s a full time job to keep up these days.

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Re: Stop using app icons for political activism

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Post by SllX »

mrcartmeneses wrote: post #32
SllX wrote: post #5

An app that did this wouldn’t stick around for very long on my phone either, but which apps are actually doing this?

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Well that doesn’t seem appropriate, but Reddit’s app never struck me as one that was particularly respectful to its users or valuable to its own brand. Are there any others?

Re: Stop using app icons for political activism

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Post by ohCh6zos »

otachack wrote: post #36

You can consider not using the product? If you can't stomach a temporary icon change, which I'm guessing has to do with either Pride or Juneteenth, then I'm sure the app organization and society wouldn't mind you finding an alternative. The latter has become a federal holiday so it's not exactly activism IMO to show alliance with that.

Activism may be the wrong word when something is dictated from the top down, but it seems similar enough in all but origination.

Re: Stop using app icons for political activism

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Post by idealmedtech »

mwint wrote: post #8
rbanffy wrote: post #2

How about no? If it's my app, I'll use my logo. I consider the logo an integral part of the application's identity and I should control its identity. I promise I'll do my best to make it easily and readily recognizable, regardless of it using national colors, a rainbow or shades of white, pink and blue. If you don't like it, it's your problem, not mine.

The part about it not being your problem is fantasy. When the author of this article leaves a bad review, it becomes your problem. You are unlikely to be able to pursue the author and force them to remove their review, so your choices are to not change the icon, or change the icon and accept the bad review. That’s certainly your problem.

And here we see that even this discussion is political; a summary rejection of the premise of the article! At the end of the day, we're all people, and a lot of what we are boils down to politics. You can't exist outside of it.

Re: Stop using app icons for political activism

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Post by crtasm »

imwillofficial wrote: post #30
RC_ITR wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, I'm just saying that if it was a rainbow or Juneteenth flag that made you mad, then say that. Don't over-generalize, tell us how you really feel. I'm being earnest.

I’m pretty sure they told you how they feel. Why are you assuming things not stated? How is that helpful? Also, there is a Juneteenth flag? It’s a full time job to keep up these days.

Since 1997, I discover: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth_flag

Re: Stop using app icons for political activism

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Post by spacemanmatt »

rbanffy wrote: post #2

How about no? If it's my app, I'll use my logo. I consider the logo an integral part of the application's identity and I should control its identity. I promise I'll do my best to make it easily and readily recognizable, regardless of it using national colors, a rainbow or shades of white, pink and blue. If you don't like it, it's your problem, not mine.

> How about no?

Ok, I'll take it. It's your app. I rather not wear the clown shoes when it comes to understanding property and expression rights, but also etiquette in app/business spaces.

Re: Stop using app icons for political activism

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Post by spacemanmatt »

jansan wrote: post #19
rbanffy wrote: post #2

How about no? If it's my app, I'll use my logo. I consider the logo an integral part of the application's identity and I should control its identity. I promise I'll do my best to make it easily and readily recognizable, regardless of it using national colors, a rainbow or shades of white, pink and blue. If you don't like it, it's your problem, not mine.

> If you don't like it, it's your problem, not mine. I may be old fashined, but I remember it being considered a problem for the seller if a potential customer does not like offered product.

Sometimes the customer is wrong, and it is worth more to avoid them.
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