![]() Both of those things depend on what the viewer took out of the monologue and neither are correct or incorrect. There will also be folks who think his monologue is a great beginning to larger discussion about sexual assault and racism in America. Sure, there will be people who call for Larry David’s head and say he is an awful person for making such crude remarks and toeing the line. I do not see David’s monologue as stimulating or trivial, instead I think it was simply a joke gone wrong. Jokes like the ones he made may very well have a time and place in which they would succeed but on live TV in the midst of countless sexual assault scandals is not that time or place. He brought up sensitive issues such as sexual assault and the Holocaust in a way that was both crass and unfunny to most. Larry David’s recent SNL monologue was one of these times. That being said, there are also examples of times where humor was used ineffectively or insensitively and had an almost opposite effect. It is my opinion that humor is one of the most effective tools when it comes to opening up our minds and thinking about uncomfortable subjects or topics from many perspectives. This is not a knock on the idea of picture messages, I justįeel that emojis are more effective when used as a way to spice up digital communication rather than a stand alone language of sorts.Īuthor bpm5272 Posted on NovemLeave a comment on A New Language Humor This can obviously present problems if no words are being sent along with the emoji in order to provide context and text message miscommunication is already a fairly common occurrence. The peach and eggplant emojis, for example, are two otherwise normal food pictures that are commonly used in an x-rated fashion. This trend is concerning to me because not only does it discourage proper literary skills but emojis often have multiple meanings. I typically use emojis as a compliment to an actual written text rather than a stand alonemeans of communication but I have seen people, particularly younger teens and children, use nothing but emojis for entire text conversations. However, if I were sending a text to a friend about plans later that night I might throw in an emoji or two to better demonstrate my excitement for the upcoming event. ![]() Re an informal means of communication to me and not a strong way to get your point across and look professional. For example, if I were writing an email to my boss regarding work, emojis would be off limits, as they a I think the situation you are writing should always dictate emoji use. When it comes to actually using emojis I believe they can be extremely helpful in context but I certainly would not consider them their own means of communication. ![]() I am not lobbying to get rid of emojis all together, or even to stop making new ones, I just think there are more important things to be doing than making sure text cartoons look realistic. A quote in the article courtesy of Mark Bramhill sums up my feelings on emoji improvement fairly well: “Working on characters used in a small province of China, even if it’s 20,000 people who are going to use it, that’s a more important use of their time than deliberating over whether the hand of my yoga emoji is in the right position,”. ![]() With that being said, I think spending so much time and resources to improve or perfect emojis is basically a waste of time. In todays world, where using and reading emojis is such a societal norm, I can see why such attention to detail and increased diversity within emojis have been emphasized. The coding and translation sounds near impossible and the detail that goes into every character is astounding. Upon reading Michael Erard’s article about Unicode in The New York Times I was given a whole new appreciation for just home much work goes into digital alphabets. ![]()
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