The TV host and columnist have taken a stand against Apple's newest emoji, which depicts a man who appears to be pregnant. The 'pregnant man,' which was introduced as part of a new batch of gender-inclusive emojis that also included a man with a crown, has sparked debate on social media.
Pregnant Man Emoji Torched By Piers Morgan As Apple’s New Addition Divides Opinion
By
Haider Ali in
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On 6th February 2022
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The latest emoji update was introduced to make the emoji keyboard "more consistent and gender-inclusive," according to Emojipedia.
It goes on to argue that the controversial pregnant man might not even be pregnant and that the sign can be utilized for other purposes like "for representation by trans men, non-binary people, or women with short hair."
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Morgan's wrath, though, remains unabated. The straight-talking news anchor and journalist blasted the emoji on Twitter, writing: "Apple's new pregnant man emoji. Words fail me. #TheWorldsGoneNuts."
Thousands of people have commented on the tweet, and it has been liked over 18,900 times. Many people came to the new emoji's defense.
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"Why do you care," one person commented.
"It's called being accepting of trans men, sorry that offends you," added another.
Morgan, however, was not the only one who was enraged by Apple's recent update. Tucker Carlson, a Fox News personality, also had severe words for the emoji, which he discussed when discussing "how harmful disinformation is."
"Disinformation is not pregnant men. That's really because in the real world men can very easily get pregnant if they don't get the proper precautions," Carlson said sarcastically.
"Apple's new iPhone update includes a reminder of the warning. It's a pregnant man emoji. For the extra cautious the official emoji committee also released a pregnant person emoji since you can also get pregnant even if you don't have a gender. How would that happen exactly? Shut up, it does, Apple says it does," added the news anchor.
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Meanwhile, some users have joked that the new emoji represents a man with a beer belly rather than a pregnant man.
"A beer belly emoji. Very inclusive!" one person tweeted.
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"Is it okay to use the pregnant man emoji for a beer belly man emoji?" asked another.
The gender-neutral emojis are just a small sample of the hundreds of new keyboard symbols coming to the iPhone soon.