Don’t limit yourself like that. I use hearts, peace signs, horns, spock hands, thumbs up, whatever I feel like. There’s no need to add gender to this stuff.
Thats great! I feel comfortable using the heart emoji with my wife and kids, but for co-workers it can be a little creepy depending in the circumstance. I started using the blue heart, but that just caused confusion. I found the horns conveyed the thought better without being creepy.
Yeah, I totally understand the potential creepiness factor with coworkers, but I just try to read the room, and as far as I know, I haven’t creeped anyone out. I find the heart emoji should be used sparingly regardless of gender. My (female) manager recently wished me well while I was sick, and a heart emoji was the perfect response.
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BertramDitore@lemm.ee · 32 pts · 1y
Don’t limit yourself like that. I use hearts, peace signs, horns, spock hands, thumbs up, whatever I feel like. There’s no need to add gender to this stuff.
Zahille7@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
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xylogx@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Thats great! I feel comfortable using the heart emoji with my wife and kids, but for co-workers it can be a little creepy depending in the circumstance. I started using the blue heart, but that just caused confusion. I found the horns conveyed the thought better without being creepy.
BertramDitore@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
Yeah, I totally understand the potential creepiness factor with coworkers, but I just try to read the room, and as far as I know, I haven’t creeped anyone out. I find the heart emoji should be used sparingly regardless of gender. My (female) manager recently wished me well while I was sick, and a heart emoji was the perfect response.
Schorsch@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
As a guy I've come to use hearts emojis more and more given it's ok in the context...
Acamon@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Sorry to be a boomer, but in the context does horns emoji mean purple devil, brass instrument, or rock horns hand-gesture?
xylogx@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Rock horns. Shorthand for “that rocks” a more manly way to say I love that.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 8 pts · 1y
🎺🎺🎺💀
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Do you mean because boys love ska and jazz?
DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1y
🏁🎺
throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y