Digital blackface

By Fired - 03/08/2026 00:00 - United States

Today, I accidentally selected an emoji with a dark skin tone to use in a Teams chat with my colleagues and supervisor. I'm white. One of them complained and now HR wants to talk. FML
I agree, your life sucks 92
You deserved it 38

Top comments

Please, ask them exactly what the problem is. If you're a man, would you be in trouble for picking a female emoji, for example? If you're a dog, would you be in trouble for picking a cat emoji? How petty is this company willing to be? Grill them. Don't. Let. Up. Ever.

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Please, ask them exactly what the problem is. If you're a man, would you be in trouble for picking a female emoji, for example? If you're a dog, would you be in trouble for picking a cat emoji? How petty is this company willing to be? Grill them. Don't. Let. Up. Ever.