A young British boy has launched a petition asking Apple to change his “nerd” emoji.
Indeed, Teddy, a 10-year-old British boy, believes that the famous emoji, with its prominent front teeth and thick glasses, gives a false (and bad) impression of people who wear glasses. And young Teddy intends to make Apple bend, asking him to modify the emoji in question.
The “nerd” emoji targeted by a petition in England
Indeed, with the help of a teacher, Teddy decided to launch a petition to Apple, after seeing the emoji during an SMS exchange with a member of his family. For the small clarification, it is indeed the emoji “ glasses » which is targeted, which appears when we search for “ nerd » on iOS, which is not the case on Android.
“ It makes me sad and angry, and if I find it humiliating, there must be thousands of people around the world who will also find it offensive », indicates young Teddy.
Towards a revised and corrected emoji on iOS (and elsewhere)?
Note that the young British person is not asking for the emoji in question to be removed, but hopes that Apple will modify it, in order to make it less offensive for people who wear glasses.
Young Teddy drew what could be an alternative version of the current emoji ” nerd » which, according to him, “ sheds a more positive light on glasses “. We discover an emoji with thinner glasses, and a little smirk (like the “ geek face » offered on Facebook in reality). Beyond appearance, the emoji could also be renamed to “ genius », Estimates the young boy.
It remains to be seen whether Apple will be able to listen, and whether the American giant will take care (or not) to review this emoji. Some platforms have already revised this same emoji, notably by removing its prominent teeth. This is the case for Google or Meta, unlike Apple, but also Microsoft, X.com (formerly Twitter) and Samsung.
Source : iMore
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