The Eggplant Emoji Is The Next Frontline Of Online Harassment

[vy65]

While a war rages on to #freetheeggplant, a campaign dedicated to restoring the visibility of the character on Instagram, and possibly even return it to its splendor as a Mediterranean food staple, it was only a matter of time before it became used to make women feel uncomfortable in online spaces. Eggplant emoji is the digital catcall—seemingly harmless, but at its core a symbolic representation of old fashioned masculinity and dominance over women

Why are there no eggplant emojis on spurstalk?

http://www.vocativ.com/culture/society/the-eggplant-emoji-is-the-next-frontline-of-online-harassment/

[TheSanityAnnex]

:lmao "we very well may see harassers going to court over unrequested acts of eggplanting." :lmao

[ChumpDumper]

How did that become an emoji in the first place and what designer didn't think it would be used as a dick?

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Blakeold is probably gearing up some fake outrage over this right now.