Gen Z feel uncomfortable about thumbs up emoji because it’s ‘passive aggressive’

[Prince.Skeletor]

Do you think they can cancel it?


Young people have been urging everyone to stop using the ‘thumbs up’ emoji as because it’s too “passive aggressive”.

A Reddit user took to the platform to ask fellow millennials and Gen Zs were also getting wound up by the ‘thumbs up’ emoji.

They wrote: “I started an ‘adult’ job where we use Microsoft Teams to connect with each other for work.
“Currently, there only a few emojis you can use to react to a message (unless of course, you respond, and can use any emoji). Most people at work use the ‘thumbs up’ reaction all the time.
“I don’t use it much. I either ‘heart’ reactions or reply even if it’s a short ‘Great!’ or ‘Thanks!’ (I also feel like I use too many exclamation marks, but that’s a different story).

“Anyway, I think it’s normal for to ‘thumbs up’ messages, but I still feel like it’s such an unsettling response. Does anyone else feel this way?”
And they were meant with a deluge of replies – some in agreement, others not so much.

One person commented: “If you feel comfortable using a heart emoji, I am so confused by why you hesitate using the thumbs up. I used the thumbs up (in my mind ‘I agree” or ‘ok’) way before I used the heart (‘love it’ or ‘feeling the feels’). But that’s just me.”

“Anyway, I think it’s normal for to ‘thumbs up’ messages, but I still feel like it’s such an unsettling response. Does anyone else feel this way?”
And they were meant with a deluge of replies – some in agreement, others not so much.

One person commented: “If you feel comfortable using a heart emoji, I am so confused by why you hesitate using the thumbs up. I used the thumbs up (in my mind ‘I agree” or ‘ok’) way before I used the heart (‘love it’ or ‘feeling the feels’). But that’s just me.”

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

I can believe it as I’ve used that emoji in an passive aggressive way many times before

is what I mainly use to be petty.

 

[Ski Mask]

Wrong thread

 

[Diddly Drogba]

 

[Canada Goose]

 

[Money Be Green]

 

[Fill Collins]

Kiss my ass, white gen Z who use they/them are not the same as Black gen Z

 

[BangBike]

 

[Fillerguy]

Insecurity issues

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

Using a few reddit posts to push a narrative about Gen Z is fukking stupid. I'm not surprised it's from "Lad Bible." I guess that's why you didn't post a link. It's two year-old dumb shyt too. Leave that trash where you find it, idiot.

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

Cool story bro

 

[Belize King]

Personally, I hate that emoji. My Wife uses it at times. Most of the time it’s a HUA (heard, understood, and acknowledged), but some times it’s an okay.


I read it or “receive” it as “okay nikka”. I.E. passive aggressive. I’ve never sent her a thumbs up in our 9 year relationship. I just started using emoji’s 2 years ago.

Our social etiquette is down anyway so I don’t really hold people to standard. These new kids don’t look you in the eye anymore.

 

[The Wall Is Undefeated!]

This has to be a joke!?

 

[Versa]

That’s what I use it for, so they’re right

 

[Rekkapryde]

Personally, I hate that emoji. My Wife uses it at times. Most of the time it’s a HUA (heard, understood, and acknowledged), but some times it’s an okay.


I read it or “receive” it as “okay nikka”. I.E. passive aggressive. I’ve never sent her a thumbs up in our 9 year relationship. I just started using emoji’s 2 years ago.

Our social etiquette is down anyway so I don’t really hold people to standard. These new kids don’t look you in the eye anymore.

depends what they say to you.


but in general, these mufukkaz don't have shyt else to worry about.


and you wonder adults nowadays think kids are so p*ssy.