![]() ![]() I trust my wonderful colleagues will let me know if I’m offending them, as will my buddies.įor those of you buying into this □, who worry about upsetting your nearest and dearest Gen Zs in your texts, tweets and ‘grams, I recommend you do like our parents and grandparents told us to do, and just “use your words”.Īfter all, those were the generations that really wrote the book on good manners, and gave us permission to give them a □ so they knew we were doing OK. In certain contexts, the use of the Thumbs Up emoji can be construed as being passive aggressive or sarcastic. The heated conversation about emoji etiquette first kicked off on Reddit, with one Gen-Z user claiming that sending a thumbs-up can be seen as passive-aggressive, rude, and at times, confrontational. I spend a lot of time curating my words as part of my job, so having these shortcuts to tell others I understand, I’m onto it, I agree, and I love what they say and do, saves my time. I use many of these emojis to communicate to my colleagues and friends for quick comebacks. It is very interesting to note that the Perspectus Global survey of two thousand 16- to 29-year-olds to which most articles on this very topic refer is unable to be located by this writer. Other articles, including and the UK’s Daily Mail, also claim that Gen Z is aiming at other popular emojis, including the kissing face, red love heart, OK hand, tick, poop, grimacing face, loudly crying face, clapping hands, grimacing face, and the big red kiss. The New York Post says part of the issue is that young people tend to use the thumbs up in jest.īarry Kennedy, 24, told The Post, “I only use it sarcastically, though sometimes I’m not even sure if the irony comes across,” and that he only uses it with boomers like his parents or older colleagues. Oh, and that it’s for “old people” – with one 20-something claiming that they were “not adult enough to be comfortable with the thumbs-up emoji reaction”. Now Gen Z is trying to tell anyone who’ll listen, that generations before them have got it wrong?Ī few days ago, Reddit lit up with a slew of commentary over Gen Z claiming that offering the thumbs up gesture or emoji during communications is offensive, hurtful, mean, negative, hostile, rude and passive-aggressive. Another user further asked why it should be unsettling and said they always use it in their work conversations. However, millennials said it means acknowledging a demand. I don’t understand, and it appears I’m not the only one.įor decades, my understanding of giving someone the “thumbs up” has meant a variety of positive things great job, alright, okay, got that, let’s do it, that’s great, that’s correct, go for it, fantastic, awesome, that works for me, or I agree, approve etc. A simple, even sometimes cool way to give positive feedback or agree to something.Īnd the “thumbs down”, quite clearly, meant the opposite. A 24-year-old said the thumbs-up emoji could be passive-aggressive. ![]() The digital world would have us believe that Gen Z can’t “handle” the thumbs up emoji. ![]()
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