The internet bore witness to some serious emoji controversy this week over an emoji that doesn't actually exist. Twitter user @mioog tweeted a crossed out pride flag, later claiming that he had found it in Apple's code. The tweet inspired more tweets, some claiming it was an Apple creation, and others making jokes that were pro-LGBT. As can be expected, there were also many, many memes. It was soon revealed on Reddit that the emoji is actually a combination of unicode characters, and not, in fact, a sinister homophobic emoji of Apple's creation. This comes as a relief, and allows us to enjoy some of the dumb memes that have come out of this internet debacle.
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Screen Junkies is back with another hilarious Honest Trailer, and this time they're listening to their fans' demand for them to "feature" The Emoji Movie. And we're glad they accepted the challenge. It's not every day that a film is likened to "Taco Bell through a human centipede" but we plan on reusing that descriptor - often.
People have been mocking The Emoji Movie since it was announced in July, 2015. The film, which was released today, is being torn apart in reviews, currently enjoying an impressive score of 3% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Nobody is very surprised by the scathing reviews, especially not those of us who have been keeping track of the memes inspired by the movie. Here's a handful of memes that really capture the disgust.
