With the new iOS 10.2 update yesterday, we’ve seen a whole host of new emojis as well as a “graphical redesign” of a few older ones being released. These range from professions (with a respectable inclusion of both male and female emojis of multiple skin-tones tones for all the additions…), to sports, foods, actions, animals, and a few miscellaneous inclusions.
Rather than walking you through the whole list (which can be seen here), here’s our top 10, along with the reasons why.
#10 – Clown Face
Clearly Apple have caught on to the whole creepy clown thing that spread from the United States over to the UK earlier this year – either they’re sadistic and trying to freak us out via iMessage, or they’ve decided that including the emoji might actually stop idiots dressing up as clowns and chasing unsuspecting children across the country. Either way, topical.
#9 – Acting Thirsty
Ideal for when your boy starts talking about the “chemistry” between him and a girl he’s just clocked standing at the bar, that he’s never even spoken to. Probably quite an accurate facial expression too.
#8 – Avocado
Stop lying to yourself, the best thing about going for a burrito is the guacamole.
#7 – Black Heart
Whether you want to support the Black Lives Matter movement through an emoji, or you’re a lonely goth for whom a red heart doesn’t quite express the deep dark emotional void that you live, nothing says “Apple’s listening to your needs” like a black heart emoji.
#6 – Dunk Cam
Pretty accurate emoji of one of the most iconic vines we’ve ever seen.
#5 – Nanna Santa
Not only do we all know that Jesus was black, but Santa was probably black too. Oh, and an old lady. We’ve never been quite sure what Whoopi Goldberg does in her free time, but we have a sneaking suspicion that Apple knows something we don’t, what with them listening to Siri and all.
#4 – Female, Ethnic Minority Judge
Not quite sure whether this is just optimistic thinking, considering that in the UK in 2011, only 22.3% of judges were women, and 5.1% of judges weren’t white. Still, nothing like some positive emojis to help address the unbalanced justice system. Here’s to Apple for encouraging a fairer future.
#3 – ‘Male Singer’ (Apparently?)
Now I’ve got quite a few friends who consider themselves male singers, yet not one of them has even come close to getting a trim like this. Not quite sure whether Apple was just trying to one-up Google and Twitter…
…or whether they have a distorted view of what male singers look like. Either way, what the f***.
#2 – Extreme Daggering
That point in the rave where you take inspiration from all the “extreme daggering” videos that you’ve watched on Youtube, and attempt to show your boyfriend that you’ve still got some connection to the Caribbean. Little do you realise that being able to mouth 70% of the words in Sean Paul’s verses doesn’t qualify you as “having been to Jamaica”, and you’re just a drunk girl from Yorkshire who’s done a handstand in a village hall, with a clueless crowd staring on.
Either that or a topical tribute to the Olympics; we’re not quite sure which.
#1 – Wooden Spoon
The top spot has been reserved for a painful and unwitting childhood memory. Although this emoji might look harmless at first, little did Apple know that they had created an exact portrait of an angry mother that has just caught you messing around in the kitchen with sweets that were meant to be opened at Christmas. Those big eyes along with that exact bloody wooden spoon – we all remember the first time that we made that mistake. Definitely still too scared to ever use this emoji; shoutout to mumsy for that.