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Teen self-immolates in front of Winnipeg Mosque to protest the genocide against Palestinians and Muslims in Gaza and the rest of Palestine (x.com)

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[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 66 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm glad they included a fire emoji after "self-imolated" I wasn't sure if that involved fire or not

[–] MrBobDobalina@lemmy.ml 34 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit I hadn't clicked yet and hoped you were joking. I'm sure they mean well but I find that really disturbing, what a weird use of emoji...

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There are probably quite a few people who dont know what "immolate" means, so maybe its intended for those.

[–] MrBobDobalina@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hmm. While I can see that and appreciate the inclusiveness of it, it still feels like the wrong choice to me. Maybe times are changing (obviously) and I need to get used to emojis being used in a more serious tone? But I don't know... Are we there yet?

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 months ago

No i agree that it was used poorly, also because that emoji is usually used for exiting/positive things. I was just trying to throw out ideas, as to why it might have been used.