Oh, Facebook.
For a while now, we've all lamented the fact that there was only a "like" button on Facebook, which often times was just used as a way to acknowledge the existence of a post so our friends didn't get all butthurt that their life-altering musings weren't important enough to warrant a few seconds of our time. If the post contained anything other than good news or witty thoughts, we felt obligated to clarify in the comments that we didn't "like" that Grandpa just passed away, but we're sending thoughts and prayers and metaphorical casseroles or whatever.
...but ain't nobody got time for that sh*t.
So, because we're lazy in the most literal sense of the term, we're demanding that Facebook expand the emoji options, to cover the most obvious and universal reactions to Facebook posts:
1. The "Quit Attention-Whoring" emoji.
Maybe just an eye-rolling smiley or a little caricature of Kanye West. Yes. We need this. I didn't even realize how badly we needed this until just now.
You know you've gone too far when even Kanye is unimpressed by your 15th "tell me I'm pretty" post this week.
We all have that friend. You know the one. The one that either posts what they're doing every second of the day, or just constantly needs to be reassured that their right to occupy space is still valid. "Like if you love me. Ignore if you hate me." "Rate me. 27 different ways." "If I died tomorrow, would you cry?" "If I was lost on a space station somewhere in the Zenon galaxy with only hours to live and a phone only half charged, would you still Snapchat me?"
Ugh.
2. The "I'm Actually Seriously Re-evaluating my Friendship With You Both on Facebook and in the Real World Right Now" emoji.
There's something about the anonymity of being online that makes aaaalll the skeletons come parading out of peoples' closets. Sometimes those skeletons are really, really scary and covered in decades worth of supremely undesirable characteristics.
Like maybe your best friend from childhood suddenly declares their deep-seated racist beliefs. Or that seemingly harmless, funny guy at work reveals that he likes to make lamp shades out of human skin in his spare time. Or your mother just confessed to only pretending to like bacon because she was worried what the world might think of her, but she's newly single and spunky and to hell with what everyone thinks, she's going to live her life her way now.
Nope, sorry Mom, I think that might just be the deal breaker.
3. The "What the f*ck did I just read/see?" emjoi.
Totally self-explanatory.
...but sometimes people need a gentle reminder that not all things should be shared with the world. Or with anyone other than a licensed therapist.
4. The "I like this post, but for the love of God, don't message/text/call me just because you see me online" emoji. Also known as the "I'm Here but Busy" button.
Sometimes you're at work. Some days you're just antisocial. I can't be the only one who avoids certain people's posts because they will inevitably try to contact me as soon as I acknowledge them on Faceboook.
5. The "I literally lost IQ points reading/watching this" emoji.
The snozberries DO taste like snozberries!
To be fair, I appreciate dumb humor as much as anyone else. So no, I'm not talking about lame puns or stupid things that people post to be ironic or make a point. Something has to be really, really, mind-numbingly ignorant to actually incite my rage on behalf of my intellect.
Non-educated rants. Racism, bigotry, closed-minded drivel. People who think their opinion matters more than others' because they're pretty or wealthy or connected. People who have found a platform to speak but apparently have no idea what is actually coming out of their face holes or keyboard strokes. People who base entire opinions on hearsay and feelings rather than any actual logic, reason, or intelligent conclusions they came to on their own.
Opinions are fine, guys, but holy righteous indignation, Batman - back it up with something valid.
6. The "I totally agree, but there's no way in hell I'm sharing this because you write/spell/punctuate like a dyslexic 2nd grader" emoji.
Again, in fairness, text lingo doesn't bother me. You want to save a few seconds by dropping vowels and abbreviating, that's cool, I can usually navigate my way through that. If you're just not an apt speller or writer, that's okay too. Not everyone is. Typos happen, all the time. That I get, too.
But it takes longer than 10 seconds to translate two sentences into something coherent, we have a problem. If you're making fun of people for misspellings and grammar errors, holy sh*tballs make sure that you're properly using "they're, their, and there." Also, "you're" and "your." You don't get to be a spelling/grammar Nazi and not know how to use the English language properly yourself.
7. The "Trump" emoji.
For those posts that are so ridiculous that they seem harmless and funny at first, but then people get super heated really fast for no reason and suddenly you find yourself gnoshing popcorn while being witness to WW3 on Facebook.
See this finger? See it? It smells like my next mail order bride and White Supremacy.
The Trump emoji would allow you to convey that you can already see how quickly things are going to escalate and you want no part of it. Also known as the "I'm Taking a Break From Mankind for a While" and "F*ck This, I'm Moving to Canada" emojis.
8. The "Fact Check" emoji.
Maybe this one can auto-post a link to Snopes or something, with a friendly reminder that f*cking Wikipedia IS NOT a reliable source and that The Onion is a damned satire site meant for entertainment purposes only. Read: NOT REAL.
9. The "Countdown" emjoi.
For those people that you like alright, but post stupid sh*t incessantly. This would remind them that you value your friendship, but you'll only put up with so much shenanigans. Three strikes, friend, that's what you get. "Keep scrolling if you hate Jesus." That's one. "Trump for President!" That should wipe you out right there, but I'll be fair and only count it as one. So that's Two.
Tread lightly, friend. Tread lightly.
10. The "I Know You In Real Life and I'm Getting Pretty Sick of Your Sh*t" emoji.
Mom told me I could become anything I wanted, so I became Wreck-It-Ralph.
This one would be for those people who like to tell the world how absolutely awesome they are at their job, parenting, and life in general, while forgetting that there are actual people on their friend's list who know their real day-to-day bullsh*t.
Look, it's kind of an unspoken rule that we only broadcast meaningful, preferably good things to the world. This is a good thing. No one needs - or wants - to know all the dark, dirty details of our lives.
But when I see you with your $200 hair cut and $75 manicure and name-brand clothes screaming profanities at your unbathed, poorly dressed kid at the store for being a f*cking brat and wanting breakfast at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and then run across your Facebook post about how haters gon' hate and your kid is your whole world and you're the best mom ever, it kind of makes me want to punch you in the face.
"Oh sigh, I'm the only person who ever does any work around here I should just quit so I can be appreciated," says the person who shows up a half an hour late every day and then spends 90% of their time on their phone.
"I get so tired of being surrounded by uneducated Oompa Loompas and having to dumb myself down to get through my days," says the person who dropped out of high school in the 10th grade to fish and smoke weed and hasn't picked up a book since they had to clean their room when they were 10 or had a job, well, ever.
STOP. IT. You're not fooling anyone.
What say you, dear readers? Are there any other Facebook emojis you'd like to see and would totally wear out if you had them?
In the meantime, you can totally test out the new Facebook emojis on my Facebook Page.
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