ONTD Original: The New Emojis and You -- Reaching a Community Consensus

Mar 17, 2023 20:37

You may have noticed that the world of reacting on ONTD has gotten a lot bigger:


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genbu_no_miko24 March 18 2023, 01:49:48 UTC
The ghost emoji is a shrug vibe for me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The pigeon is bird behavior/chasing crumbs



The pawprints are cute!! but I honestly don't know what they could represent? cuteness?

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odetothefool March 18 2023, 04:29:22 UTC
i was going to come in and ask what are we using the bird emoji for

i could see it being used for a shrug emoji

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frank March 18 2023, 06:03:02 UTC

Most people I know is the paw prints to show that they've seen your message and express positive reaction towards it.
Like a polite and sincere nod.

Others use it when they talk about animals.

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cupkate March 18 2023, 23:07:27 UTC
Excuse you, are pigeons not animals?!

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buries March 18 2023, 23:16:29 UTC
They're demons.

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justbolognese March 18 2023, 09:35:23 UTC
Ghost emoji for me would for people who really think they said something but it's nothing

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pseudonygma March 18 2023, 14:13:18 UTC
I just wanna know if the Pigeon is meant to be a positive reaction or a negative one because you can interpret it as either:

[Spoiler (click to open)]
(a) Playfulness -- "I like this cute comment. Here is a cute pigeon to bless your day"; a companion of the playful Ghost but while still playful, it's a slightly more dignified type of playfulness because pigeons are proud, regal creatures who know how to strut.

(b) Passive aggressiveness -- "Coo... coo...", as in "Cool, cool... anyways, moving on...", aka "Sure, Jan... whatever you say...". It could also mean "chasing crumbs" like some of you mentioned.


The Ghost:

[Spoiler (click to open)]- It's goofy. It's playful. It's fun.
- "Your joke/sarcasm/sass has killed me. I am now dead from laugher/amusement."


The Pawprints are definitely positive. I'm thinking more along the lines of:

[Spoiler (click to open)]- "YAS!! Lemme get my hands/paws all over that!!" for thirsts posts
- Parasocial playful banter with whatever animal is posted


The Okay one I could do without.

[Spoiler (click to open)]We already have a lot of positive Reacts and if we're to interpret it as a passive-aggressive one, the Thumbs Up seems way more effective and personal if you wanna end a convo you did not sign up for.

(I'm so sorry for all the edits!! I didn't have my morning coffee yet and messed up my <>'s)

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buries March 18 2023, 23:16:53 UTC
"Coo coo" is killing me.

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