Sex and Emojis

Every now and then when I’m writing a post for Peeperz, I want to accentuate my thought with a smiley face or a wink. I refrain, because while emojis are a part of my vocabulary outside of the blogisphere, I’m not comfortable enough with them being a legitimate form of communication. Part of me thinks I’m an adult word whore who puts a whole lot of value in being able to express myself. The other part of me understands that I’m holding onto language when it’s evolving away from words and back into hyroglyphics.

I don’t mind emoji…I use them all the damn time…and according to PLOS and a journal article called Worth a thousand interpersonal words: Emoji as affective signals for relationship-oriented digital communication, that may be one of the reasons why I get laid so much.

Probably? Who knows. Science!

The study found that people who use emoji to communicate with their romantic connections are more likely to have second dates. It didn’t make any difference as far as the amount of first dates they landed though. I’m trying to figure out what one thing has to do with the other.

Maybe people who use emojis are seen as less serious and more fun? I’m only speculating though.

Another thing is that most of the people who were involved in the study were white and straight. Actually nearly 87% of the participants were straight and over 60% were white. I feel like my gay friends definitely use emoji more than my straight friends, but that might just be the way my world is skewed. Sexuality and emojis probably have nothing to do with each other though.

Language is awesome because it’s always evolving. Emojis are just the next step in the way we can communicate our feelings without saying anything at all. If it was good enough for the Ancient Egyptians, I say it’s good enough for the modern world.

Source: Cnet

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