Netizen kecoh, emoji 'datang bulan' bakal dilancar

EMOJI 'datang bulan' akan dilancarkan tidak lama lagi selepas kempen mengenainya, menggunakan hashtag #PeriodEmoji, giat dijalankan oleh organisasi kemanusiaan Plan International United Kingdom (UK).

Kempen yang dijalankan kumpulan NGO wanita itu bertujuan membantu menghapuskan rasa malu dan stigma yang dihadapi oleh wanita ketika bercakap mengenai haid mereka.

Emoji yang berbentuk titisan darah merah itu dipercayai akan ditambah ke dalam papan kekunci telefon pintar seawal Mac tahun ini.

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Lapor portal News.com.au, lebih daripada 55,000 orang menyokong kempen supaya emoji datang bulan ditambah ke papan kekunci global.

Plan International UK berkata, satu penyelidikan yang telah dijalankan menunjukkan wujud keperluan untuk mengadakan perbincangan lebih terbuka mengenai haid.

We are thrilled to announce that we are actually getting a #PeriodEmoji! It is through your support that we can now celebrate that the @unicode have announced that we will get our first ever #PeriodEmoji in March 2019 Find out more here https://t.co/dKd4WwEShX pic.twitter.com/CdyG5fapAx
— PlanInternational UK (@PlanUK) February 6, 2019

Pengguna Twitter dilihat memberi reaksi berbeza-beza kepada perkembangan terbaru ini.

Am I the only one confused by this #PeriodEmoji business? Is any female actually going to text their friends with this red rain drop? Where are the pads or tampons or diva cups? Just saying.
— Ashley Allcorn (@Ashalashha) February 6, 2019

period emoji is coming whoooooo pic.twitter.com/g1WxVhzYtv
— Lyric (@Lyric52717687) February 7, 2019

COME THROUGH @PlanUK The #PeriodEmoji is coming soon A great step to ending period stigma. (Also means I'll no longer have to use these to mean period) https://t.co/DiJz25ahDZ
— Becky Frankham (@BeckyFrankham) February 6, 2019

Yay. I've always wanted a period emoji pic.twitter.com/4vG8bMrULu
— S K (@yecats_84) February 7, 2019

girls still have to pay for sanitary products (tampons, pads) but oh yeah theres a period emoji so were thriving ladies
— eleanor bond (@eleanorrrs) February 6, 2019