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It was 2015 when Apple rolled out a new batch of emojis representing people of different skin tones. What they weren't prepared for was the backlash over a set of emojis with a yellow skin tone, mainly from Asian communities who deemed the new additions "racist." The outrage eventually faded, and more social media platforms began introducing their own set of diversified human emojis.
Katrina Parrott, a Houston resident, told
The Washington Post she was the mind behind diverse skin tones for emojis, something she originally did for her daughter to express herself. In six months, Parrott put her savings into launching an iPhone app called iDiversicons in 2013. Users can finally use the app the represent their race with five different skin tones available.