or o.j. well, thank god for npr because they tackled this dilemma for me. yes, in between fun drives and profiles of trans cheap, they published an article on which skin color emoji you should use. the reply, the answer is more complex than you think and that s because depending on your race t could denote white privilege especially if you use the yellow thumbs up emoji. that means if you re white, you re ignorant of your own advantage in life like being able to choose any emoji you want. some people don t have that privilege like some minorities and also careless woodshop teachers. by the way, even though i m white mike, thumb identifies as a pinky. now, the article is so important that it actually took three authors to put it together. even my employees didn t laugh. that s two more authors than it took to write war & peace and