RfC: emoji reactions, in particular the popcorn emoji, and forum culture (was: remove the popcorn emoji as a reaction)

I would think the same. If the argument is that the negative expression :popcorn: is traumatizing/stigmatizing, I think same scrutiny should be applied to other reaction emojis.

:-1: is already ruled out. Then if I react to a post with emoji that indicates the post made me :cry: cry, :angry: angry or made me do an impression of Edvard Munch - The Scream :open_mouth:. I think all of these are unacceptable too.

Same goes for :frowning_face: , that looks like the post made me sad. Also :laughing: should be removed since that indicates either that the post was funny in a good way, or that the post was funny in a bad way. Furthermore the :heart: should be also reconsidered, since that seems like expression of love, and I think we should maintain a level of professionalism in the public forum.

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