Unfortunately, Tuesday is World Emoji Day. If the absolute curse of The Emoji Moviewasn't enough to make you lose hope in humanity, knowing there is an entire daydedicated to emoji might. SEE ALSO: Now there's a space cat emoji, but it's only available on one OSHere are the worst examples of exploiting emoji for branded tweets. Various U.S. defense forces:The Navy's text bubble screenshot makes no sense. Who responds to texts with a smiley face, an angry face, and a side eye? Everybody knowsthe side eye is strictly reserved for booty calls (when the eggplant is just tooforward) and making terrible puns. Tweet may have been deleted The U.S. Department of Defense kicked off World Emoji Day with an animoji video, which included painfully awkward howling from an animoji dog, a sad monkey who can't find bananas, and a four-years-too-late "What does the fox say?" reference. Tweet may have been deleted This one is actually not as bad as it could have been. Props to the U.S. Marines for keeping it simple. It still seems wrong for a government institution to use emojis in any context, though. Tweet may have been deleted The U.S. Army singlehandedly created the worst image on Twitter, and objectively the most terrible bastardization of an emoji: The cheerful grimace conveys both elation and despair, all under one illustrated camo helmet. Tweet may have been deleted The U.S. Department of Education:The DOE's emoji-laden tweet seems innocuous, but it leaves a sour taste in your mouth once you remember the department is led by Betsy DeVos. The real life Delores Umbridge rolled back guidelines for campuses to handle sexual assault complaints, rescinded civil rights protections for trans students, and decided not to consider guns in a school safety commission. Tweet may have been deleted The National Rifle AssociationDoesn't the NRA know that replacing words with emojis is so2008? Tweet may have been deleted Planned Parenthood ActionAlthough the Planned Parenthood Action Fund fights for human rights, it's still guilty of one crime against humanity: replacing words with emojis. Tweet may have been deleted The March for LifeThe March for Life was an anti-choice demonstration in response to the Women's March. Also, this tweet just doesn't add up. Tweet may have been deleted Steve HarveySteve, that's not even an emoji. Tweet may have been deleted The New York YankeesThere is just a lot going on in this photoset. Is ... is he about to hit that laughing emoji? Tweet may have been deleted MonsantoWhy. Tweet may have been deleted The Emoji MovieThere's nothing inherently wrong with this cute little video, but the fact that it's from The Emoji Movie, a blight on society as a whole, makes it terrible. There is just something so painful about the fact that The Emoji Moviestill has an active social media presence. Tweet may have been deleted OK, but there are at least a few accounts celebrating World Emoji Day the right way. Dolly PartonOn this great day, Dolly Parton blessed our timelines with this image, in case you forgot her name. Thank you, DOLLY. Tweet may have been deleted NASA Goddard ImagesThis is freaking adorable. You're right, NASA, "Space" is always inspiring! Tweet may have been deleted AngrymanThis account only tweets the angry face emoji, and that's beautiful. What a mood. Tweet may have been deleted Happy World Emoji Day! Please celebrate responsibly, and for everyone's sake, keep your emoji use reasonable. Featured Video For You Calling all iPhone lovers – the top 5 features coming to iOS 12 that you don't want to miss |
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