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iPhone adds 'pregnant man', other gender neutral emoji in new update. But internet is not happy

Apple's move, however, has not gone down well with several Apple users. Some joked if Apple was fat-shaming men while others slammed it for its "wokeness".

April 18, 2022 / 19:42 IST
The 'pregnant man' is only one of the 35 gender neutral emojis Apple released in its latest upgrade. (Image credit: @FieryNature2020/Twitter)

In what is being perceived as a woke move, Apple has released 'pregnant man', 'pregnant person' and other gender-neutral emojis to all iPhone users following iOS 15.4 update.

The 35 new emoticons also include a gender-neutral 'person with crown' emoji to go alongside the king and queen.

This, however, has not gone down well with several iPhone users. Some joked if Apple was fat-shaming men.




Others, however, were harsher in their criticism and slammed Apple for its "wokeness".





In October 2019, Apple took a step to make its emoji more inclusive with the addition of a "gender-neutral" option for nearly every human emoji in its system.

Many of the new emojis focused on inclusivity: There are symbols for deaf and blind people, and even options to choose the skin color of each person in emoji featuring multiple people.

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first published: Apr 18, 2022 07:19 pm

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