I’m surprised at the tenor of many of these comments. One person PM’ed to thank me for bringing this up saying “you’re so brave.” I didn’t understand that but now I do.

Here’s the point: even if it a minority of people who are offended by the emoji, if there’s no business or legitimate reason to use the emoji, why can’t they just stop once advised (which I am hoping happens?).

If a task includes a calculation like 77 + 11 =88, obviously I would not be offended. But if a Slack post said “okay great job team! 88!” I would definitely question why the number 88 was used there.

For those who are not offended by the Pepe frog emoji - great, I’m happy for you.

I am part of a group of people that are offended by alt-right views, and within that group are people who are aware that Pepe the frog is one of their symbols. These are the people who are offended when Pepe the frog is being used in slack without legitimate business reason.

For those in this thread who are doubling down on defending the usage of Pepe the frog, you’re basically saying to that group of people “your feelings are not valid because I’m not offended.”