Far be it for us to predict whether or not history will laugh at US, but it feels like we’ve officially crossed the rubicon of…well, something. A recent software update for Apple’s iPhones includes a “pregnant man” emoji as well as a number of other gender neutral cartoons.
Apple’s latest software update for its iPhone includes with it a “pregnant man” emoji, according to a new report from Fox News. The new emoticon sets also include “a number of other gender neutral cartoons,” the report says.
Apple first rolled out the pregnant man and “pregnant person” emoji in January as part of an optional update, but it came to all users with the iOS 15.4 update.
Apple then rolled out the next update in mid-March according to the Wall Street Journal, adding the pregnant emoji, as well as a gender neutral “person with crown” emoji to go alongside the king and queen cartoons. Apple also added 35 other emojis.
The decision to roll out the new emoji was met with criticism and mockery from many conservatives. Fox News Host Greg Gutfield praised the emoji as a step toward acceptance for men with ‘beer guts.’
“Yes, thank God finally, it’s here. A beer gut emoji has arrived to Apple iPhones with its latest voluntary update,” he wrote. “This new emoji comes in five different skin tones, so someone with a massive beer gut can be any shade that he, she or they want.”