Is the thumbs-up emoji really passive-aggressive? A flurry of heated debate about the merits of a thumbs-up emoji has sprung up on the internet over the past couple of days.

“For younger people, the thumbs-up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive,” a 24-year-old Redditor wrote. “It’s super rude if someone just sends you a thumbs up,” they added.

Gen Zers are calling out the popular thumbs-up emoji for being “rude” and “hostile,” even saying they feel attacked whenever they see it used in the workplace.

The "thumbs-up" emoji is considered rude — and, according to Gen Z, it makes people who use it look old. Among the list of emojis that make texters look old to Gen Z: the red heart, the clapping ...

The emojis include: Thumbs-up 👍, red heart ️, “OK” hand 👌, checkmark , poo 💩, loud crying face 😭, monkey covering eyes 🙈, clapping hands 👏, lipstick kiss mark 💋 and ...

The thumbs up emoji is so passive aggressive, I can’t really explain it — Drift (@DrifterShoots) October 12, 2022 Young people do not give a shit about a thumbs up emoji.

Here's How You've Been Using The Thumbs Up Emoji All Wrong. According to Gen Z, anyway. by El Hunt. Oct. 15, 2022. ... It was closely followed by the red love heart, the OK hand symbol, ...

The emoji police are back at it again. First they came for our crying laughing face, and now they're literally coming for our hearts — the red heart emoji specifically. According to a survey of ...

Using emojis at work can lead to some misunderstandings, but you may want to be extra careful with that thumbs-up. A Canadian judge has ruled that the emoji is proof of a contractual agreement ...