The story of the blood drop, the new 2019 emoji

Since 2017, Plan International, a Australian NGO struggles for equal rights for girls around the world, the goal of create an emoji it represents menstruation. More than 55,000 people supported the initiative and participated in the selection the best symbol represent the female period.

Finally, the selection fell on the blood drop, an emoji that Unicode does not mention as being exclusive to express the feminine period, but that, from Plan International, was taken as an acknowledgment of the campaign. "It's all thanks to your support and we can now announce that we have the #PeriodEmoji. None of this would have been possible without the support of Give blood NHSwho organized the proposal jointly, "said the NGO of his official account on Twitter.

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"It's a symbol that allows more than 800 million women from all over the world can express what they feel every month. It's a big step forward in breaking the stigma around menstruation, "said Lucy Russell, spokesperson for International Plan in the United Kingdom.

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Different models have been proposed for Unicode, but the feminine wipe and the drops of blood on an undergarment have not been accepted, because the organization recognizes the original proposals, which represent a vast community and are not not a pbading fashion or that is linked to a brand.

Previous proposals of Plan International's #PeriodEmoji

To take the initiative, they emphasized the following principle: //tn.com.ar/internacional/condenan-lula-casi-13-anos-de-prision-in-a-causa-vincula-drop of blood, a proposal that was jointly promoted with the organization British government NHS Blood and TransplantIn this way, emoji have been incorporated into the 230 new symbols that can be used in social networks and cats around the world.

Source: www.lanacion.com.ar