London youth create first emojis for Black and mixed-race hairstyles
The group aims to promote inclusivity and combat texturism in the digital world.
What stereotypes exist about Black hair?
What stereotypes exist about Black hair?
Difficulty: Challenger (Level 3)
A group of young students and professionals in London, in the United Kingdom, are hoping to break down beauty stereotypes. Stereotypes are often unfair and untrue beliefs about a person or group of people.
The students want to make the digital world more inclusive. The group designed what they hope will become the first-ever emojis featuring Black and mixed-race hairstyles.
The project is a partnership between the youth-led organisation RISE.365 and the public relations agency Good Relations.
Their goal is to tackle texturism. This is a form of discrimination where Black hair is perceived as “unprofessional”, “unattractive”, or “unclean”.
A group of young people drew what the emojis should look like, and designers came up with the final product.
Answer: people incorrectly think it is unprofessional, unattractive or unclean