@genwhyscarlettTikTok has left viewers dumbfounded by the rather X-rated interpretation from the Gen Z generation, born between 1997-2012.In a clip showing the wide-eyed emoji in question, she explains: "This, for some godforsaken reason means either 'innocent' or 'horny.'"She also says the thumbs-up emoji is supposed to be passive-aggressive, upside-down emoji is "f*** my life", and cherries apparently the emoji of choice for boobs.The video has been watched more than 2million times since Scarlett uploaded it on Tuesday (February 1) and many people were shocked.One person commented: "Not me using this emoji when people comment something meaningful on my therapy content.""I thought it meant something was really cute," said a second viewer.A third user said: "I’ll use whatever emoji I want and no one can tell me otherwise.""I just finished my degree at 30.
I had to explain what MySpace was," someone else confessed.Scarlett told Buzzfeed that Generation Z is a "much kinder generation than you would expect".The student added: "I am an RA (resident assistant) in the dorms and surrounded by Gen Z kids between the ages of 18–21 who have an entirely different way of communicating than what I'm used to."Group chats are a big thing with them, so the rapid-fire communication style has been a learning curve for me.
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