The Saudi flag wasn’t a problem. Some muslim users at the time basically said they didn’t care if there was an emoji burning a KSA or ISIS flag (yes, also why we don’t have :isiscool: lol) just because the shahada was on it. I’m also not sure I would call it self-awareness as much as ignorance and also trying to cover their own asses. They claimed ignorance about the shahada, but IIRC :turkeycool: was only removed much later, even though it was pointed out the crescent is also an Islamic symbol (which the people against having the genuine israel cool thought was “too far”).
There’s also all of the flags with Christian symbolism that are allowed, and then there is (the lotus flower is a sacred symbol/image in Hinduism).
Yes maybe self awareness wasn’t the right way to put it, more like following through on their own line of logic in a way that doesn’t make them look as hypocritical. If there was those emojis still and not the israel one it would look even more ridiculous
The Saudi flag wasn’t a problem. Some muslim users at the time basically said they didn’t care if there was an emoji burning a KSA or ISIS flag (yes, also why we don’t have :isiscool: lol) just because the shahada was on it. I’m also not sure I would call it self-awareness as much as ignorance and also trying to cover their own asses. They claimed ignorance about the shahada, but IIRC :turkeycool: was only removed much later, even though it was pointed out the crescent is also an Islamic symbol (which the people against having the genuine israel cool thought was “too far”).
There’s also all of the flags with Christian symbolism that are allowed, and then there is
(the lotus flower is a sacred symbol/image in Hinduism).
Yes maybe self awareness wasn’t the right way to put it, more like following through on their own line of logic in a way that doesn’t make them look as hypocritical. If there was those emojis still and not the israel one it would look even more ridiculous