【CNN 20150224】iOS8.3更新迎来新表情符号 网友胃口挑剔

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【原文标题】Apple's new diverse emoji characters

【中文标题】iOS8.3更新迎来新表情符号 网友胃口挑剔

【文章来源】CNN

【文章链接】http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/23/technology/apple-diverse-emoji/index.html

In Apple's next update of emoji icons, a number of the tiny cartoon people are now available in six different skin tones.

The male and female faces, as well as thumbs up/thumbs down icons, will be available in the different colors. Other people emoji, such as princesses and construction workers, will also get more diverse options.

苹果iOS8.3系统中表情符号得到更新，用户将迎来六种不同肤色的两种性别卡通小人和竖大拇指的小手。除此之外，用户还可以使用公主、建筑工人等表情符号。

The diverse people are just some of the 300 new emojis included in the latest developer version of iOS 8.3. The new icons won't be available to the public until the update is released later this year.

在本次苹果手机系统更新中，共增加了300个表情符号，但要等到今年晚些时候系统更新时才向用户推送。

Apple (AAPL, Tech30) pledged to increase the diversity in its emoji keyboard last March, after a public outcry over the limited options for people of color. A petition at DoSomething.org collected thousands of signatures. Miley Cyrus even tweeted about it, helping it to go viral on Twitter.

在收到苹果手机用户抱怨小人头像颜色少的抱怨后，苹果在去年3年承诺将增加表情符号的多样性。DoSomething网站上引来了大量用户的请求签名。歌星麦莉·赛勒斯甚至针对这个问题发表推文，对苹果的这个决定起到一定作用。

The current illustrated icons include same-sex couples but no black characters. There is an Asian man wearing a traditional Chinese cap and an Indian man in a turban, but the rest of the emoji population is light-skinned.

目前版本的苹果手机拥有同性伴侣的表情符号，但并不包括黑人同性伴侣。另外还有戴着一顶中国帽的亚洲人和披着包头巾的印第安人，但其他的表情小人基本都是浅肤色的。

Creating a more diverse emoji selection wasn't as easy as releasing a new iOS update. The keyboard of illustrated icons is based on Unicode, the standard for text, numbers and emojis across all platforms. Emoji originated in Japan and were added to the Unicode Standard in 2010. Apple first included them natively in iOS in 2011.

要创造新的表情赴澳并不比更新手机系统容易。键盘上的图标基于万国码，一种所有平台使用的字符编码。表情符号最初起源于日本，在2010年被加到万国码标准中。苹果在2011年首次将表情字符纳入手机系统中。

"Apple supports and cares deeply about diversity, and is working with The Unicode Consortium to update the standard so that it better represents diversity for all of us," said an Apple spokesperson.

苹果表示，“苹果非常支持并关心多样化，目前我们正与统一码联盟合作更新统一码标准为大家提供更多样化的选择。”

Apple is also adding 32 new country flags and an expanded selection of family icons that include more same-sex couples.

苹果在新系统中将加入32个国家的国旗以及包括更多同行伴侣在内的更多家庭图标。

以下为外国朋友的评论：

-well, if someone's face is as yellow as the leftmost emoji, he/she should see a doctor. :)

-好吧，如果有人的脸能黄成那样，他应该去看医生了。

-Apple must have something against redheads.  See what happens when you make diversified emojis and you end up excluding something?

-苹果肯定不待见红头发的人。现在你说会让表情符号更丰富，而同时又忽略掉某些东西？

-What about bald people? What about people with long hair? Tattoos? Piercings?

-光头的人怎么办？长头发的人怎么办？有纹身的人呢？还有刺孔的人呢？

-And still they continue to discriminate against invisible men

-而且他们还一如既往地歧视盲人。

-Will all of the left-handed people sue because all of the thumbs-up are right handed?

-左撇子会不会因为这些手指图标是右手而起诉？

-None of them have eyebrows. I have eyebrows therefore I'm being discriminated against.  Oh, the horror!

-他们一个都没眉毛。我有眉毛，我受到了歧视。噢，可怕啊。

-I don't see any Redskins. Washington residents should sue.

-我没看见红皮肤人。华盛顿人应该起诉。

-Hmmm... Apple, is this supposed to be a social commentary?  I see you have the Whites keeping the Asians away from the Brown people.  Shame on you Apple!

-嗯……这图片是不是一种社会现象的解释？你用白人把亚洲人和黑人分开了。苹果真是羞耻。

-kinda weird, since they all still have Caucasian-shaped eyes.

-太奇怪了，他们还都有白种人的眼镜。

爱中华里的财哥

用户将迎来六种不同肤色的两种性别卡通小人和竖大拇指的小手。