Gifs and Emojis. The two languages I seem to
communicate with my friends when we text. The only two. Is it only my friends
and I or do other people ditch the words and speak through pictures as well?
From the beginning of recorded history, pictures
have been the way of telling stories and passing down information. Have we just
gone full circle with our language? Or as everyone seems to say, we are just
getting dumber and lazier? Personally, I like to see it as another way to
communicate with people I may not have been able to before. A smiley face is a
smiley face, no matter your base language.
Emojis were just the start to this whole, another language thing that
seems to be happening. Then we developed gifs and it changed the game. Texts
seem to lose their emotional sense when sent. How many times have you gotten
mad at someone because they read, "ok" differently then
"okay?" Probably one to many but add a simple emoji next to "ok 😝"
and the message is clear. Funny, not sassy.
So why are we so quick to brush off emojis and gifs as if they are a joke? Why can't we accept that our language is changing? Whether you believe it or not, emojis are creating a gateway to expression through language.
Okay, this was not meant to be a crazy deep blogpost but it does make me laugh when my friends and I strictly speak in gifs.
That is just one example of a conversation we've had. No words just gifs and it is HILARIOUS. Do yourself a favor and download the "Gif Keyboard" app. It is life changing.
Next time someone gives you a load for using emojis and gifs in conversation, just say you are evolving fast and attempting to help them catch up. Whats a text without a little 😜😳😁😉?
