No Nerd Emoji!
Comments
#1401
Glasses are coolRonny R (Wellington, 2023-12-02)
#1406
I totally agree that it can be offensive. Please change itKaren Rolleston (Tauranga, 2023-12-02)
#1407
I agree with Teddy. Wearing glasses is nothing to be ashamed of.Rachel Dolan (Winton, 2023-12-02)
#1408
I have a daughter and a grandson both have worn glasses since the age of two, and have found the steriliotypes annoyingLiz Maessen (New Plymouth, 2023-12-02)
#1412
This kid is right and I agree with this petitionJennifer Poelmans (Kenora , 2023-12-02)
#1419
myopia should not be astigmatisedAllan Mayes (Rd1 Richmond, 2023-12-02)
#1422
I wear glasses & I'm a genius, just like Teddy :)Jo Beazer (ASHHURST, 2023-12-02)
#1429
I wear glasses too and they are stylishLieve Lanoye (De Pinte, 2023-12-02)
#1431
As a teacher I work with many children who need to war glasses but won’t because of the stereotypes that they carry. I think Teddys positive smile emoji is betterAlison Porter (Hamilton , 2023-12-02)
#1445
I'm signin because the boy is correct.Elly Verhaegen (Turnhout, 2023-12-02)
#1446
Good for you bud. I don’t wear glasses myself, but I have two newborn kiddos, and if they ever need glasses, I want them to feel like little geniuses too.Mark Keating (Eugene, 2023-12-02)
#1458
I agree! Good on you, Teddy.Linton Winder (Oamaru, 2023-12-02)
#1460
He’s rightJade Brady (Brisbane , 2023-12-02)
#1464
Noone should be reduced to a thoughtless caricature. And noone should *ever* have to endure *any* kind of social stigma, because of intelligence or the look or sound of intelligence. Anti-intellectualism is one of the greatest mostly unaddressed scourges and plagues of our world. Here, we have an opportunity to address it, at least a little. Are there other issues going on? Yes. Is that a good excuse to ignore this one? No. Every tiny bit of our doing the right thing helps. Noone is an emoji, and both smart *and* just generically glasses-wearing people already go through and have to put up with far, *Far* too much.Tim Jones (Seattle, 2023-12-02)
#1474
Two of my children wear glasses and they are both super clever but were bullied as children, I support Teddy 100%!Vicki Currie (Carterton, 2023-12-02)
#1478
I support Teddy and agree that the idea being reinforced by this emoji that people who wear glasses are nerds is offensive.Melinda Dixon (Auckland, 2023-12-02)
#1482
I also wear glasses and there is no proper emoji for people with glasses, the emoji makers are working on making emoji's for disabled people but people with glasses only have this: 🤓Jolan Van Goethem (Beveren-Waas, 2023-12-02)
#1484
I'm signing because I've worn glasses for 47 years and I totally agree with your sentimentsDebbie Little (Lower Hutt, 2023-12-02)
#1485
I was picked on as a kid and have buck teeth as wellChris Wright (Auckland , 2023-12-02)
#1487
The Original laughs with People the bunny teeths are also to bully someoneNicolas De witte (Belsele, 2023-12-02)
#1488
I agree!Renee van de Rol (Amersfoort, 2023-12-02)
#1490
I agree with this boy!Patricia de Jongh (Marbella , 2023-12-02)
#1491
This is discrimination.Nelly Wals (Amsterdam, 2023-12-02)
#1492
It’s offensive and could be used for social media bullying of young girls and boys. Itprovides a tool that can be used on them as an easy target - time to celebrate smart kids not pick on themRob Macgregor (Auckland, 2023-12-02)
#1500
We must listen our children. They could change the World, with simple things.Geoffrey Bigalli (Flémalle, 2023-12-02)
#1504
I wear glassesNatalia Nowicka (Garwolin, 2023-12-02)
#1506
I also believe that the special teeth have nothing to do with wearing glasses.Tom De Boeck (Schoten, 2023-12-02)
#1509
I’m 74 and remember being called names at school when I first got glasses at 6 years old.Geoff Clowes (Newcastle under Lyme , 2023-12-02)
#1515
I’m signing because I too wear glasses and I also think that the need emoji is just a mean stereotype.Manuel Fajonyomi (Glasgow, 2023-12-02)
#1516
For funIoann-Mark Kuznietsov (Lviv, 2023-12-02)
#1518
The boy is right!!!!Susanne Gaub (Kerzenheim, 2023-12-02)
#1521
He is absolutely right.Marat Saitov (Bishkek, 2023-12-02)
#1523
gotta support the little guy giving it to the man, go Teddy!nas borlase (christchurch, 2023-12-02)
#1524
So true. Good luck!Vicky Wouters (Brasschaat , 2023-12-02)
#1529
I totally agree with Teddy,let's bin it !Becky Meek (Maidenhead, 2023-12-02)
#1530
I wear glasses & was bullied for it as a child so I find the buck toothed emoji offensive. I would never use this emoji as it would hurt someone’s feelings to be represented like this. So called geeks are sensitive & feel different enough without being made fun of in this way.Laurie Wilson (Whanganui, 2023-12-02)
#1531
I started wearing glasses at age 15, and I agree with Teddy.Lynette Eggleston (Epping, 2023-12-02)
#1535
I am signing on behalf of a student I work withMegan Clarkson (Charlbury, 2023-12-02)
#1537
My son has also worn glasses since he was 2 years old and often felt like he was a nerd because of that - I want kids who wear glasses to feel confidant and proud of who they are. I thing redesigning and renaming the emoji as Genius’ is a genius idea! Go Teddy!Jan Geels (Timaru, 2023-12-02)
#1543
Ik teken omdat ik dit volledig steun en deze jongen wil tonen dat je alles kan bereiken in het leven, als je er maar volledig in gelooft◇
Ilona Van Royen (SINT-LAUREINS, 2023-12-02)
#1546
Nothing worse than bullies. Good luck kiddoBekki Wilson (Hull, 2023-12-02)
#1547
Ik begrijp de gevoelens helemaal.HEEL VEEL SUCCES MET DE PETITIE.
Elaine
Elaine van Aalten (Arnhem, 2023-12-02)
#1548
Great initiatives should be supported, there should not be emoticons with insulting meanings.Liesbeth Toorman (Aartselaar , 2023-12-02)
#1549
I’m signing because I agree with you.Bill Worth (Sabattus, 2023-12-02)
#1550
Young people trying to navigate the world and their friendships are having a rough enough time doing so that if this emoji has a chance of making them insecure about wearing glasses (a device that makes the world accessible for people who don’t have great vision) because of the assumptions made by others based on this emoji, then it should not exist. The word “nerd” itself has been used to bully and taunt people for decades as a means to devalue the intellectual abilities of others and put people down for their interests or abilities. This young man is brave enough to bring to the attention of many how offensive he finds it and Apple should listen to him and change it to the more positive emoji representing a genius.Thank you,
Rebecca Realmuto
Rebecca Realmuto (Queens, 2023-12-02)
#1551
k. rabackKlaus Raback (Lünen, 2023-12-02)
#1556
I find this very depressing so I feel like this deserves attention.Lev van Namen (Brussels, 2023-12-02)
#1559
Away with the nerd emoji, go Teddy!AK K (Brussel, 2023-12-02)
#1562
I also were glasses and I like to smile but without the rabbit teethGreat job Teddy
Pride of you
Delphine Hennebel (Koksijde, 2023-12-02)
#1564
My grandkidsBernd Schmitz (Hellenthal , 2023-12-02)
#1567
People wearing glasses are cool and genius. Go TeddySven Op de Beeck (Westerlo, 2023-12-02)
#1568
Teddy is right, glasses are cool and so are nerds, I married one and he’s really cool 😎❤️Jo Godwin (Wokingham , 2023-12-02)
#1571
I saw this on the news and I think what he is doing it really commendable. I wear glasses too and have always been called a nerd.Lizzie Varley (Watton , 2023-12-02)
#1572
Very good initiative!Ulrika Nielsen (GÖTEBORG, 2023-12-02)
#1575
🤓Amy Parnell (Berlin, 2023-12-02)
#1576
Teddy is right. We shouldn’t assume people who wear glasses are “nerds” and/or they have severe dental misalignment. It’s 2023, time to change. People who use prescribed eye wear, who dedicate themselves to high education or provide expertise on a topic, and those who get judged for having oral bone structures deviated from the standard beauty, should not feel categorized as one, as their intersectional identities do not necessarily equate to one another. Teddy is right 👍Mady Goya (Toronto, 2023-12-02)
#1577
Support the removal of negativityJenny Negus (Dartmouth, 2023-12-02)
#1582
I think Teddy is an inspiration and forward thinker - well done Teddy! Awesome!Cheryl Harding (Marlow, 2023-12-02)
#1583
I agree with Teddy and I want to support him and have Apple redesign its emoji.H Haines (Toronto, 2023-12-02)
#1584
Congratulations on your initiative, Teddy!Bart Behets (Halle, 2023-12-02)