Does changing it to a water pistol actually reduce bullying at all? I suspect not. My bet is that the water pistol change was driven by virtue signaling and corporate risk aversion rather than any real belief that it would do anything useful.

Conversely though, the decision to change it back is probably driven by trolling and attention-seeking more than anything.

Bullying will occur no matter what emojis are available - even if you have to use 𓂺 or similar.

Various knives are available if you want it, so if anything we should add MORE emojis (gun combining character something else = various types of gun, say).

In fact, it's easier to have one "known bad" emoji to check than having hundreds to look at.

And changing it to water pistol reduces the bullying? I have seen racism expressed through colored emoticons, destroying its original intents of inclusivity. It's stupid to change it in the first place, this is just doubling the stupidity.

>Why do you want to allow the word "loser" ? I bet most uses are to bully people.