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Always nice to be asked on the BBC Breakfast, ironically couldn't make it into the live studio, as my daughter was prepping her hair* to get it done that morning... But I wanted to give my time to this too. #Technology needs to change... And so does #Mobile #Tech... It's crazy that in 2024 there is still no representation of the black hair experience on your smartphone... A perfect thing for Jade Buffong-Phillips to comment on too. Next time, lets get you talking on the red sofa about this... Me mansplaining the importance of hair and identity for women, especially mixed race and black women, was a bit too ironic... even for me... to bear. But I did it for my daughter*.
Did you know black women get 0.28% of VC #funding thats about a 10th ot what they 'should' get. This is why I was on @bbc5live and talk about emojis and black hair. Because the lack of representation and #diversityandinclusion shows us something deeper wrong in #tech ????????? https://youtu.be/ogAGP1PssDE?feature=shared
The Push for Emojis For Black Women's Styles and the Larger Implications For #Technology https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/push-emojis-black-womens-styles-larger-implications-dan-s%C3%B6dergren-nmfae?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&utm_campaign=share_via
*my daughter didn't care... Lol. Oh well. That's teenagers for you.
Brillant insight Dan I know on the surface is all seems quite trivial but I also get it actually has something very deep to say about how we view particularly black females in our society. Thanks for highlighting this. It needs to change.
I think it’s far worse than this? Unless my new iPhone has something turned off, my library of emojis available has nothing to represent a person from the Middle East/Asia (in terms of dress/headware), or from certain religions where it’s not specifically a hair style but headdress is part of their identity e.g. Sikh men, Muslim women. In fact, you could compile a very long list of culturally specific emojis that need adding - and with maybe a default set chosen by the user.
You still made it digitally, AI would like it better this way ??
Inspirational professional keynote speaker / trainer and author about the #FutureOfWork, #Technology and #AI Hire Dan as an inspirational #keynotespeaker / corporate trainer or as your private workshop provider.
1 个月It was ironic as my daughter was getting her hair done... And after 2 months of waiting and 2 hours of prep we couldnt miss her 9am appointment.