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My girlfriend just informed me I'm an "Internet creep" because I use the winking face in my interactions on this site. To all of my cherished Goodreads friends, male and/or female: I apologize if I unwittingly sexually harassed you on this site. My use of the winky face is in a purely platonically friendly manner.
Yours,
Nate
— Dec 06, 2015 12:20AM
Yours,
Nate
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Dec 06, 2015 04:47AM
Oh boy, sexual harassment via emoticon. What'll people think of next... ;P
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I didn't want to say anything in case you escalated to violence.
Aw, Nay-Nay. Don't worry. I knew you were only platonically winking. I wink at everyone on this site! Certainly not sexual on my part.
Conor wrote: "I didn't want to say anything in case you escalated to violence."Conor! You're too funny. :)
Carmen wrote: "Conor wrote: "I didn't want to say anything in case you escalated to violence."Conor! You're too funny. :)"
You can laugh but the line between using wink face emoticons on social media and putting on a dress and stabbing people is a chillingly thin one and one wrong move could easily send the N-man over the edge.
Pretty much sure that a winky faced emoticon does not represent sexual harassment, as least, not on my planet. ;) On this planet, who can tell?
Conor wrote: "You can laugh but the line between using wink face emoticons on social media and putting on a dress and stabbing people is a chillingly thin one and one wrong move could easily send the N-man over the edge. .."You are so right! Didn't Norman Bates put winky-faces on his correspondence?
MULTI-RESPONSE MEGAPOST:Karla: I can't keep up with these people and their social contracts and constant demands. I know you understand.
Conor: :D I have no idea what you're talking about, man. BTW, check out some of my hijinks last Friday night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ilk...
Carmen: I thought it was fine! Then I was watching this sitcom the other night and a couple of the characters were talking about how the winky face is like, heavy flirting. I know it's TV, but I still flashed back on the like 500 times I've used it in my life and had to recall all of my past interactions in this new context, like the end of Fight Club.
Ashley: d;) <-----Putting hats on these things seriously opens up a whole new world of subtle nuance and emotion. My circa 1993 backwards baseball cap too cheesy? Try something a bit more stately, like my homemade Abe Lincoln winky face: |-------|;^|>
Sean: An eloquent Urban Dictionary user offers this definition: "ITS THE THING YOU THANK GOD FOR BRINGING HER TO YOUR LIFE AND MAKE EVERYDAY BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE." I think that's pretty apt, and well put.
Margaret: I'm glad we agree. You are, as ever, a beacon of reason, enlightenment, and hope.
Cindy: Norman Bates? So plebeian, so pedestrian...see my above comment to Conor.
Aw, you're so adorable, Nay-Nay. I like the Abe Lincoln winky face. And the Fight Club reference.
