Emoji are fun, spelling is hard

I buy most of my soaps and shampoos generic, because I'm kind of a cheap bitch. But if I DID use Dove soap, which I don't, I surely wouldn't after this. Twitter has never known smarm so smarmy as the stuff that's coming out of Dove's new #SpeakBeautiful campaign. We tolerated "brands" tweeting like half-literate teenagers, k? But this drives me insane.

1. What you learn from a five-year-old who tweets. Michael Newman lets his kindergartner use Twitter, a parenting choice that seems both stupid and very, very brave. Oddly, @beebaaahp has taught his Dad a lot about the medium: like emoji are fun, and spelling is hard, and Twitter's actually a better, more fun place than you might think.

2. How Facebook has changed the way we grieve. Research shows that social media makes us sad ... while also enforcing a climate of relentless positivity. So when tragedy strikes, users are pulled in different directions. To like? To share? To ignore entirely...?

3. Sooo ... how should we feel about the new emoji? "FINALLY—I can sext knowing I have the full approval of my ancestors, maybe." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

There's a window there, manatee!

Postscripts: Famous last words. Expensive desserts. Idk why, but this kinda hurts. What binge watching does to your body and why digital natives still like print to read. Check your Instagram privacy settings: this is a real, scary thing. Today in cats: Congress as cats, men with cats, Kit Kats flavored like Paula Deen. A button that texts your mom when you get home?! Well now they've thought of everything.

Until tomorrow!
@caitlindewey

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