Which skin color emoji should you use? The answer can be more complex than you think
There are five skin tone emojis to choose from, but doing so can open a complex conversation about race and identity.
Heath Racela identifies as three-quarters white and one-quarter Filipino. When texting, he chooses a yellow emoji instead of a skin tone option, because he feels it doesn't represent any specific ethnicity or color.
He doesn't want people to view his texts in a particular way. He wants to go with what he sees as the neutral option and focus on the message.
"I present as very pale, very light skinned. And if I use the white emoji, I feel
