The one piece was submitted by Hutchinson and Lee in April and is currently under consideration, though some on the committee have resisted its inclusion.

“Why?” one (male) committee member commented, according to the New York Times. “A person wanting to indicate the use of swimwear can’t use the existing BIKINI? Is this really necessary? What about a Victorian bathing costume? Or a wet suit? Or water wings?”

“Coming from the male perspective this smacks of small-mindedness,” Hutchinson says. “I’m disappointed but I wish I could say I was surprised. But I’m not.” Lee points out that there were several men on the committee who were in favour of adding the one piece to the keyboard, but she does note that anti-inclusionary mentalities “reveals gaps of empathy that is revealing itself in other social fissures.”

Just because you can’t think of a reason to use that particular emoji in your own life, doesn’t mean that others might want and need it. I’ve never used the crème caramel emoji before, but am I happy that a very specific group of Francophiles enamoured of lightly-set custard are available to share their obsession in emoji form? Of course!

“Why are there emoji of 12 different phases of the moon?” Hutchinson agrees. “But not a one piece emoji?”

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