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I believe that is the intent of my reply to bsaul's comment, yes.

In this case it appears that bsaul didn't realize that "it", especially in quotes like that, is used as a slur against non-gender conforming people.

So I'll reword it this way: a gender-neutral emoji in a dress is a gender-neutral emoji in a dress. It can mean whatever the author and readers interpret it to mean. The meaning can be highly context sensitive.



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