Facebook has started rolling out a more diverse set of emojis to its Messenger service on the web, iOS and Android. With the update, you’ll have access to over 1,500 new emojis — 100 of which were designed “to better reflect gender and skin tones” with gender-agnostic options and multi-colored emojis. “We’re diversifying the genders to…

via Facebook Messenger finally adds diverse emojis! — TechCrunch

The top several posts in my Reader are similar to the one above. I’m all for diversity and all that, but is Facebook pumping out new smileys  really that big a deal? Must be a slow news day.