Why Instagram’s 86’d the eggplant emoji

I keep looking over this eggplant emoji and trying to figure out why IG might ban it: Actually, I know why they banned it. Because: penis. A year or two ago, when I was just discovering the dark side of Insta’s hashtag function, I found amongst the plethora of pill pushers and Russian prostitutes (probably not there voluntarily) a litany of of lady clams and pork swords. People really wanted.. Read More

Are cell phone bans useless?

Cell phone bans make for shitty accident prevention. Thoughtless drivers always find new ways to be thoughtless; so distracted driving wasn’t an innovation brought about by the horror show that is texting while driving (though I do wonder how many “one phone one wheel” half-finished vlogs have made their way to bestgore.com). Sure, mobiles may have served as a good extra attention stealer, but we can’t blame all our traffic.. Read More