- meme usage
- Used in threads about gender norms being outdated, queer Twitter humor, and absurdist gender memes.
- sarcasm patterns
- Deployed sarcastically in reply to gender-policing tweets, e.g., 'women shouldn't...' followed by this emoji.
- quote tweet context
- Common in quote tweets reacting to misogynistic or transphobic content as a defiant counter-symbol.
- trending context
- Trends during Pride month, LGBTQ+ news cycles, and viral gender-norm debates.
- reply use
- Used as a one-emoji reply to dismiss gender-essentialist arguments or to signal queer solidarity.