Problems concerning "U+1F471 WESTERN PERSON" in ISO-IEC 10646 FPDAM8 2010-04-16
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There is no reason given for the unification into one character. A unification of icons deploying a male vs. a female head or face is arguable for icons which denote a special profession or cultural role (like e-181 POLICE OFFICER or e-1B4 INFORMATION DESK PERSON). However, icons not denoting such a role are more likely to be associated with a concrete person, which is either male or female. Image a male KDDI customer sending a SMS: I MY NEW WHOM I MET YESTERDAY! to his buddy who is a SoftBank customer, who receives:
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