Most computer users are familiar with emoticons.
They are the friendly reminders that we often use to express emotion in E-mail. Many right-wise emoticons share these feelings of exclusiveness. Others are reporting cases of blindness caused by vicious emoticon exchanges. Until such practices become widely implemented, and people and emoticons become more tolerant, analysts expect emoticon violence and segregation to continue. Whatever action is taken will most likely not succeed without a strong backing from the administration and recognized emoticon political action groups.