 She said that while she was not offended when a non-brown friend used a dark emoji, she would like to understand why. Quote, I think it would be nice if it's their default, but if they're just using it with me or other brown people, I would want to look into that deeper and know why they're doing that, she said. Okay, so according to Cole, if you don't identify as black or brown, you can use a darker emoji, but only if it's your default.