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🤷🏿♀️ is an emoji expressing women's helplessness, non - caring or not knowing what to do. In this emoji, the figure spreads her hands, showing a helpless or uncaring attitude towards something. It is usually used when women encounter difficult - to - solve problems, situations where they cannot answer, or when they show indifference to something.
I don't know what to do either 🤷🏿♀️
This matter is too complicated 🤷🏿♀️
In Eastern cultures, 🤷🏿♀️ may represent a sense of helplessness, non - involvement, or mild annoyance. For example, when discussing some complicated and difficult - to - solve family trifles, or facing some unreasonable demands from others but not being able to refute directly, this emoji may be used to convey an inner emotion.
In Western culture, 🤷🏿♀️ also represents helplessness, meaning "I can't do anything about it either". It can also be used to show a slight dissatisfaction or indifference towards something or someone. For example, when talking about some political topics, in the face of some chaotic situations, people may use this emoji to express their attitudes.
Cross-Cultural Usage Tips
When used cross - culturally, attention should be paid to the fact that the negative emotions it conveys are relatively mild. In cross - cultural exchanges, this emoji can be used to express emotions such as helplessness and indifference towards some common, non - culture - specific phenomena. However, it should be avoided in serious cross - cultural etiquettes or major cultural exchange affairs to prevent being misinterpreted as having an improper attitude.
In social situations, such as chatting among friends, 🤷🏿♀️ can be used when talking about some small annoyances in life, like being unable to find a parking space or having to wait in a long queue in a restaurant; or it is also applicable in group chats when expressing one's attitude towards some trifles that have nothing to do with oneself but are being discussed by everyone.
It can be used in a relatively relaxed working atmosphere, for example, when colleagues are chatting casually and mentioning some unimportant little troubles in the office, such as the printer getting jammed. However, it is not suitable for use in formal business negotiations, when reporting work seriously to superiors or in communication with clients, etc.