Iâm all for diversity and inclusion and in general have nothing against the religious holiday emojis. Itâs one of the easter egg features which I actually really like. However, I think sending them for each transaction to all of your 4 million+ customers is no longer a good idea for several reasons:
Some of your users might be atheists, hence find them annoying / offensive (even on a subconscious level)
In general, banks shouldnât be mixing business and religion
You wonât be able to cover every single religious event e.g. Iâm a Sikh, but didnât see one for Vaisakhi?
You might end up pairing merchants that go against that religionâs beliefs e.g. I donât think the merchant Perfick Pork and a Ramadan related emoji would work .
Itâs fine if you wish to continue sending them, but could there be an option in the settings to disable them for users who do not want to see them?
This has been raised before. Monzo are quite selective about which events they choose to support which in my view supports your point that they shouldnât be doing it.
Brace yourself . There are a few people who cannot have sensible discussions about anything to do with diversity!
Am I reading this thread right and basically all these emojis are just plugged into the Monzo App equivalent of a calender invite with ârecurring event > annualâ turned on?
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Iâm personally looking forward to the annual âWHY IS THERE A RAINBOW FLAG ON EVERYTHING, WHEN IS STRAIGHT PRIDE?â rage posts.
Do you have to be religious to celebrate these events?
I can only really share my experience with Christmas because Iâm not overly familiar with others. I would say that most people donât consider the bible, sacrifices made, go to church or do anything religious as such.
Itâs just a nice break from normal life where you get to spend time with friends, family and all the people that matter. Perhaps reflect on how fortunate you are and help others too. Anyone and everyone can be part of that whatever their beliefs.
Itâs not about being religious to celebrate a specific event, but just that some people donât want a reminder of something that essentially doesnât mean much to them.
First and foremost Monzo is a bank, and not a holiday reminders calendar. Itâs a little inconsiderate to show the icons to everyone and not have an option to disable them.
From a UX perspective, I would much prefer to quickly glance to see the usual merchant logo affirming my purchase with a particular merchant, rather than look confused for a moment and try decipher from the text to confirm the same thing.
I have nothing against celebrations like Xmas, but at that time the last thing I want to see at that time of the year is a Xmas tree emoji reminding me of a holiday synonymous with commercialism and stress .