How to (mostly) remove annoying Memoji from the iMessage keyboard

Apple really wants you to love Memoji. There's just one problem: They're awful, and I want them off my iMessage keyboard. 

The animated stickers were first added to iMessage in 2018, however, at the time they were only available to people rocking an iPhone X. That changed with the introduction of iOS 13, which added the ability to make Memoji stickers to most (if not all) iPhones. Unfortunately for people like me who have never used Memoji and want nothing to do with them, this update also stuck them in the "FREQUENTLY USED" section of the emoji keyboard. 

In other words, you may find yourself accidentally clicking on these graphic abominations even if you have no desire to ever use them. They take up valuable real estate on our smartphones, and we should have the option at the very least remove them from the "FREQUENTLY USED" portion of the keyboard.  Read more...