since it has come to my attention that some people have "racial preferences" and this is considered "racism" I see no reason for such information displayed on Grindr profiles
do you think Grindr and apps alike should remove this? or nah?
if nah, how's that information relevant?
edit: btw, who said this is racism was people from ATRL on another thread a few months ago
edit2: receipts
We all judge people based on a variety of factors, and race is one of them. Even if you're not "racist" (as many will claim they aren't), at the end of the day you will always have a bias towards and against people's various characteristics, race included. When you choose someone to date / hook up with you, aren't you going to go for whoever you find most attractive? If race/skin color is part of that (which I would say it is for 99% of people), then that information is relevant.
No. I'm white, and I'm just not interested in black people sexually. If I'm using Grindr for hooking up, it would make sense to filter out those I'm not attracted to. There's nothing racist about that
No. Personally, I'm not attracted sexually to Asian people and I don't see how that would be racism. It's not like I'm saying they're lower class, should have less rights or anything in that direction.
No. Personally, I'm not attracted sexually to Asian people and I don't see how that would be racism. It's not like I'm saying they're lower class, should have less rights or anything in that direction.
No, but you are saying you aren't attracted to an entire race because you don't like the way they look. Which is racist. And gross.