I'm black I can tell when a blank profile is black and I can tell when profile is white or Asian so what ur point 🤗so how it blind side

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Why is it that we can filter by every characteristic of a person including age, weight, body type, even cut/uncut, as well as sexual positions/interests/kinks, but not by race/ethnicity? If we’re being inclusive then it’s ok to address the fact that people have race preferences just as we do any other characteristic. And no that doesn’t equate to discrimination. Just as filtering by weight or adding uncut or chub to your profile isn’t discriminatory. Moderators should address discrimination through messages, ie. keep a record of chats so when someone reports/blocks, Grindr is able to see the interactions between users even if they blocked/deleted. I just wanna search for black dick in my predominantly white county.

Give me back my freedom of choice to choose the type of person I’m attracted to without wading through hundreds of profiles that I’m NOT interested in, or attracted to. I’m not looking for a history lesson, a social lesson, or for political wokeness, I’m looking for what I’m attracted to, in the easiest manner, since I pay A LOT for this garbage app. Thanks

No matter how much I try, I am only attracted to black guys and arabs, but even if I was attracted to everyone, why would this filter be racist? It’s a preference. I want to be able to find people of color more efficiently, especially since I live in an area where they are very rare. There is no need to make this so political and woke and PC, make Grindr better for us without all that noise please!

The filter by race and ethnicity will not prevent folks from rejecting people because of their race. I say this as a POC and what is actually better for folks to be hit up because the profile was presented as a color blind format and when the pursuer finds out that the person is of color that they end up rejecting the person? Also there are no filters for other categories such as person with disability, unless some self identify, sometimes that could be the reason for someone being rejected. And there are probably other reasons why folks are not as "popular" as others. Therefore it is nearly impossible to create a filter for all possible ways to curb prejudice. In short, please bring the filter back and explain the position that the company has taken and that there are other things that ARE done well to ensure that the user experience is consistent with the core values of the company AND that you are meeting the needs of the customers in a respectful manner.

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I would like the ethnicity filter back. Was a good simple part of the app for years and then suddenly taken out without any discussion with subscribers or users. Nobody asked me if I wanted it taken away. Lots of sliders and on/off buttons in the settings. Just have an option for each user to include it in your app or not. Everybody then has a personal choice and doesn't have someone else deciding what is best for someone else. Lets hope for a more positive outcome on this issue in 2022. Happy new year everyone :)

Yeah I also suggest cancelling subscription.I logged a ticket enquiry about the issue and they're not going to bring that back. Working on some searchable tag thing - which is just some bullshit. Even this supposed poll thing is not going to lead to anything. Just stop taking out subscriptions cause it's not worth it. I'm including the feedback from ticket #6621443 below:

Gabriel (Grindr Support)
Dec 22, 2021, 7:55 PST

Hi there,

Thank you very much for this feedback. We feel we made the right decision at the time to remove the ethnicity filter. We'd heard feedback from some parts of our community about how this made them feel. Until we could address those concerns properly, we felt it was best to remove this filter.

We know that many of our users want to be able to more easily find the people and connections they are looking for. We have been working hard to make that easier. Furthermore, we will soon be releasing a new feature, searchable tags, that will allow users to more easily find the connections they are looking for!

We will have more information soon, and we can't wait to hear your feedback about it.

Best Regards,
Gabriel @ Grindr Support

Lewensredder
Dec 22, 2021, 3:34 PST

I enquired about the return of the race filter before and was directed to the online chat on the topic and the poll that was run. What is the formal outcome of the decision? Extensive justification has been posted on the topic chat already and users want to know. When is the deadline for the decision? Can the company please issue a formal statement.

GOOD GOD.... I'm White and I've dated white American guys but have lived around the world and prefer people of color. I just do NOT connect with other white American men who often have American-Centric views of the world. I enjoy the company of Asian, Latino, Persians and much more.... I'm Bi and have tried being with a trans FtM, but really just prefer a guy's body with a nice dick, not an enlarged clit.

GIVE ME A FILTER TO FILTER IN THE PEOPLE I WANT TO MEET. Don't complicate this feature into political game. People like what they like. Give them that flexibly and move on.

If you believe that a search filter is racist David then you are obviously an idiot. Your "woke" opinion is so obviously biased based on your commentary that you've made your opinion worthless.

Cancelling membership. I would suggest cancelling yours as well if they want to continue with their course of action.

This is a hookup app, not a frickin political platform!!
The filter is just a script to make search easier, its not giving more rights or taking any rights from anyone!
If the filter is not back by my next subscription renewal notice, am cancelling my membership. We should all stand united on this , maybe grindr would ultimately listen.

Do not bring back the racist race filter. Enough with the extreme right wing unwoke people.

I am a white man who likes Asian and Hispanic men, sexually. I have friends of all races. Who I am attracted to sexually is what it is. When Grindr removed the ethnicity filter, it confused sexual preferences with racism. I am not racist but I have sexual preferences. And, in fact, grindr made it worse as I cannot now look for Asian and Hispanic men specifically. Please bring back the ethnicity filter with a strong message that racism is not tolerated on Grindr.

In Early Modern English and until the mid-19th century, ethnic was used to mean heathen or pagan

Ethnicity option is not Used in Europe and it's not really used here as you have just read and if you wanted to break it down to separate the ethic groups there would have to be a lot more boxes to check And the separate the races into whatever ethnic groups they are in.
So Grindr just remove Ethnicity and replace with what most ask in the check box because when you start separating within ethnicity then you will have to have a race box with The ethnicity box.
AGAIN PEOPLE ETHNICITY IS NOT RACE.

Oh my goodness does anyone know The meaning of and differences between the two Ethnicity and Race.Europe has a large number of ethnic groups; Pan and Pfeil (2004) count 87 distinct "peoples of Europe", of which 33 form the majority population in at least one sovereign state, while the remaining 54 constitute ethnic minorities within every state they inhabit.A number of European countries, including France[79] and Switzerland, do not collect information on the ethnicity of their resident population.The indigenous people in North America are Native Americans. During European colonization, Europeans arrived in North America. Native Americans died due to Spanish diseases and other European diseases such as smallpox during the European colonization of the Americas. The largest ethnic group in the United States is White Americans. Hispanic and Latino Americans (Mexican Americans in particular) and Asian Americans have immigrated to the United States recently. In Mexico, most Mexicans are mestizo, a mixture of Spanish and Native American ancestry.[citation needed]

African slaves were brought to North America from the 16th to 19th centuries. In the United States, their descendants are called African Americans.

Well I don't think you know the difference between Ethnicity and Race. The largest ethnic group in the United States is White Americans.Hispanic and Latino Americans (Mexican Americans in particular) and Asian Americans have immigrated to the United States recently. African slaves were brought to North America from the 16th to 19th centuries. In the United States, their descendants are called African Americans.

i am asian too and have lived through when it was on and live through it now, it is better without. You may not be racist, others may be inclined to be.