Some people may use the ethnicity filter out of racism however it still boils down to having a preference.
The purpose of Grindr is to allow people to meet others based on our preferences and since losing the ethnicity filter, finding other people has become increasingly difficult.
There are profiles on Grindr with descriptions that can be deemed racist but in fact they are simply as expression of that persons preference.
In your response you stated that removing the ethnicity filter was from votes following the BlackLivesMatter movement.
Can anyone state that they have benefitted or can anyone demonstrate that BlackLivesMatter has improved it awareness as a result of losing this filter.
I am a white guy and I want to find Black, Mixed and South Asian and I am so disappointed that we have lost this filter.
Has anyone altered their preference as a result of losing this filter?
Is having a preference racist?
Have we really become so insecure that we can’t state a preference?
Those who are homophobic will find Grindr offensive. Should we expand its function to include straight people or perhaps disable the site altogether to prevent them from being offended.
Please bring back the ethnicity filter.
Thank you

Hi Grindr I would like the ethnicity filter back on because I would like to see who I wanna see on my Grindr thank u.

Bring it back

So an ethnicity filter is ok only if you just filter out white people?

Oh and one more thought to add below. At the very least you can make it part of the paid service. At least give an incentive to pay you more money. I don’t like that either but I can understand it. Capitalism at its finest include the Ethnicity filter with upgraded service. See how simple that is?

The last comment below was so perfectly thoughtful and well said. That’s exactly why you need the ethnicity filter. It would be no different if he was a white guy looking for a black man or an Asian guy looking for European man or Middle Eastern man looking for south pacific islander or a Blackman looking for other black men. None of it matters. The app is just not nearly as easy or fun to use as it once was. Sadly it’s the most popular gay dating app and Grindr seems to know this. So they are under no compunction to change anything. I believe they could just slide the feature back in and no one would be the wiser. BRING IT BACK, BRING IT BACK, BEING IT BACK…. make sense???????…. RESTORE THE ETHNICITY FILTER!!!!

Hi there,
I am a young professional man of color who is looking to find connection through your app. I have been using your app for the past 8 or so years. Because I live in a small conservative town in a mostly white state, I pay yearly to have the premium features to talk with men farther away. When you took away the feature to be able to filter by race it has been hard for me to make connections with people who look like me and/or who are attracted to people of color. As I mentioned before I live in a small town and so I liked using that feature to meet people of color in or out of my small town. However, now I’m not able to meet people who seem to be attracted to me. I know that you all were trying to do right by the black community by taking away the race feature to make us all equal. The fact is that the users on this app don’t think as progressive as you all. There are still men who say they aren’t into me because I’m not white or put whites only on their profile. This app can say Black Lives Matter and Stop Asian Hate through another way on the app. We do appreciate your allyship. However, you are denying us the ability to find meaningful and safe connections. The ability to not search for men who accept me for who I am as a person of color is really discouraging. Please strongly consider my words and updating your app with a feature that allows me of color whether in small towns or not, to feel comfortable using your app and connecting with men who appreciate us for who we are.

Thank you!

Yeah Jeff, that's what I was thinking.

I agree that the filter should be reinstated but this comment could have came across ad less demanding and preachy

good

Totally agree this should be brought back! What is the difference in searching for ethnicity, and searching hing for height/weight? There's no difference. Bring it back ASAP.

Bring back the ethnicity function. This was very popular and useful but seems to have been removed. Why? What is the difference between searching for height, position, body type and ethnicity? Even for paying customers it isn't available?

Everyone has choice and freedom to choose so you are discriminating by removing that feature and when I paid for extra that was available filter so give me my money back !

I don't understand people defending the move to get rid of the ethnicity filter as if that suddenly stopped racism. If anything, it makes racist people see profiles they really don't want to see and makes them more prone to lash out at these people just to mess with them..

Why would you want these people to see your profile rather than people that actually do want to see you?

An ethnicity filter is NOT racist no matter what anyone says. It's a sexual preference and you do the same thing when you go to bars, other apps, etc.. even without the filter you'll still just bypass people of an ethnicity you're not attracted to.

If anything, removal of the filter was just another ploy to get people to upgrade so they can see more profiles and have to scroll even more.

The ethnicity filter is inherently not a bad thing. But it is something racists use to be racist. Asians and Indians are already at the bottom of the dating food chain thanks to the racist stereotypes that even non racists use and because of which find them undesirable and use the filter. Grindr is already a racist cesspit. This move is only a miniscule step in the right direction albeit very late.

Nope please DON'T restore the ethnicity option. Everyone needs to keep seeing that people of ethnicities you don't like still exist. I have preferences for certain ethnic looks too. But from time to time I come across a gorgeous man outside that ethnic preference that I can't help but try to approach. It's unfair to put a label on an entire group of people whose ethnicity is outside their control and choice and then filter them out as if you want them to not exist and tell yourself that you are absolutely sure you will never be interested in them. You don't have to be a genocidal Nazi with gas chambers ready to go in order to qualify for racism. Excluding an entire ethnic group from anything you want to be a part of easily qualifies as racist. In short, and I quote my grandma, how do you know you don't like it if you don't try it?

I get it. You can't have an ethnicity filter because that filter would be racist and we can't have racism on Grindr.. Eyes rolling as hard as possible emoji. Lucky for me because I'm not a racist.
I couldn't find one single accessibility option in Grindr for sight or hearing impaired. I couldn't find anything that would make your app more user friendly for people with poor motor function.

You can remove a filter with the hopes of mitigating an untold number of sensitive ass peoples racist adjacent propaganda. That's somewhat redeemable. However, disparaging a portion of your demographic by rendering your app inoperable for those users, or potential users, doesn't look good on paper. Probably gonna be somewhat difficult to redeem yourself.. I mean, Ken Jennings was gonna be the new host of Jeopardy until a tweet resurfaced of him saying the worst part of a hot chick is the wheelchair. Cancel culture is alive and well so y'all should get on to improving your app to become more inclusive.

So basically, your idea is you should be able to filter out white ppl, but not anyone else?? 😅

Of course. If I prefer any races doesn't mean I hate other races. We should race our voices.

Race filter was a very nice and interesting feature. if you bring back the race filter again, I and my friends will subscribe again.