Actually Most racist & rude guys are Asians on Grindr, that’s why they have a lash back situation

I think that giving gay issues a race element by attaching grindr to "black pride" is a judgement error. Gay pride encompasses all races equally, the movement will only suffer by diluting a weakened goal further imposing a race element.

You guys made this app useless by taking the ethnicity filter out. It actually is more racist to take the filter out then it is to have such a filter. All you achieved is emphasizing white supremacy, because that is all one can see now: white people.

Yeah its a scandal You have removed the ethnicity filter!!! And now You advertise us some black pride week, or idk... I dont see any consequence!! Are You all crazy there?

Before the Race,gender and ethnicity filter was removed, it was easier for me to find different people and races due to the state and area that I live. However when that was removed, it became harder and harder to find people with different race, gender and ethnicity. I don't mind people with difference race, gender and ethnicity and I feel like removing the filter made it easier to make the community more diverse than it should be

So because a few people were upset that no one was giving them attention, Grindr decides to subject everyone to this nonsense. You think removing the filter is all the sudden going to make me want to chat with guys I previously was uninterested in chatting with! Now I block a minimum of 40 profiles a day. My feelings may have changed down the line, but since I’ve had to resort to blocking these guys now, I will never get a chance to chat with them again. I am mixed race (middle eastern) and I DO NOT LIKE middle eastern men. What is the issue with that? Am I racist against my own people? And better yet, these guys who were upset about the filter, why on earth would you want to char with a guy that clearly is not interested in you? Have some self respect! Onto the next hole as I always say. I ain’t desperate for attention from guys not interested in me. And I would hope guys have enough dignity to not pine for the attention of guys who are not physically attracted to them. I HAVE NEVER STATED ON MY PROFILE ANY RACIALS PREFERENCES OR HANGUPS. I kept that to myself. Why remove the ethnicity filter. Some nights I want Latin Dick. Some nights I want white booty. But I never, never want Middle Eastern anything! Just put the filter back up so my sex life won’t be such a mission impossible.

Race filters need to come back. I spend most of my time blocking black dudes, trannys and asians and mexicans.

I like some Hispanics, but thats it. Im not attracted to anything but white and hispanic and im tired of blocking everyone. WasTe of time and its annoying.

Who cares if people are butt hurt!? People want filters - those who dont, are just bitter and emotional pansies. The world has become a bunch of pansies!

Restore race filters or im ditching the app again.

It's hilarious. Done in the spirit of "anti-racism" and it turns out its marginalizing people of color, and preventing them from connecting with others like them. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

Removing the ethnicity filter now basically forces minority users (especially if they're using the basic version of the app) to only see other non-minority users in areas were the population is mostly made up of members of the ethnic majority.

If I want a cheeseburger, I should be allowed to go directly to what I want. I shouldn’t be required to see the Phillycheese Steak, the hoagie, the hot dogs, or any other offerings - just let me see what I want to see at that moment. Tomorrow, I may want to only see hoagies, and the next day I may want to see the entire menu. But let me see what I want to see and not the company’s choices for me. This is especially important if I’m a PAYING CUSTOMER.

I am Asian, and I would like to have the ethnicity filter option back. As a "minority", I don't think the filter option is racist. It offers me choices. Sometimes I want to search for Asians for example,, and if there is this option, it will make my search much easier to find

I'm switching apps grinder if you don't bring back ethnicity filter for one you took off ethnicity filter and did not lower the price 2 all the other apps still have ethnicity filter except for you know who Grindr all of you guys wanting ethnicity filter go to these apps jacked app gay spy app scruff app hornet app those are all good apps with ethnicity filter let's all start leaving Grindr until they bring ethnicity back

I am not paying monthly just to have a hard time searching for my preference. RESTORE ETHNICITY FILTER!!!

I am Hott_maxx@yahoo.com… For some reason whenever I post a comment it appears as anonymous even though I try not to post it that way. I posted many comments on this thread most of which have to do with functionality and ease-of-use and keeping the app as true to form as possible. When I read all of these hypercharged comments about who is racist and who is not all I hear is judgment towards others. I don’t hear anything about making the app better and more functional for Gay members. Men looking for men. Men looking for people they’re actually attracted to. I’m a white guy looking for non-white guys usually. Sometimes I want to see white men, but most of the time I’m looking for somebody different. That means I go on the app and spend 15 to 20 minutes as I stated below just blocking white guys. You open the app and the first thing that pops up is white white white. I live in South Florida there are plenty of Hispanic Latin multicultural black brown people here. But when I open the app who pops up …white guys…and i’m a white guy. I just don’t want to sleep with another white guy most of the time. But sometimes I do. But I have made the choice that I will take a chance at blocking someone amazing who I will never see again who is white just so I can see some of the other profiles which I am usually MORE interested in… this is an excruciating exercise. Blocking blocking blocking …what a waste of time. If they do not reinstate the ethnicity filter I will cancel my upgraded membership and go back to using it as a free service. Because right now I’m just wasting time. And that’s what it’s all about for me, functionality, ease-of-use, and finding what we are looking for as gay men… it’s either a quick fuck app or find someone to have a date with app.. or something in between.. it’s whatever you want it to be. And the ethnicity filter just makes it better. RETURN THE FILTER SO WE CAN PUT ALL THIS HYPER RACIST CHAT TO BED. Sign sealed delivered I’m yours!!!!!

Filters are inherently discriminatory, and that’s OK when the intent is not hateful or malicious. Oxford English Dictionary defines discriminate: (verb) 1. recognize a distinction; differentiate. "babies can discriminate between different facial expressions of emotion". The word has no hateful or malicious meaning but many of you fail to understand that, and many of you understand the word incorrectly. To discriminate on Grindr is to use Grindr. Everyone is discriminated by all of the other “filters” which should be called “discrimination ranges” or “exclusion categories”. And the people who don’t respond to messages can be perceived as discriminating for one reason or another, even when a user may inadvertently overlook a received message. The inability to not take things personally is shocking. I support the ethnicity filter and I have wanted it back since the moment it was removed. It is normal to find a person attractive based on a range of physical and mental/emotional characteristics and traits. Anyone who claims otherwise is delusional. It is not “racist” for a person to not be sexually attracted to another person who is of a different race. And if a person is not attracted to an entire race of people that’s OK too, because it’s not hateful or malicious (if it is then of course that is racist). If you know what you like you know what you like. You cannot tell another person they are wrong for liking what they like and justify that because it’s race or ethnic based, but when you discriminate against tops or bottoms as a group that’s totally fine. Get real. We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto. And you’re not post-racial.

I love the people that keep commenting saying things like "The majority of people that want the filter back are white people trying to filter out POC"... you do realize that statement is full of racism? You're assuming the majority are white and you're assuming they're filtering OUT POC. Yet they also say that the POC trying to find POC only are allowed to do so..?? Like I will actually quote what Anonymous said 3 comments before this:

"Some of these comments here are coming from POC member who can't find other POC which is valid BUT the minority." So if you're POC you're allowed to filter out other people. However, if you're white you're not allowed because suddenly THAT is racist? Seriously, what are you people trying to argue exactly?

Also, if you go through the comments here the majority are actually white people wanting to filter out people to find people of other races.. like I, as a white guy, would generally like to find an asian guy. Why? I'm attracted to how they look. That's not racist whatsoever. I could be attracted to a white guy for how they look and suddenly it's not considered racist by anyone at all.

Now, to get back to the topic at hand, the reason this is all talk about what is and isn't racist is that's literally what Grindr's response was. They took out the ethnicity filter because of the people suddenly demanding that it's racist. Many other sites did it as well and I know a few left it up to user vote. Recon had it as a discussion and vote to see if people wanted the filter to stay or not and it ended up staying. The filter itself is not racist - it's idiots that use it and just getting rid of it doesn't stop anything except honestly give into it. Saying that because some people are racist suddenly we're all not allowed to have choice unless it's the "right" choice.

The way some of these people claiming the filter is racist are talking it's like they're even against interracial couples. None of it makes any sense.. they argue against the filter saying it's racist but show blatant racism in the same breath. The other hilarious thing is that a majority of the time it's "Anonymous" that's against the filter and it's people with actual names that are for it. Almost like the "Anonymous" people know they're wrong and can't show themselves.

In the end, the filter needs to be reinstated as it's not racist whatsoever. The people claiming it is racist can just move on and make their own SJW catered app and watch how it crashes and burns.

All of these comments and conversations about what’s racist and what is not racist is very interesting and a great social conversation however it has nothing to do with whether or not the ethnicity filter should be reinstated. The Ethnicity filter most certainly should be reinstated. I just spent 15 minutes on grindr blocking people that I will literally never see again simply because of how they look. All different shapes sizes hair colors and races. Wouldn’t it be so much easier just to be able to find who I’m interested in and talk to them. And then when I want to see the broad range of everybody I can turn the filter off. But now I just blocked all these people that I will never see again. To me that’s a much harsher way to deal with how to find people I’m interested in. The ethnicity filter is an excellent tool there’s nothing racist about it taken as a simple tool to find someone. What ever someone’s individual motivations is completely on them and nothing to do with the app or the feature itself. Sometimes I’m looking for white sometimes I’m looking for Asian sometimes I’m looking for black sometimes I’m looking for brown sometimes I’m looking for Hispanic or Latino. Why do I have to block all these other people just to try and find those I’m looking for. It’s not racist to have an ethnicity filter. Now all the other comments are great conversation as I said when it comes to social commentary. And what any one person‘s individual motivations are are on that person and have nothing to do with an ethnicity filter. Si let’s please keep it simple folks 15-20 minutes of just blocking guys and not talking to or seeing them online ever again that’s just ridiculous ..RESTORE THE ETHNICITY FILTER NOW just for basic ease-of-use and functionality of what used to be an excellent gay dating app.

I actually like this feature. Gay guys are rude racist and bullies. grindr 5 years ago was foul. profile captions were so nasty with blatant racist. Things like "I don't like Rice nor spice" was accepted.

I think this feature was a good idea. Some of these comments here are coming from POC member who can't find other POC which is valid BUT the minority.

THE MAJORITY of these comments is white people wanting to filter out people of color.

So keep it. We cannot live in a fake filtered world. Get over it. People of color exist...just get used it.

The only reason me and many other people I know purchase the XTRA or Unlimited features was because of the ethnicity feature.

The reason behind this is that when you’re considered a minority, and you live in a huge city like New York, London or Paris, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to meet people from your same ethnicity. I know so many Asian guys who only prefer Asians, Black men who only prefer other black men, Arab guys who only prefer other Arabs, Latinos, Middle Easterns, the list goes on.

It’s really been a lengthy and frustrating experience for me without this filter as it’s just a matter of preference. I do not see anything racist about having that filter, in fact it’s the OPPOSITE! It prevents guys from telling other guys:” Sorry I’m not into X ethnicity” which can be really hurtful.

So I please ask you to reconsider this feature so we can go back to enjoying the app and it’s features.

Best,
Jacob

Bring back the ethnicity filter all other apps like Grindr have it all the wraps have ethnicity filter a4a app jacked app gay spy app scruff app and more if grinder don't want to be losing their ratings thy need to bring back the ethnicity filter ASAP grinder got a poor rating from me they will get a better rating from me once they bring back ethnicity filter