Please bring back the ability to search by race. Hear me out. Now since I cant search by race i have to comb through hundreds of accounts that don't interest me. Then I have to message dozens of users to ask their race because they don't have it listed and when they come back and tell me their race if I don't like it I have to tell them hey you're not the right race or block them. I bet that makes them feel good . That's why a race filter is important. I am a white guy seeking black problem is there are not a lot of Black people close to me within 10miles but there are hundreds of blank profiles within 10miles of me so now my whole screen is filled with blank profiles and people that i am not interested in. I been a paying user for over two years I will give it 3 months if no change I am done. If I could post a screen shot here you would see what I am talking about. Literally 90% of my search now is showing blank profiles with zero information on the profiles. Good job snowflakes and Grindr

Bring back option to filter by race or ethnicity identity.

I am a ‘coloured’ person. It’s unreasonable and unfair to remove the ethnicity feature! Grindr says it is in support of the Black lives movement? I think black and coloured people must find this really insulting! Sounds like a ‘white’ person’s trying to be politically correct! How is removing this paying feature help on improving equality in choose a partner?! Why not removing features like ‘body type’? ‘Tribes’? Or even age! If Grindr really cares about equality? Sometimes, trying to be politically correct makes one look really stupid! I won’t be renewing my subscription. No point! I just go on free membership!

I totally agree.. very well said

There is no reason to have removed the ethnicity filter this is real racism please return it everyone has a preference or a choice in what ethnicity they choose to be with the fact that there is a choice and different ethnicities are listed is fine as long as they’re there they’re included there’s no reason to delegate what choice we have to look at please return it

Extremely unhappy

I don’t understand why you guys took the race filter away! Put it back! Also add hiv status filter.

Grindr, removing the ethnic filter won't deter racism on the app. All those calling it racism, go live somewhere where the kind of guys you vibe more with, are NOT the majority. Just keep scrolling, just keep scrolling, just keep scrolling. Put your hands up, say your apologies, take your beating and restore the filter. That, or (judging by comments) continue to lose revenue. Mine definitely included.

Removing ethnicity is not going to improve equality! It will never change people’s preference in choosing a partner! Nothing to do with equality! How about removing body type? Removing tribes too? Height?

An ethnicity filter is only discriminatory if the person who utilizes it discriminates. An ethnicity filter for *** is no more discriminatory than a filter for age or height.

We demand the ethnic filter back! Everybody have a preference, and we rather see who we like. I'm not going to renew my membership, if it's not restored.

Im ******! Its my choice who i want to see on my grindr, has nothing to do with racism! I have ****** preferences!

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I'm a incognito subscriber- the primary reason that I have this app it is I'm able to use the filters and chat with those I am are most interested in - without wasting a lot of time I don't have !
They need to rethink this ridiculous policy in reference to ethnicity, if people don't want to be identified with a race they can leave it blank

More importantly everyone I knows fills it in because they're looking for other people who have that similar likes in - it's no different than age or body structure - otherwise I won't be renewing

Ridiculous I Like Asian guys ; it was way people could find a match if someone didn't want they could just leave it blank
Grossly over-analyzing

Enough is enough! Stop racism debate and cut rights of others! I want back that filter! I have a right to filter my favorite ethnities! I do not have to like each and ever ethnicity on this world. It is unacceptable and ridiculous what is going on now!

I paid extra specifically for this. It’s not fetishism for me or racist. I date black Latino and middle eastern. I paid extra for this option and have. Angeles my extra membership starting in March.

I AM PAYING FOR AN XTRA SUBSCRIPTION.

I AM NOT PAYING TO SEARCH THROUGH ALL MANKIND TO LOOK FOR SOMEONE TO CONNECT WITH.

THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR BLM OR MINORITIES. EVERYONE ON EARTH HAS A PREFERENCE WHEN IT COMES TO THE INDIVIDUALS WE CHOOSE TO ASSOCIATE WITH.

THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY I WANT THE ETHNICITY FILTER RESTORED.

THE MAIN REASON IS THAT I AM USING XTRA AND THAT MEANS I PAY FOR PREMIUM FEATURES.

IF GRINDR IS GOING TO ALTER THE APP IN A WAY THAT TOTALLY MAKES IT WORTHLESS, I DEMAND MY MONEY BACK ASAP.

So Grindr. You made a public comment because you wanted to jump on the bandwagon, and removed the ethnic filter, which is more of a preference than racist. Might as well take the age and weight filter away too, maybe height as well seeing as I'm not into short guys (I'm 6'3). Well that's my subscription cancelled as all I get now is a sea of profiles that I'm not sexually attracted to. I live in a majority Caucasian country and city, I've no issues with everyday interactions, just not sexually attracted to white. Now, I can't even see if someone I like is driving distance away as my screen is now full of profiles I've no interest in nor can discern (no pic etc.) Swallow your **** up (no pun intended) Grindr and bring the ethnic filter back. You've made the app unusable and you're actually hurting black and other minorities more. I'd even go as far to say you're hurting all races as everyone had a preference, and that preference might be a guy of a different race.

So Grindr. You made a public comment because you wanted to jump on the bandwagon, and removed the ethnic filter, which is more of a preference than racist. Might as well take the age and weight filter away too, maybe height as well seeing as I'm not into short guys (I'm 6'3). Well that's my subscription cancelled as all I get now is a sea of profiles that I'm not sexually attracted to. I live in a majority Caucasian country and city, I've no issues with everyday interactions, just not sexually attracted to white. Now, I can't even see if someone I like is driving distance away as my screen is now full of profiles I've no interest in nor can discern (no pic etc.) Swallow your **** up (no pun intended) Grindr and bring the ethnic filter back. You've made the app unusable

Bring back the ethnicity filter.

It would be great if Grindr would restore the ethnicity filter on the app