Please restore ethnicity filter
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.
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Anonymous commented
I got a new phone and this has disappeared
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Anonymous commented
Hey why did you guys delate the ethnic area in the profil and profil surch?? Thats very important, for many of us!
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CV commented
I noticed the ability to search by Ethnicity is gone. That is absurd. Honestly, in a way it's grindr contributing to the core problem by creating a stigma around race. Is it wrong if I am a White man, but I like Latino men? No, that is not wrong. Is it a problem if I am a Black man that is looking for other Black men to connect with? No, that should not be a problem. It would not make me racist. It would make me comfortable. When you made the decision that searching by Ethnicity would no longer be an option, but that by Age, by Body Type, by Weight would be options. Well, that's Agist if I am searched by Age. It's a form of Body Shaming if I don't appear in a search because I am Slim. There is no difference. I have the ability in my profile to not list my Ethnicity, if I so choose. Therefore, if it's an option in the profile; then it should be an option to search by. I would have expected grindr to find better ways to show their support for #BLM.
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Anonymous commented
Some people enjoy meeting people from
Different races, not to hate them but to love them, different people have different preferences, why should I pay for Xtra if I can’t use the only features that I like -
Anonymous commented
Some people enjoy meeting people from
Different races, not to hate them but to love them, different people have different preferences, why should I pay for Xtra if I can’t use the only features that I like -
GrindrSux commented
Because some snowflake cried about it.
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Anonymous commented
I used to be able to filter by ethnicity but no longer can. Please make it happen it makes it easier
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Anonymous commented
So annoyed it’s been taken away. Having a preference isnt racist and for POC trying to connect with each other now without the filter often non come up. I’m not renewing and I want my money back because this is why I upgraded in the first place
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Anonymous commented
Your removal of ethnicity search has left my screen with a sea of white people. Once again, white privilege wins out. What a giant, misguided mistake on your part.
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Joe commented
Grindr is absolutely ridiculous. What's next, they're gonna get rid of height and weight as to not offend short of overweight people? SMH
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Joe commented
Thanks Grinder! Now you're forcing me to block non-caucasian users because of ****** preference. I find THAT more offensive since they did nothing to receive this treatment. But because I'm not sexually attracted to other skin colors (no, that doesn't make me a racist), you leave me no choice Grindr. SHAME ON YOU!
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Joe commented
I am immediately going to cancel my subscription of Grindr. I can't believe you would have the audacity to remove this filter that we all paid for. I'm morbidly obese and I'm offended that there's a weight filter. GET RID OF IT! I'm also short, standing 5 feet tall. I'm offended by your height filter. GET RID OF IT! I'm also offended that there's a "Geek" option. That is offensive for us geeks. GET RID OF IT! In fact, remove all your filters. You're absolute garbage Grindr.
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Anonymous commented
Put back ethnicity in filters!!!
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Anonymous commented
I canceled this week because of removing this filter. By by grindr
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Anonymous commented
I want 5 black ***** deep in me
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no name commented
I'm a POC and its really ****** me off that you got ride of the ethnicity filter when I was using it to meet people of my own personal ethnic background, when there is a sea of just white/caucasian guys! Has your company even bothered talking or even asking the majority of your POC clients how they actual felt about the tab? I swear to god, ever single news article i've seen, those who complained about the tab still being there, were ALL WHITE! Do you even know or UNDERSTAND what is like to be a POC whose dating options of meeting someone of the same CULTURE/ETHNICITY who can SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE, HAVE THE SAME RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, who CAN UNDERSTAND THEM because WE COME FROM SIMILAR SITUATIONS is like! Talking to someone else who may not even come from the same ethnicity, or backgrounds would not AT ALL UNDERSTAND the struggle, how our lives have no parallels! There are POC who actual like to meet someone from their own background just as much there are POC who are wanting to meet other people from other different backgrounds BECAUSE THAT IS THEIR CHOICE! This isn't about preference or racism! This is clearly not understanding what the **** that small tab actually meant! Because if you're either South Asian or Middle Eastern; Hindu or Muslim; Vegetarian or Non Vegetarian you have very LIMITED number of apps you are able to use as an LGBTQIA+ community member! There are not apps for those who are of those backgrounds that have access to finding individuals of the same cultural background! P.s. I'm deleting my profile, my app, and NEVER coming back to grindr all because you "assumed that this will help stop racism on your app"
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no name commented
Dear Grindr!
I will no longer be using your platform due how you gotten rid of the Ethnicity tabs based upon the high volume of White/Caucasian men who were the ones complaining about how it was "racist" or in fact are mainly the racist ones! Speak to those who are actually of other ethnic/cultural backgrounds or how you have been used to BAME! Someone who like me who is of South Asian heritage whose community, culture, and ethnicity ranges of multiply countries used that tab to meet, connect, engage, find, date, talk too, and create a sense of community groups regardless of their location. Rather than having to see the the overwhelming seas of White/Caucasian Faces and Bodies, that tab helped us find others like us within our community to not only meet in person for whatever their reason was! The fact that tab helped us connect with others from our cultural backgrounds, language, religious beliefs, and communities to help support one another. Because if you live in a some random city in the. middle of nowhere, and you go on that app to find someone who can speak the same/similar language as your ethnicity, it creates a sense of hope. That tab opened doors for many who were looking talk to someone who would understand their similarities. By getting rid of that tab, that may seem you "helped" the BLM movement, but you really killed the voices for many of us who maybe South Asian, Middle Eastern, Etc backgrounds who were using it to meet, make friends, or even find someone they wanted to spend their life with; with the same cultural ethnicity and backgrounds! I can vouch that there AREN'T and STILL ISN'T Dating apps for the LGBTQIA+ South Asian/Middle Eastern/Asian/ETC Communities out there dedicated to help them find friends or be able to speak to someone who understands what their struggle is currently like! Thank You Grindr for listening to only the your white/Caucasian clients who are not the ACTUAL VOICE of minorities! The only way you'd fight racism would have been better patrolling the profiles that were being created, creating content that was forced to be watched to educated them on what sort of language they were using, because I can tell you this, I've had people message me saying some weird **** saying, "I want that .... insert ethnicity related *** comment here ...." and made me go, dude thats seriously wrong!
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Withheld commented
Stupid move Grinder! Many of us seek out minorities. Now my screen only shows a couple minorities in a sea of white. Minorities will not be able to interact with each other either with the filters removed.
Did you survey your customers before removing the filter? I don’t think so since removing the filter actually HURTS minorities!
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Anonymous commented
Why did it get taken away ??? It’s not racism to like an ethnicity !!!! Wtf
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Anonymous commented
This is a very poor decision to remove the ethnicity filter. You are actually hurting those of us who prefer men of color or different ethnicities than caucasian. I am personally physically attracted to black men and asian men and now will find it much harder to engage with my specific type - it's the biggest reason I paid for Xtra and if it isn't restored, I won't be renewing and will stop using the app.