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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PBO commented
Hey. this is a difficult topic - since Grindr have made the “matter of sexual attraction” into a racist issue by deleting the ethnic filter.
Selecting an ethnic filter - to my mind - has nothing to with racism.
It is a pure selection of what kind of person do you find atractive.
Just as you in your search filter can select age, height, weight, body type etc.
This again proves that gays are gays - but all have different views on the gays they wanna meet.
This should decided by the customers - not by some hidden Grindr project office that put restrictions on users but dont have the decency to ask the customers that pays the salery whats really wanted.
we get from time to time surveys asking if we like Grindr - so they can congratulate each other with the result. but why do they not send out a survey asking what search items the users actually want to search for.
and why do they never reply to any of this.
btw I was stupid enough to pay a yearly subscription - so I am forced to await the end so I can stop renewing. I dont think Grindr deserves our money.
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Jay Lopez commented
Also, if a white guy filters out bipoc people then I dont want to meet them anyway. Let the white guys who arent into bipoc guys keep to their white washed world. I dont care about them.
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Hawkeye Daddy commented
I don’t see the issue here. If the individual chooses not to list their race, so be it. Grindr is primarily a hookup app and people have preferences. If someone’s being harassed, they can report the user. This for sure needs to be a priority.
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M Hernandez commented
would like to have the ethnicity filter option
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Anonymous commented
If you allow a user to use the term BBC, then having an ethnicity filter is no different. Like other posters, I was an unlimited subscriber, but will not renew until this filter is restored and there is value in having an unlimited subscription.
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PBO commented
Grindr Support dont care shit about the customer -
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PBO commented
To be honest - unfortunately I just renewed my supscription until june 2023 - but i will indeed cancel my supscription if Grindr dont fic the shit and restore the etnic filter.
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J Bprw commented
As a white male, I feel that the ethnicity filter actually promotes diversity.
I love all sized, shapes, and skin tones of men. Sometimes I want to filter just to meet someone with a different background. Is that so wrong? I don’t think so.
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markcasinobrown commented
bring it back, not renewing until I see it again.
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Jason commented
Removing the ethnicity filter is racist because it only considers racist intent. Repeat, Grindr has taken racist action by removing the ethnicity filter. What is BLM doing about this?
The ethnicity filter allows people who are attracted to Asians or Blacks or other minorities to find those people. Sexual preference is not something you choose - being attracted to a particular ethnicity is not racist.
Since the removal of the ethnicity filter, there are far FEWER active users among minorities and non-white ethnicities.
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Moonf commented
Absolutely critical feature. Please bring it back.
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PBO commented
hey Grindr Support
do your office ever read the comments on the thread ” Please restore ethnicity filter” at all??
or dont you give a damn about the 7435 comments of the customers actually paying your salaries?
an honest public reply to all the people upset with your stupid excuse for removal of the ethic filter is long wanted.
you have selection of age, height. bodytype - but you force us search thru female and trans profiles - whereas you prohibit us to look for a type that we want to connect.
thats a racist method that you force on your paying customers - its not cheap to be a member on Grindr - and the fact you do
not read nor reply to comments on the thread is down right SUPER bad customer service.you often send out questionares about how we feel about grindr.
how about sending out a survey to the customers that are paying your salaries and asking then what search filters are wanted. instead of sitting in your project office deciding something that you obviously do not know how to handle.
i will post this mail on the thread. please reply there.
regards Pete
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Upset LGBT member commented
I agree this difficult when we like a specific type. It’s not racist you can’t make us like a type. I’m into white and Latinos I think I have the right to search for what I’m into and attracted to.
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Anonymous commented
They changed it for woke points and profits. Nothing more, nothing less. More unwanted profiles on the limited grid is more reason for you to upgrade to a premium account. It's the same reason why Grindr hasn't added a gender filter. We, as GAY MEN attracted to OTHER MEN, are all supposed to want to see trans take over our grid while also putting up with the homophobic "ts only / no men" tranny chaser profiles that come with them.
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Daniel commented
Did somebody ask us about this change? Why did they thrown the ethnicity filter away, without asking the community? It is a scandal.
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Intersection M commented
Bring back the race filter!!!!
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James a commented
I’m sure I’m not the only one.
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Robert Brosner commented
Please bring back the ethnicity filter! It's not about racism but about preferences. Personally I'm turned on by Asian guys and it doesn't mean that I would feel any hate or negativity towards anyone else... It's simply my preference, that's it.
Besides also pls bring back the possibility to search for trans girls or couples.
It doesn't make any sense to pay for the service that doesn't really help finding the right partner and just wastes my time.
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WTHIGOH commented
What is the big problem with allowing us to search for matches based on Ethnicity?!? It shows in our profiles, but for some unknown reason, we can’t actively refine our searches for a match based on that parameter. WHY NOT?!? This is EXTREMELY frustrating! We can search on age, height, weight, position, relationship status, even whether pics are included in their profile, and even whether they’re currently online. But if we particularly prefer Asian or black or White or Latino, etc… We can only HOPE that we HAPPEN to find what we’re looking for! 😡 We should be able to include Ethnicity in our search filters! What’s the problem with that?!?
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PBO commented
hey Johnny - you are so right. i have tried writing so many time. but grindr management keep coming with crazy fucked-up excuses for removing the ethic filter with some badass comments.