Hi - I am a black man and i don't feel an ethnicity filter that has anything to do with BlackLivesMatter. There is an issue around objectification of some men but that is all down to how one is approached. I filter black men because I want to connect with other black men - as a preference - this is at no offence or disrespect to other races. I imagine an asian or a white person might legitimately want to do the same. I will now cancel my Grindr Xtra subscription as it no longer of use to me.
This is a real example of people making decisions without understanding of the real issues involved with BlackLivesMatter - which are racism and privilege. There is no problem with people being different - we cannot pretend we are all the same - however the issue is about giving people respect regardless of difference.
If you saying that that ethnicity feature encourages racism in a minority....well by removing it they win because you are also taking away a facility that allows people to connect WITH RESPECT to the kind of men they are attracted to.
The decision has nothing to do with blacklivesmatter. If people are allowed to search around, age, weight, ****** position they should be able to search around ethnicity - please reconsider
Paul
Hi - I am a black man and i don't feel an ethnicity filter that has anything to do with BlackLivesMatter. There is an issue around objectification of some men but that is all down to how one is approached. I filter black men because I want to connect with other black men - as a preference - this is at no offence or disrespect to other races. I imagine an asian or a white person might legitimately want to do the same. I will now cancel my Grindr Xtra subscription as it no longer of use to me.
This is a real example of people making decisions without understanding of the real issues involved with BlackLivesMatter - which are racism and privilege. There is no problem with people being different - we cannot pretend we are all the same - however the issue is about giving people respect regardless of difference.
If you saying that that ethnicity feature encourages racism in a minority....well by removing it they win because you are also taking away a facility that allows people to connect WITH RESPECT to the kind of men they are attracted to.
The decision has nothing to do with blacklivesmatter. If people are allowed to search around, age, weight, ****** position they should be able to search around ethnicity - please reconsider