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If you sincerely believe that allowing people to browse by tags like this is segregation of any kind, especially to the level of those other things you said, yo

If you sincerely believe that allowing people to browse by tags like this is segregation of any kind, especially to the level of those other things you said, you really need to calm down and think critically about this instead of saying something that absurd out of an emotional reaction.

adflux 5y ago
Allowing people to filter by race is pretty much the definition of racism
- cadencemustdie 5y ago
  No, it objectively isn't. Your objection to this might be easier to understand if you say something that isn't ridiculous or blatantly untrue
  - adflux 5y ago
    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/06/03/tech/grindr-ethnicity-filter-intl-scli/index.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/06/03/tech... Funny that both Grindr and BLM disagree with you. I wonder which part of the political spectrum does find these kind of measures appropriate... Providing features which allows user to have a prejudice (this race is more suited to my entertainment needs than another) based on race is not racism? Ok
    - DangitBobby 5y ago
      Critics have argued that Grindr's filter promoted discrimination. Research from Cornell University found that dating apps that allow users to filter their searches by race, or rely on algorithms that pair people of the same race, "reinforce racial divisions and biases," while an Australian survey of gay and bisexual men found many participants to be "remarkably tolerant" of online sexual racism. On Monday, Grindr framed the policy change as one motivated by solidarity with protesters in the United States. "We stand in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement and the hundreds of thousands of queer people of color who log in to our app every day." It's nice when common sense bears out in the research.
    - cadencemustdie 5y ago
      This is an incredibly dishonest argument imo. Ignoring the fact that Grindr saying #BLM while changing a policy doesn't mean "BLM supports it", it's an entirely different policy and situation. Grindr is a dating app that had a race filter. Not a video content website that lets users tag themselves by their race or sexuality if they want, a dating app that allowed people to actively exclude any and all members of a race they did not what to see. Even if you disagree with what Twitch is doing here, you can't possibly suggest that it's the same thing as what happened with Grindr if you're actually engaging with this discussion in good faith.
      - adflux 5y ago
        The tags are made to facilitate filtering and allow users to discriminate based on race and sexuality
maficious 5y ago
Ah, yes, I can finally filter out all normal streamers to see only erotic almost-porn content.

adflux 5y ago

Allowing people to filter by race is pretty much the definition of racism

cadencemustdie 5y ago
No, it objectively isn't. Your objection to this might be easier to understand if you say something that isn't ridiculous or blatantly untrue
- adflux 5y ago
  https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/06/03/tech/grindr-ethnicity-filter-intl-scli/index.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/06/03/tech... Funny that both Grindr and BLM disagree with you. I wonder which part of the political spectrum does find these kind of measures appropriate... Providing features which allows user to have a prejudice (this race is more suited to my entertainment needs than another) based on race is not racism? Ok
  - DangitBobby 5y ago
    Critics have argued that Grindr's filter promoted discrimination. Research from Cornell University found that dating apps that allow users to filter their searches by race, or rely on algorithms that pair people of the same race, "reinforce racial divisions and biases," while an Australian survey of gay and bisexual men found many participants to be "remarkably tolerant" of online sexual racism. On Monday, Grindr framed the policy change as one motivated by solidarity with protesters in the United States. "We stand in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement and the hundreds of thousands of queer people of color who log in to our app every day." It's nice when common sense bears out in the research.
  - cadencemustdie 5y ago
    This is an incredibly dishonest argument imo. Ignoring the fact that Grindr saying #BLM while changing a policy doesn't mean "BLM supports it", it's an entirely different policy and situation. Grindr is a dating app that had a race filter. Not a video content website that lets users tag themselves by their race or sexuality if they want, a dating app that allowed people to actively exclude any and all members of a race they did not what to see. Even if you disagree with what Twitch is doing here, you can't possibly suggest that it's the same thing as what happened with Grindr if you're actually engaging with this discussion in good faith.
    - adflux 5y ago
      The tags are made to facilitate filtering and allow users to discriminate based on race and sexuality

maficious 5y ago

Ah, yes, I can finally filter out all normal streamers to see only erotic almost-porn content.