Dating Website's Billboard Causes Racial Controversy

Do you think racial sensitivity has gone too far in America? Your response will determine whether you find this billboard offensive or not.

Believe it or not this billboard has caused all kinds of controversy since it was spotted along the 201 freeway in Utah and posted online, with people claiming it's reminiscent of segregationist attitudes.

But as it turns out Sam Russell, founder of Where White People Meet, says his dating website isn't racially insensitive at all, claiming he's not a racist because he "dated a black woman once".

Whether you think Sam's dating site is racist or not consider this- there are all kinds of racially specific dating sites out there, including Black People Meet, JDate and the racially harmonious BlackWhitePeopleMeet.

-Via Washington Post


I suppose they have as much right to appear exclusionary as minorities do (even if it is technically open to anyone), but think of the actual result. There are plenty of wide-open dating sites, where you are not forced to actually “date” anyone. Who will be attracted to this site? White supremacists. Well, at least they will know how to find each other.

By the way, minority dating sites, like minority scholarships, TV channels, and beauty pageants, were launched so they would not be overtaken and controlled by the majority in power, which so often happens when things are wide open.
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Even in most general dating sites, it is estimated that 80+% of people seek out their own races. As an Asian I have no real beef with exclusivist dating sites.
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I see no issue with the site existing. People should be free to do whatever racist or segragationist things they want to do on their own websites.

I could see an argument being made that the city this appears in could decide that, for the appearance/image of their city, they don't want the billboard itself up, but that is up to them, and doesn't affect the rights of the individual to do whatever thing they want to do on their own website.

TLDR: If the city wants the billboard taken down to preserve their image, I agree. If someone wants the site taken down because it offends them, I disagree.
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I find it more "ew, seriously dude?" than brazenly offensive. But I also find it pointless. I've never been to a dating website, but I assume every one of them has some kind of filtering mechanism? Unlike this guy? (NAILED IT! UP TOP!)
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