‘The Daily Show’ Investigates Sexual Racism
Ronny Chieng and Jessica Williams of The Daily Show took time to explore racism in dating. Zach Stafford of The Guardian said a person claiming they don’t date black people would be an example. “Not wanting to date someone because of skin color — that’s kind of the definition of racism,” Stafford said. “Yeah, but all dating is discrimination,” countered Williams. “That’s what it is. Like, ‘This guy’s too douchey, this dude’s too short.’”
That aside, there appears to be systemic racial bias on dating websites and apps, according to OKCupid founder Christian Rudder. He specifically shared some information that hit home for the correspondents. “We found that 82 percent of nonblack men have some kind of bias against black women,” Rudder said. “And Asian men get the fewest messages and worst ratings of any group of guys.”
A panel of black women and Asian men spent some time with WIlliams and Chieng and expressed how they would like to be treated on dating sites:
Don’t lead with stereotypes
Don’t bring up race immediately
Don’t say, “I’m pretty for a black girl”
Talk about what they’re interested in
“So treat people like individuals,” noted Williams.
One panelist shared that she’s often asked, “What are you?” Williams must experience this too, because she had this direct message to anyone who would ask that question: “If you ever feel the need to ask, ‘What are you?’ Do me a favor and just don’t f—ing do it.”
Larry Wilmore starts a hashtag war against Bill O’Reilly:
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