LogFAQs > #882901018

Speaking as a loser black guy who's spent a lot of time on dating sites and is now dating a black girl, this is not surprising. Black women, taken as a whole, make bad profiles. "Bad" as in they are less appealing to men (or, to me) than those of other girls.

In DC at least, a black girl's profile is loads more likely to include some silly Instagram filter or some overly-serious mission statement about their life and what they're looking for. "Hardworking, honest, loyal woman of GOD looking for someone who isn't afraid to be a real man." Under a picture of an otherwise cute girl with cat eyes/ears pouting in a public restroom.

And like, if you're into the culture, that's cool. If you're the kind of person who says "woke" and "sis" on a daily basis, that's cool. But if you're not, then it's off-putting and you don't want to deal with it. If you're the type of person who likes to be challenged out of the gate, then that kind of thing can be cool. But when there's 20 white girls who just want to smoke pot and go to Chipotle, with pictures of them doing fun shit and smiling, it's not a hard choice.

It's all a sort of signal.

There's ratchet girls of all races, but black people try to elevate ratchet to be a significant subset of their culture, and it turns people off. Especially on dating websites. And that in turn can make people dismiss you out of hand as a race. I think I've gotten one Asian match in my two years on Tinder, and while I'm not like super attractive, I think a lot of it is due to perceived cultural differences rather than anything else. To the point that I stick mass-media approved stuff in my profile as a counter-signal. "Love Game of Thrones and Radiohead, please don't ignore me."
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