The writer seems to imply that online dating uniquely has this problem. On the contrary: IRL, it is very easy to act on your biases and not approach the Black woman at a bar; but no-one's there to quantize such interactions and count them and graph them.
> The writer seems to imply that online dating uniquely has this problem. On the contrary: IRL, ...
Not sure why you draw this conclusion? The OKCupid blog (as well as the linked article) are both clear in that this data on an online dating platform simply documents/mirrors a societal trend (and inclinations) already existing.
It is not a commentary on online dating or technologies, but the state of society and the role race continues to play.
I also find it interesting that in the "Women rating men" table, the "White men" column doesn't even have a negative entry for the first three years...
The writer seems to imply that online dating uniquely has this problem. On the contrary: IRL, it is very easy to act on your biases and not approach the Black woman at a bar; but no-one's there to quantize such interactions and count them and graph them.