While I'm sure there is much to nit-pick in this specific article, I think the topic is well worth a read and something for everyone to reflect upon. Effectively, black women are penalised in dating scenarios by men of all other races, including their own. That isn't reciprocated and nor is it the case for any other races.
While it doesn't seem like focusing on online dating achieves much here - it is just reflecting real life, after all - it's still interesting to think that online dating has the ability to mask these issues (imagine a site with "blind dating"), but it would require people to actively choose to use a service that challenges their preconceptions. For what reason would someone choose to do such a thing? It's difficult to see.
While it doesn't seem like focusing on online dating achieves much here - it is just reflecting real life, after all - it's still interesting to think that online dating has the ability to mask these issues (imagine a site with "blind dating"), but it would require people to actively choose to use a service that challenges their preconceptions. For what reason would someone choose to do such a thing? It's difficult to see.