Tinder has a race problem nobody wants to talk about

By Mahesh Sharma
Updated February 21 2016 - 10:08am, first published February 15 2016 - 1:50pm
The science shows certain groups getting pushed to the bottom of the pile on Tinder, but societal attitudes mean talking about it is taboo. Photo: Andy Zakeli
The science shows certain groups getting pushed to the bottom of the pile on Tinder, but societal attitudes mean talking about it is taboo. Photo: Andy Zakeli

When I first joined Tinder, in the summer of 2013, it was like gaining entry to the VIP section of an exclusive Justin Hemmes nightclub: a hidden oasis where everything felt so new, so exciting, yet so innocent. I matched, chatted and sexted with girls — pretty girls — of all colours and creeds. For the first time in my life, I was able to experience what it meant to have what had always come so effortlessly to many of my white mates.

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