So this week I looked into racism involved in online dating. To get into this, we some what have to discuss racism in real life dating. Though interracial dating has become more excepted, there are still only 4.8 million inter racial couples in the US, which is a whopping 1 in 12 relationships.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/16/interracial-marriage-in-us_n_1281229.html
In online dating, race is still a huge factor when couples are deciding who to communicate with. A study found that 55% of black males will reply to a message from an Asian female, but only 17% of Asian females will reply to a message from a black male. Of course, its up to the person as to whether they reply or not, but race is definitely something people notice when looking at someones profile.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2009/10/yes_race_matters_in_online_dat.html
But, those looking to find an inter racial relationship online, don't fret! I actually found an online dating site for people specifically looking for inter racial relationships!
http://www.interracialpeoplemeet.com/?sid=124&afid=GG05282&st=interracial%20singles&ds=&stype=std&cid=6834393746&agn=Interracial&gclid=CPuG9-H1xbkCFSpk7AodWCsAkQ
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