“I just feel we should be past that whole mindset of staying within our own race and segregation pretty much."Several...
Posted by Fox 13 News on Thursday, December 31, 2015
The giant ad for WhereWhitePeopleMeet.com, between 5600 W. and 7200 S., is turning heads and leaving residents with many unanswered questions.
A FOX 13 viewer who wanted to remain anonymous voiced concerns about the dating service that, according to its website, has a main office in North Salt Lake.
Several Utahns spoke with FOX 13 News about their take on the billboard.
“I just don’t think it’s the way to teach our kids to love all when you see billboards like that," Kim Gilbert said.
Michelle Dessau said she thinks the billboard represents exclusionary views.
“I just feel we should be past that whole mindset of staying within our own race and segregation pretty much," Dessau said.
Well it IS Utah after all.
This is what it says on the "about us" page for WhereWhitePeopleMeet:
I am sure some of you are wondering about the concept and need for a dating website titled “Where White People Meet.Com”. Our answer to that would be why not? There are various dating websites that promote and cater to just about every origin, race, religion and lifestyle out there. So again, why not “Where White People Meet.Com”?
The question naturally arises, can anyone join? That answer is yes, as long as you are at least 18 years of age and you agree to abide by the rules and regulations set forth for all members to follow. We want our dating forum to be simple and inexpensive with the ability to connect like minded people in a non discriminatory fashion.
Here at “Where White People Meet.Com” we believe in the concept that all people have the right to “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”. We also believe that finding your perfect partner, your soul mate is one of the best ways, as humans, to obtain happiness. Furthermore we believe that all men are created equal (the word men stands for a species, not gender).
We sincerely hope that you decide to join today. There are hundreds of dating websites to choose from, so please join ours if it fits your preferences and helps bring your ideal soul mate that much closer. Here at www.wherewhitepeoplemeet.com we believe that all people, regardless of race, creed, color or religion deserve to be happy and that no one should go through life alone.
Yes everybody can join, but if you think you brown skin folks are getting a hookup you have another think coming.
And I am sure that they think that "all people" deserve to be happy so long as they do not have to mix the races to achieve that happiness. After all dagnabbit that ain't right.
There is no worse website than ChristianMingle.com, and running a close second is pseudo Xian Match.com who was sued because they didn't offer services to gay people. SNL should do a parody dating commercial just for Fox viewers. Then they'd have get their asses off the couch and miss Hannity or O'Reilly.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of the white supremacist site. Keeps them away from the rest of us. You know, separate but equal. lol
DeleteIs it wrong on every level? Yes. Does it make me sick to my stomach? Oyeah. Is it their right to have that website, are they free to advertise their services? Yes.
ReplyDeleteIn Utah it would be difficult not to find White people. The question would be would appearing white be sufficient, or would there be an expectation to provide proof of your whiteness? How many Black people can "pass" as white? This is especially ugly with the LDS history with Black people. Their religious doctrine preached the the mark of Cain was the darkening of the skin. Also, Black male members of the church could not hold the priesthood EVER, although white boys could at age 12 until as recent as 1978! This meant that Black members could not receive the "blessings" of eternal marriage, having children "sealed" to their parents or to provide health blessings to their family members. Just because the church was eventually pressured by society to claim that God changed his mind about Blacks in 1978, for the most part, they still like separating by colors. Wasn't that long ago, when there was a plan to have a White Pride night at a sporting event. When the majority group of the population believes that they need to protect their gene pool it really shows the disapproval for the minorities.
ReplyDelete"Furthermore we believe that all men are created equal (the word men stands for a species, not gender)."
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Or, you know, they could have just written "we believe that all people are created equal."
But they don't.
Is this the site where "The Donald" meets his Eastern European Wives? I always thought he drove around to the Truck Stops checking out the Lot Lizards until he found one...
ReplyDeleteMaybe they can put tRump's picture up on one...
Y'know, if the Palidashians had a brain to share between them they would establish a Trial Daddy Dating Site to widen the pool of boyz and men for Barstool to choose from. I'm sure she could snag a husband that way, at least for a short time.
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http://www.blackcupid.com/
https://www.blacksingles.com/
http://www.eharmony.com/black-dating/
http://soulsingles.com/
And etc etc etc......
So white people once again aren't allowed to do what other races/ethnic groups do all day long without being deemed racist?
Really? So you are not aware that many of these dating sites already exclude non-whites or obstruct their ability to find a match?
DeleteThe dating sites you listed are not racist, they are simply a response to being marginalized.
http://www.theestablishment.co/2015/10/30/online-dating-racism-matchmaking/
Deletehttp://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/09/no-blacks-is-not-a-sexual-preference-it-s-racism.html
http://www.salon.com/2015/09/28/sexual_racism_why_people_say_racist_things_on_dating_apps_partner/
www.italianpeoplemeet.com/
Deletewww.asianpeoplemeet.com/
www.jpeoplemeet.com/
http://www.meetatheistsingles.com/
www.localatheistdating.com/
Here are a few more 'marginalized' groups that are allowed to have their own sites Gryph. Those last two should make you happy. Even though you are white, you are a perpetual victim, a 'marginalized' atheist, so you get to have specialized dating sites too.
Quite the industry, always being the victim opf the white man, especially when you are a white man.
I am agnostic but I honestly have never felt marginalized by such a thing. It seems foolish to suggest that agnostics or atheists are picked on for their lack of "beliefs". They are no more targeted than the dumb Christians whom claim persecution. It is 2016 and people generally realize that others have different or even no religious beliefs.
Delete"The dating sites you listed are not racist, they are simply a response to being marginalized"
Deletehahaha. Yeah ok dude. Keep stretching.
off topic but after reading this if you need a feel good story-- this is it:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLoBWpiOczQ
It is sweet, hopeful, and heart warming.
Excellent tool for law enforcement. The white supremacist types will have it all hanging out on such a website.
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ReplyDeleteMaybe the people of color and biracial people don't need dating sites to get a date like pasty ass white people who tend to put up 15 yr old pics.
ReplyDeleteBut poor Bristol, another opportunity to find a husband and it's shot down in one billboard.
I'm actually ok with this. They say all are welcome to join, but the name alone will turn off most except the people who share that particular viewpoint.
ReplyDeleteIt's a business that caters to bigots, and that's OK. It's our job as a society to break the bigotry, not businesses.
Considering there's no shortage of "Christian" dating websites, I simply choose not to use them, and find one more to my own liking.
Typically, I like to use one called "The One Night Stand" Bar & Grille. They serve a mean bag of chips.
Then again, that could just be the Libertarian streak in me talking.
Why do Utahns need a website for white
ReplyDeletedating people only. The polygamists
have multitudes of" whites" only to choose from.
What shade of white do they want? I'm being serious. I had to get bridgework done and was amazed at how many shades of white there are. That aside, this site is nothing more than racism. There's no need for it when so many others exist, and the person chooses whom to date for their own reason. Match.com, E Harmony, etc.
ReplyDeleteWhy is this a racist site? What exactly is racist about a dating site that caters to white people? There are boundless site out there that cater to all colors and ethnic groups, but as soon as it is white people, it is racist. Morons.
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