{"id":38526,"date":"2016-06-01T18:25:45","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T22:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/is-this-the-brutal-truth-white-gay-men-refuse-to-hear\/"},"modified":"2016-06-01T18:25:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T22:25:45","slug":"is-this-the-brutal-truth-white-gay-men-refuse-to-hear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/is-this-the-brutal-truth-white-gay-men-refuse-to-hear\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This The Brutal Truth White Gay Men Refuse To Hear?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Is This The Brutal Truth White Gay Men Refuse To Hear?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2015\/07\/cuddling.jpg\" alt=\"Two Latin men cuddling in bed, candid\" width=\"552\" height=\"368\"><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Keep it white or Latin.&rdquo; &ldquo;Not into Black or Asian.&rdquo; &ldquo;Less than white? Not interested.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>These are snippets culled from real Grindr profiles, and included in an article published by <a href=\"https:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/144985\/here-s-one-brutal-truth-every-white-gay-man-needs-to-hear#.ziESMDlgj\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Mic<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/scruff-founders-defend-apps-ethnicity-filters-personal-preference-or-casual-racism-20160210\">Scruff Founders Defend App&rsquo;s Ethnicity Filters &mdash; &ldquo;Personal Preference&rdquo; Or Casual Racism?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Entitled &ldquo;Here&rsquo;s One Brutal Truth Every White Gay Man Needs to Hear,&rdquo; the first-person piece &mdash;&nbsp; worth a read in its <a href=\"https:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/144985\/here-s-one-brutal-truth-every-white-gay-man-needs-to-hear#.ziESMDlgj\" target=\"_blank\">entirety<\/a> &mdash; finds journalist Matthew Rodriquez discussing his experiences as a Latino <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a>, sharing examples of the discrimination he regularly faces on dating apps.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;Gay white <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> were born <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>, but they were also raised and socialized as white <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> &mdash;&nbsp;the social group vested with the most privilege in America,&rdquo; he begins. &ldquo;But here&rsquo;s the brutal truth &mdash;&nbsp;the social privilege of whiteness still affords them a disproportionate amount of power in the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He continues: &ldquo;That privilege elevates white, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> above <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> of color. They cover both <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> and mainstream magazines. They lead primetime shows about <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>.&nbsp;White, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> set the standard against which other <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>&rsquo;s attractiveness is measured.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Rodriquez says that the only way to &ldquo;eradicate racism within the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> community&rdquo; is for&nbsp;white <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> to &ldquo;acknowledge their privilege &mdash; and the way it&rsquo;s used, in ways subtle and not, to denigrate minorities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He&nbsp;goes on to discuss his own&nbsp;firsthand experiences of how&nbsp;his skin&nbsp;color impacts the way he interacts with the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> community at large:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;Like other black and brown <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>, I feel the effects of racism in everyday interactions with white <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>. But perhaps the most casual and most common place minority <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gays<\/a> experience racism is in interactions on apps like <a href=\"http:\/\/mic.com\/topic\/grindr\">Grindr<\/a>, which to some degree have replaced <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> bars as a nexus for dating and hookups.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/\/2016\/06\/mljy1h4ks17e8iwhn2wlwqe6yac8cx9yyugc9uifa41ebwf3l2mprlqijdz6rbzz.jpg\" alt=\"mljy1h4ks17e8iwhn2wlwqe6yac8cx9yyugc9uifa41ebwf3l2mprlqijdz6rbzz\" width=\"591\" height=\"294\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/\/2016\/06\/m0qwt7srjnvomlfhib5a752crlvqpeniay9yiwk1j2m7m0ll0uuvtcqewgbnkakd.jpg\" alt=\"m0qwt7srjnvomlfhib5a752crlvqpeniay9yiwk1j2m7m0ll0uuvtcqewgbnkakd\" width=\"596\" height=\"287\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you think Scruff or Grindr are hardly worth getting upset about, Rodriquez begs to differ.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;It <i>is<\/i> serious,&rdquo; he writes. &ldquo;Grindr is the new watering hole. How you comport yourself on there matters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/this-is-nelson-he-has-something-to-say-about-racism-in-the-gay-community-you-should-listen-20150101\">This Is Nelson. He Has Something To Say About Racism In The Gay Community. You Should Listen.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That&rsquo;s why he feels it&rsquo;s imperative that <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> white <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> stop framing &ldquo;desires according to racial categories &mdash; no this, no that.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s a point that seems readily obvious, but perhaps it&rsquo;s one that bares repeating (over and over and over.) After all, we still see plenty of profiles with &ldquo;No Asians, please.&rdquo;)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you want to help simplify your search for sexual partners, Rodriquez encourages readers to &ldquo;frame your desires around specific acts and qualities you like. It could actually get you laid faster. Wanna play a sub bottom? Just say so. Wanna take it from a hung top? Say it loud and say it proud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hmm. We tend to see a lot of that, too.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>So what do you think? Is &ldquo;<b>the social privilege of whiteness&rdquo; still leading to an uneven level of power in the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> community? Sound off&nbsp;in the comments below.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=BxurWLf2BwA:kYwtG3Bzj5o:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=BxurWLf2BwA:kYwtG3Bzj5o:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/queerty2\/~3\/BxurWLf2BwA\/brutal-truth-white-gay-men-refuse-hear-20160601\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/queerty2\/~3\/BxurWLf2BwA\/brutal-truth-white-gay-men-refuse-hear-20160601<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is This The Brutal Truth White Gay Men Refuse To Hear? &ldquo;Keep it white or Latin.&rdquo; &ldquo;Not into Black or Asian.&rdquo; &ldquo;Less than white? Not interested.&rdquo; These are snippets culled from real Grindr profiles, and included in an article published by Mic. Related: Scruff Founders Defend App&rsquo;s Ethnicity Filters &mdash; &ldquo;Personal Preference&rdquo; Or Casual Racism? &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/is-this-the-brutal-truth-white-gay-men-refuse-to-hear\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Is This The Brutal Truth White Gay Men Refuse To Hear?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is This The Brutal Truth White Gay Men Refuse To Hear? - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/is-this-the-brutal-truth-white-gay-men-refuse-to-hear\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is This The Brutal Truth White Gay Men Refuse To Hear? - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Is This The Brutal Truth White Gay Men Refuse To Hear? &ldquo;Keep it white or Latin.&rdquo; &ldquo;Not into Black or Asian.&rdquo; &ldquo;Less than white? 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