This new dating site is only for straight white people
A new dating site has launched ā that only caters for people who are straight and white.
The new site WhitePeopleMeet was developed by 53-year-old used car dealer Sam Russell ā who insists he isnāt racist because he dated a black woman once.
Russell, the architect of the āwhite onlyā site ā which only allows women to seek men and vice versa ā explained: āItās about equal opportunity.
āThe last thing in the world I am is racist. I dated a black woman once. I helped raise a young black man.
āI just believe itās hypocrisy to say āone group can do this, but another canātā.ā
Russell unveiled a divisive billboard this month advertising the $15-a-month service outside Salt Lake City, featuring a conspicuously-white heterosexual couple.
But Russell told the Washington Post that anyone can sign up to use his service ā as long as theyāre over 18.
He said:āIf youāre a black man who prefers to date white women, this might be a good option.ā
However, the site is coded to directly block men seeking men and women seeking women from joining.
The website explains: āHere at [White People Meet] we believe in the concept that all people have the right to āLife, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happinessā.
āWe also believe that finding your perfect partner, your soul mate is one of the best ways, as humans, to obtain happiness.
āFurthermore we believe that all men are created equal (the word men stands for a species, not gender).ā
Ironically, the siteās terms of service warn users not to āpromote racism, bigotry, [or] hatredā.
Itās not the only controversial dating app to launch this month.
Controversial gay hook-up app Hanky puts potential new users to a vote ā with three existing users casting a vote on whether to allow them to join.
The developer says the divisive practise is intended to keep out ācreeps, timeĀwasters and fake profilesā present on other apps.
