Thread by @Boochibooch

From a 2022 Russian study, "How Tinder changes dating among Russian Generation Z,"

"Dateability is heavily influenced by racial preferences...

Almost everyone stated that they would never swipe right on someone of a different race."

Some were hesitant to confess that they tend not to swipe right on other races.

The study cites another study, "The "preference" paradox: Disclosing racial preferences in attraction is considered racist even by people who overtly claim it is not (2019)

The author then goes on to say that Russians zoomers have "a strong opinion about the white race," suggesting that Russian believe the white race is superior to other races.

He goes on to cite a BBC article about how racism in Russia is "out of control."

Interestingly, Russian zoomers had a preference for Western Europeans. Dating a French or Italian would be considered a bragging right.

"Interviewees are preferencing partners from more developed countries than their own."

"In the views of Russian Zoomers, black cultural capital tends to be seen as non-dominant, with low social worth, thus Zoomers are hesitating swiping black people right on dating applications."

But why would blacks have "dominant" cultural capital in Russia?

"Russian children do not see black people when growing up, as those in the USA, so they absorb pictures of blacks from Russian pop culture. This shows them with low social capital...thus zoomers hesitate."

The author of the study believes negative media exposure is to blame.

The author theorizes Russians must have racial preferences due to "sexual racism" from negative media exposure.

It goes on to talk about the impact racism has on the lives and self-esteem of racial minorities, such as Blacks and Asians like himself living in Russia.

"Nevertheless, some interviews were more radical in terms of racial preferences. 24-years-old Polina says about her preferences:"

"That is my private, maybe racial preferences. But I have never been on dates with Asians--not my type. I do not think I would go on a date even if he were from my community."

"When asked if she would go on a date with a person of a different race, 23-years-old Ekaterina comments:"

"I swipe right people from different countries here, in Moscow. I like this experience. But I would not swipe people of specific race or nationalities. Asians or Indians. Because I do not sexually prefer them, and they do not attract me to create a bond with them."

This study was authored by Matin Binnatov. He is from Azerbaijan, a former Soviet satellite located on the border of West Asia.

Do you agree it's the media's fault White Russian women don't find him attractive?

Source:

is.muni.cz/th/ni964/Maste…