This Gen-Z user thinks “predatory” Grindr should be “illegal” & Gay Twitter™ is not having it
Grindr should be… illegal?!?Oh brother, here we go again.no bc how is it legal to have an app where you can meet up with random men to have sex at like 3 am ?
this doesn’t sound weird to y’all??? how is this not a safety hazard ? pic.twitter.com/s72KeKK844It all started with a critique from queer user @princeoflaos, who said it was “a predatory app and should be taken down.” (To be fair, the app has acknowledged concerns around privacy for its users and encourages users to “[keep] communication on Grindr until you’re completely comfortable” in its safety tips.)However, things really got heated when @pabeilon –– a presumably female user whose avatar is a picture of Justin and Hailey Bieber, might we add –– chimed in.“No bc how is it legal to have an app where you can meet up with random men to have sex at like 3 am?
This doesn’t sound weird to y’all??? How is this not a safety hazard?” she wrote. As of this writing, the post has been viewed more than 1.5 million times.In no time at all, Gay Twitter X arrived to fight for our little orange demon app –– and more importantly, our right to have sex whenever and with whomever we want.i feel like some of you have taken valid criticism of hookup culture to the absolute extreme where it comes across as reactionary conservatism… https://t.co/xN1zzWnsaabecause it’s legal to meet people and have sex with them, at 3am or any other time, happy to helpIt’s sexual liberation sis I’m sorry you are still repressed.
Let people do what they wantI've made more lifelong friends on Grindr than I've arranged hookups. And in my experience you're far more at the mercy of predators you meet in clubs, bars, etc than you are on dating apps.
