Monday, November 17, 2003
Did I mention
RACISM!
Ask a group of people to evaluate one another anonymously, and you will witness breathtaking racism. Hence the concept for Hot or Not (www.hotornot.com), one of America’s leading personal ad services, which asks users to rate participants on a 1-10 level. Last week, we explored the attenuating circumstances leading to personals addiction; this week promises less sympathy and more haughty judgment. It is telling that the society making up Hot or Not treats most harshly the race of its own founders (two Asian Berkeley alumni), and favors, or rather worships, unblemished blondes, most likely to score in the high nines.
Mack is clearly not in on the cultural joke. This is what happens when you have a complete outsider try to make broad statements about a culture. Welcome to the internet, Mack. Those of us who actually do participate in this culture without our accusatory eyes looking for flaws left and right understand the humor of it.
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