Activists are calling on the dating site to delete the question.
When you sign up for OkCupid, you're given the option of answering a series of personality questions so the website can recommend you users with similar answers. Mencap — an U.K.-based charity that "works with people with a learning disability to change laws [and] challenge prejudice" — is calling on OKCupid to delete one of these questions, one that they found "deeply offensive." That question:
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On a Change.org petition, Mencap writes,
The question is inappropriate, offensive and discriminatory ... If the same question was asked about people of different races or sexuality there would be outrage. It should be the same for people with a learning disability.
On face value, the question does seem horribly offensive, as if it's promoting eugenics. OkCupid has this feature for a reason: So users can figure out whether their potential date is racist, sexist, or homophobic. That's the purpose of these questions: to see if your ideologies (however problematic) are compatible.
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In a statement to Mashable, OkCupid said:
Our question system is designed to help potential matches understand the interests and values of other users. Questions range from mundane to provocative and they specifically allow you to determine your potential compatibility with someone else and to avoid people whose viewpoints you strongly disagree with.
Arguably, asking OkCupid users, "Would the world be a better place if people with low IQs were not allowed to reproduce?" benefits learning disabled users: They can quickly identify (and block) any ableist assholes.
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