ICYMI - Why Can’t Lesbians Escape Men on Dating Apps?
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🗓️ 22 June 2022
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Lesbians on dating and hookup apps aren’t looking for men, but that’s what platforms like Bumble and Tinder are serving them. On today’s show, Madison and Rachelle speak to some queer women who’ve had this problem and what sorts of issues it creates. Then they discuss the women-focused apps that’ve tried to fill that space, and why it’s so difficult to find safe queer dates online.
This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Madison Malone Kircher, and Rachelle Hampton.
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| 0:00.0 | To the Class of 2023, the Body Shop would like to share this advice for living more |
| 0:06.4 | resiliently. Be kind to yourself. Know that the knockbacks and setbacks will |
| 0:11.6 | ultimately help you thrive. Change your mind loudly and often. |
| 0:18.0 | Breathe. Your kitchen is your disco. Hit that dance floor whenever you can. |
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| 0:28.0 | Popping to store or shop online. |
| 0:30.6 | Dating apps have been adding more gender options, which is awesome, but it also feels like |
| 0:35.4 | there are guys who are misusing the system so they can show up for women who wouldn't |
| 0:40.8 | otherwise be dumb. Hi, I'm Madison Malo Kircher and I am Rachel Hampton |
| 0:45.6 | and in year listening to ICOIMA. In case you missed it, Slate's podcast |
| 0:49.8 | and in that culture. Rachel, I know I'm not supposed to have my phone |
| 0:53.1 | on during a taping, but oh, but I have some exciting news for you that just |
| 0:56.4 | broke on Twitter. Oh my god, tell me, and I know you don't have your phone |
| 1:00.3 | because you're a better person than me. Yeah, it's undue not to serve since the |
| 1:03.7 | last time I phone rang during a taping. Warp doors coming back. What? Yeah. What? |
| 1:08.9 | You'll never guess who's headlining. Who? Is it all time low? Is it my chemical |
| 1:13.6 | romance? Follow, boy. Mayday parade. |
| 1:20.9 | I'm just going to play the clip for you. Okay, okay. I mean, I'll recognize the intro to |
| 1:24.8 | Misery Business anywhere. |
| 1:32.4 | Are you fucking kidding me? In the year of our Lord and Savior, |
| 1:38.1 | you rickrolled me? I can't help it. |
| 1:40.8 | Chrissing is the new rick rolling. Gen Z has reinvented rick rolling. |
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