Cheyenne M. Davis reviews the most popular dating app for Black singles and asks the question, is it fat-friendly? Hearing this inspired me to give this app a try because it not only offered the impression that I will find like-minded folx, but I also felt that it would possibly be easier to date on this app being that it is specifically made with Black people in mind.
At first glance, BLK is everything I imagined it to be, it almost looked like an upscale version of its predecessor SoulSwipe. To add to the cheekiness of the dating app, on Sundays, it even sends you church-themed notifications to remind you to check it. Source: Cheyenne M. My biggest issue with the app is its user-friendliness.
In order to get more information on an individual, you have to tap on the small information icon. As a person who enjoys reading profiles, having to jump through hoops to find it is annoying and not so user-friendly at all. The only thing it requires is your name, birthday, occupation, education, and a brief bio, and chileβ¦do I mean brief. What sets my profile on this app apart from the previous ones is that I intentionally left out my work on fat activism or the fact that I support BLM.
On other dating sites like OkCupid , Tinder , I tend to put these things on my profile because those apps cater to and have an audience that predominately white and non-Black. Having this information visible on my profile adds a level of protection in eliminating people who are ignorant.
Being that BLK is a Black app, I felt a bit safer with sticking to my non-political interests because there is a greater chance of running into potential partners who have similar viewpoints as I do. Additionally, you would think that they would try to tap into some discounted or even free offerings for these features this month being that it is our month.
