Death to eHarmony!
All my hopes and dreams are wrapped in the off-chance that this lawsuit will bring an end to the nauseating Natalie Cole-singalong eHarmony adverts.
The popular online dating service eHarmony was sued on Thursday for refusing to offer its services to gays, lesbians and bisexuals.And in related news, I'm considering a class action suit against gay hookup sites that allow old, fat trolls to grossly misrepresent their physicalities online. Oh, wait, that suit would be against ALL gay dating sites. Good!!!A lawsuit alleging discrimination based on sexual orientation was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of Linda Carlson, who was denied access to eHarmony because she is gay.
Lawyers bringing the action said they believed it was the first lawsuit of its kind against eHarmony, which has long rankled the gay community with its failure to offer a "men seeking men" or "women seeking women" option.
They were seeking to make it a class action lawsuit on behalf of gays and lesbians excluded from the dating service.
eHarmony was founded in 2000 by evangelical Christian Dr. Neil Clark Warren and had strong early ties with the influential religious conservative group Focus on the Family.
It has more than 12 million registered users, and heavy television advertising has made it one of the nation's biggest Internet dating sites. [WaPo]
Are you in or are you out?
10 comments:
Here's what I don't get about this: Why would a gay person want to be lumped in with the happy-clappy Christians on eHarmony? There are gay dating sites, why not straight dating sights? Help me understand....
There is something extremely nauseating about that picture!:p
There are so many comments I have here, and yet, I have nothing to say. Nothing.
Nothing at all.
I think gays don't need to be on e-Harmony for several reasons:
1) straight people shouldn't be on there (because the money goes to right wing religious nuts) so gays shouldn't be on there either. Signing up is like giving money to Jerry Fallwell (before he died).
2) gay men don't need eHarmony. They work out, dress fashionably, and can have unlimited sechs without getting anyone pregnant, so how much better do things have to get for them to be happy?
3) bisexuals shouldn't use eHarmony either. Let's face it, those people are just confused and have no idea what they want (maybe they don't want eHarmony, maybe they want eBay).
4) lesbians shouldn't use it either. Most real lesbians (as opposed to the "lesbians" you see in p0rn) are the opposite of gay men (not just because of the inverted penis). They (on average) dress hideously, are overweight and are more masculine than Sylvester Stallone movies. Who wants to see that kind of stuff online? Blech!
Wow. I'm near speechless after the previous comment.
Orange: Even if eHarmony plays to the religious right...it's about having a choice, and non-discrimination. These points are emphasized in the lawsuit and article. And who are you to judge what bi and homosexuals do and do not need?!
Nice to have you back, C-Lo, and great post.
Anon: I Have no idea why anyone would want to be on eHarmony. I do believe, however, that repressed conservative married types are a turn on for some. As far as the gay dating sites, I'm pretty sure that straights are excluded from them. In fact, several men mention in their gay dating site personal ads that they are married with two kids and can only meet at someone else's house.
Anon #2: I agree!
Velvet: You, at a loss for words? Whatevs. Speak, damn it! Speak!
Orange You Glad This Sweater: Yep, signing up would be like giving the religious nuts a direct contribution, but so is ordering from Domino's pizza -- from what I hear.
2) Not all gay men work out or dress fashionably. You'd be surprised by the number of fat slobs there are in the gay community. And they do need eHarmony.
3) I agree. Bisexuals are just confused. Or just overly sexual and easily satisfied.
Beth: Thank you, thank you and thank you.
there's something about natalie cole singing that damn song that makes me sick! power to the plaintiffs!
Only ugly people get together on eHarmony. I don't feel left out. I met my fiancee online. And she is hot. There must be a correlation.
P.S. I'm bi and hot and awesome and overly sexed. But not satisfied easily.
"And in related news, I'm considering a class action suit against gay hookup sites that allow old, fat trolls to grossly misrepresent their physicalities online. Oh, wait, that suit would be against ALL gay dating sites."
LMAO!!!!!!!!
I'm going to call you this evening. I was on a date last night. ;)
Sugar & C-Lo - Any chance I could arrange for a little get together July 19 - 23?! I'll be in town!!
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