Description: Not My Type : Automating Sexual Racism in Online Dating, Paperback by Williams, Apryl; Noble, Safiya (FRW), ISBN 1503635058, ISBN-13 9781503635050, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "In the world of online dating, race-based discrimination is not only tolerated, but encouraged as part of a pervasive belief that it is simply a neutral, personal choice about one's romantic partner. Indeed, it is so much a part of our inherited wisdom about dating and romance that it actually directs the algorithmic infrastructures of most major online dating platforms, such that they openly reproduce racist and sexist hierarchies. In, Not My Type: Automating Sexual Racism in Online Dating, Apryl Williams presents a socio-technical exploration of dating platforms' algorithms, their lack of transparency, the legal and ethical discourse in these companies' community guidelines, and accounts from individual users in order to argue that sexual racism is a central feature of today's online dating culture. She discusses this reality in the context of facial recognition and sorting software as well as user experiences, drawing parallels to the long history of eugenics and banned interracial partnerships. Ultimately, Williams calls for, both a reconceptualization of the technology and policies that govern dating agencies, and also a reexamination of sociocultural beliefs about attraction, beauty, and desirability"--
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Book Title: Not My Type : Automating Sexual Racism in Online Dating
Number of Pages: 268 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Not My Type : Automating Sexual Racism in Online Dating
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: Media Studies, Discrimination & Race Relations, Sociology / General
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Social Science
Author: Apryl Williams
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
