Comments on: Using Picture Rating Sites for Profile Attraction http://onlinedatingparadox.com/2010/02/using-picture-rating-sites-for-profile-attraction.html If there are plenty of fish in the sea, why isn't anyone biting? Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Torsh Johnansen http://onlinedatingparadox.com/2010/02/using-picture-rating-sites-for-profile-attraction.html#comment-864 Torsh Johnansen Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:20:20 +0000 http://onlinedatingparadox.com/?p=428#comment-864 I think it's too much to bash Hot or Not as being "objectifying". 1. It's rating people's pictures. A picture is an object. Yes, it represents you, but they're still rating the picture. 2. The option to 'online date' thru it -- guess what? Looks matter in one's choices. Bigtime. It's what people see. They see a thumbnail looking at profiles, and they click on it. Why? Looks. Everything's 'objectified' when it comes to taste issues. I think it’s too much to bash Hot or Not as being “objectifying”.

1. It’s rating people’s pictures. A picture is an object. Yes, it represents you, but they’re still rating the picture.

2. The option to ‘online date’ thru it — guess what? Looks matter in one’s choices. Bigtime. It’s what people see. They see a thumbnail looking at profiles, and they click on it. Why? Looks. Everything’s ‘objectified’ when it comes to taste issues.

]]> By: David Black http://onlinedatingparadox.com/2010/02/using-picture-rating-sites-for-profile-attraction.html#comment-618 David Black Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:38:01 +0000 http://onlinedatingparadox.com/?p=428#comment-618 Good stuff here. I love to use 'pre-tested' content on my online profiles. Pictures that have got good ratings elsewhere on ratings sites. Good stuff here. I love to use ‘pre-tested’ content on my online profiles. Pictures that have got good ratings elsewhere on ratings sites.

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