16 Nina Simone Expressions That Sum Up Online Dating While Black

    Why you wanna swipe left / Blackbird?

    1. When you hope you don't have to resort to BlackPeopleMeet.com.

    2. When you get that perfect mirror selfie down.

    3. When that brother looks just like Idris Elba so you swipe right —

    4. — but up close, he looks like Goo from My Brother & Me.

    5. When someone suggests you tame your natural hair to get more matches.

    6. When you post a turnt-up party photo, but not too turnt so they don't think you live in the club.

    7. When someone asks you how you feel about current political events like Ferguson and you say a quick prayer for Jesus to fix it.

    8. When you use one of your church photos because you were #blessed with a look that Sunday.

    9. When 90% of the people on dating apps are white.

    10. When they're like, "What are you mixed with?"

    11. When his profile says, "Not into blacks."

    12. When you realize he's got a black people fetish when he's like, "I LOVE CHOCOLATE."

    13. When you realize the way to attract a white boy is to post a photo in ~nature~ because they love hiking, backpacking, and eating trail mix.

    14. When you find a black person so fine it's like they're dripping with water from the Nile River... and they are only into Drakes and Stacey Dashes.

    15. When they assume the kid you're holding in a picture is yours and you're a broke single parent.

    16. When you delete that shit and just decide to live your life.