App allows women to anonymously rate male Facebook friends on looks, sexual prowess, and dateability that only other females can see

EvilPundit · 2012-12-12T03:40:44+00:00

I wonder what the reaction would be, if there was a male-only app that rated females?

BioGenx2b · 2012-12-12T06:20:15+00:00

wow, yeah, this totally isn't creepy at all.

Gee, and feminists keep telling me "women don't do things like that"

So, basically men are the equivalent to shit you review on Amazon now?

Crimson_D82 · 2012-12-12T04:19:24+00:00

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Leinadro · 2012-12-12T05:21:13+00:00

Just tried the app and it will not work if you're set to Male on facebook (it's available for iDevices and Android). But, it also gives a link to an ad page saying that there will be a version called LuluDude (I shit you not it's really called LuluDude in this ad) "launching soon!".

The heteronomitivity is going to be quite desctructive on this one....

purplepowerpete · 2012-12-12T05:42:52+00:00

I could care less that there is this app. It is more the backlash that men would receive if there was a similar app rating women. Men would be considered promoting rape culture guaranteed.

PurplePumps · 2012-12-12T05:51:39+00:00

http://blog.luluvise.com/about_us Claims that:

At the end of the day, Lulu is all about encouraging good, gentlemanly behaviour, Our categories aren’t gross or mean (we’re not judging penis or bank account size).

Yet clearly on, http://www.onlulu.com/, it displays, "#Big.feet," and "#ChaChing." Let's not kid ourselves with these meanings.

This app clearly objectifies males and needs to be brought to the public's eyes.

AnnArchist · 2012-12-12T06:26:44+00:00

Wow. I bet they feel so empowered.

RealQuickPoint · 2012-12-12T04:45:17+00:00

Why can't gay men see too? Do gay men not like men?

2012-12-12T05:41:43+00:00

This is fucking stupid.

actanonverba8 · 2012-12-12T09:58:46+00:00

Is this the human sex that complains about objectification all the time?

2012-12-12T13:02:42+00:00

While his main points were valid, the language was extremely vitriolic, and I personally shuddered at the "#doesn'tshaveregularly" being a valid point to consider for a relationship. I have no expectation of a man shaving his pubic hair, and I'm always hurt when there's a culture of expectation for women.

sfall · 2012-12-12T06:58:08+00:00

i wonder if this app breaks either facebooks or apples terms of service, just to get rid of it

2012-12-12T04:32:28+00:00

Bitches ain't shit but hos and tricks.

Who cares? They'd call us pigs if we did it.

EQUALITY

CaptainVanderdecken · 2012-12-12T14:25:06+00:00

Well rather telling for the hypocrisy BUT do the meta analysis. If the users of these apps Lulu & LuluDude have enough info to start profiling on these criteria.. Shouldn't the apps be better re-named "Sloppy 2nds Catalog" ??

AllenJacoby · 2012-12-12T18:21:20+00:00

Frankly, if there wasn't the whole "gender-reversal" backlash, this shouldn't be an issue. A company should be perfectly allowed to make a product only for women, or a product only for men, if that's what the company wants to do.

2012-12-12T15:58:22+00:00

This article, while overall addressing a valid concern, is written so poorly and with such barely disguised hatred towards women that I can't understand why it got so many upvotes.

I thought we were better than that here. This isn't how we work towards equal rights.

rageblock · 2012-12-14T00:46:51+00:00

hey guys lets flood the place use tenminute mail and create a fake account and flood the place

TheAtomicOption · 2012-12-19T10:21:25+00:00

From the Lulu FAQ:

What is Lulu Dude? Lulu Dude is a separate app we created for the boys because we do not let them into the original Lulu. Guys don’t see what the girls see. We let them select their relationship status and profile picture and we encourage them to get their “fan base” to review them. Lulu Dude is also a place for guys to get self-improvement tips. Think of Lulu Dude as Cosmo for guys.

So if any men are retarded enough to support this while still being unable to see reviews of themselves they can help "keep their profile current".

Honestly though as twisted as this shit is, I can't blame women for using this app. I'm mostly surprised that they haven't made a mirror for men instead of the lame relationship status updater. If you knew a place to look up whether or not the girl you've been flirting with is a dead fish in the sack who only dates guys for their money and will flip the fuck out if you refuse to give her your credit card after six months wouldn't you want to look?

This is only an MRA issue if you think that most people would be ok with Lulu, but not the reverse. I don't think most people would be ok with either.

Edit: Also

The vast majority of reviews are positive—ex-girlfriends, sisters, and friends helping other girls discover the guys they believe are keepers. To be clear, Lulu isn't a place to trash-talk: Lulu's review system makes it impossible for a vindictive ex to reveal the size of a guy's itty bitty friend or claim he gave the Herp to 1,000 women.

I'm curious how they think they can enforce that...

rapiertwit · 2012-12-12T11:14:38+00:00

Soooooo... the information is available only to females, guys with female friends or sisters who will let them use their accounts, guys who stumble upon a computer where a woman has forgotten to log out, and guys who can spare the breathtaking 7 minutes it takes to create a fake account. How will we ever pierce this veil of secrecy?

theandycc · 2012-12-12T14:16:58+00:00

I downvoted this, only because any publicity is good publicity. :/

With something controversial, if you spread the word about it you'll increase the number of reasonable people who are against it but also increase the number of users/supporters: and on the internet, popularity is the thing that matters, unfortunately.

Title	App allows women to anonymously rate male Facebook friends on looks, sexual prowess, and dateability that only other females can see
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Upvotes	146
Comments	78
Date	December 12, 2012 3:26 AM UTC (13 years ago)
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