People are incensed that an elitist dating app is promoting itself with racist slurs

An elitist, racist dating app is making waves in Singapore — and its founder is defending it vehemently.

Herbert Eng is calling his app HighBlood. It promises to filter people based on "accountant-verified information" covering income, profession, and university education.

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A week ago, it made a Facebook post advertising itself. In the text, it says the app promises "quality", and specifies that it will exclude "banglas", "maids", and "uglies."

The post was spotted by journalist Kirsten Han, who tweeted: "I have no words": Read more...

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