no ugly people allowed!

it is no secret that i wear a mask. it isn't that i am ashamed by my looks, nor am i embarrassed at my own beauty. it is because i , your DARK warrior, must protect my identity, lest i risk loved ones becoming targets of some evildoers twisted vengeance. but let the people (and i use that in the loosest sense) of beautifulpeople.com have their way and the entirety of the unattractive population would be required to wear masks at all times--you know-- so the "beautiful people" wouldn't have to strain their gorgeous corneas looking at all you ugmos.

don't believe me? think that's just an empty sentiment?

well read this article. yeah, they reportedly kicked off 30,000 "less than aesthetically pleasing" users. still unconvinced? it's corroborated here. and here. oh, and here.

there are two things i find wrong with this picture. first let's look at, well, the picture:

breathtaking -_-

notice anything about the people in it? they're all seemingly tall and thin; they all appear to be 20-somethings: they look like models. is this what a "beautiful people" (see what i did there) is? sure, tyra banks is beautiful, but so is jill scott! natalie portman is beautiful, but so is natalie cole! why is such a narrow spectrum represented on your home screen, beautifulpeople.com?

furthermore, it is a dating site. based solely looks. are. you. kidding. me. this may be slightly tangential, but we at DIUU are not fans of dating sites at all. from the one where the criteria for males is that they be millionaires, to match and eHarmony (i give a damn how many 'marriages' your users have had. tell me, ematcharmony, how many of those 'marriages' ended in divorce?), they all break relationships down to a formula. relationships aren't built on a set of criteria. they're a partnership between two people. and tell me, how many people do you know in successful relationships that have a catalog of prerequisites? you're not gonna find the 6' 3" guy with a love for poetry, jeezy, the opera, the bachelorette, scuba, blue eyed with dreads and a 6 figure gig! you're not finding megan fox's face on vivica fox's body and a love for video games, mma, n.w.a., kid n' play, and michael buble! these sites already try to put a definitive on the abstract concept that is relationships, but beautifulpeople.com has stripped it down to the most base factor in choosing a mate (or a date): looks.

we disapprove. now let TLC tell you how we feel about you shallow muh' fuggas out there in beautiful people land:

DARKdays is upon us, bitches...