In this episode of B4 U Swipe, Kris and Lauren discuss a bro with a fancy watch and an unsettling profile image. Note, this profile includes cartoon violence that leads to a brief discussion of gender and violence.

Lauren’s profile highlights include: Carefully crafted superficial fanciness, versatility in ball caps, an inexplicable motivational poster, Tinder dismissiveness while being on Tinder, and a beer debate that includes Lauren’s beer snobbery and Kris’ lesson that “Every beer has its place.” Overall, we couldn’t get past the superficiality, arrogance, and were left wondering, WTF is this dude bro thinking?

Kris’ profile highlights include: Where do we even begin? Shy Tinder writer with a vivid, explicit, provocative image including a school girl, a hammer, and a deranged Thumper (Pop over to the website to see the de-identified image). Interpreting representations of violence, art-based subcultures, and how gender shifts our read of profiles. Also a reminder to credit other people’s artwork - even on Tinder! 

Be sure to check out the bonus follow up content on gender identity.

This week on The More you Know we share a profile image and discuss sexualized violence an Thumper. Pop over to our website for more https://sites.google.com/view/b4uswipe/episode-notes