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Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US (www.uber.com)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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When women riders and drivers told us they wanted more control over how they ride and earn, we listened. That feedback led to Women Preferences, features designed to give women the choice to ride with other women. Since our first pilots last summer, we’ve heard just how much that choice matters—from feeling more comfortable in the back seat to more confident behind the wheel.

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[–] 52 points 6 months ago (18 children)

I don't necessarily even disagree with this feature but I can't help but imagine the outrage if that was almost literally any other group of people.

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  • [–] 21 points 6 months ago* (7 children)

    I want to ride exclusively with bilingual Mongolian ginger Zoroastrian jazz enthusiasts over 5'10" to feel safe and demand a feature for me to do so.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Great! We just happen to have a driver matching your requirements. Unfortunately, demand for bilingual Mongolian ginger Zoroastrian jazz enthusiasts over 5’10" is off the charts! Fares have increased to get more bilingual Mongolian ginger Zoroastrian jazz enthusiasts over 5’10" Ubers on the road: 9001.0x the normal fare

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    I can't help but I imagine JK Rowling tweeting some day about how she used this feature and was appalled to be driven by a trans-woman.

    A lot of white people are afraid of black people. Should we let people choose their driver by the color of their skin? Their ethnicity? The language they speak? Their sexual orientation? Their religion?

    Discrimination is bad for everyone else, but somehow for men we just say "eh they have it coming".

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Rowling will use any excuse to be transphobic though

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    I think the discussion misses a key point. Uber avoids any responsibility for its drivers. A normal cab company would hire people for whom they know their real identity. If one of them crosses any lines, they get fired and and getting a new job isn't as easy as making a new account.

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  • [+] -8 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

    I can’t help but imagine the outrage

    Literally only you can prevent that. This is something that affects 50% of the population universally. For some reason you can't comprehend this being an exception to the rule. Only you can be that change, no one can do that for you. I hope you are able to stop imagining fake outrage one day. It will be a long journey, should you wish to achieve it, but I believe in you.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    If you know any women in your life, which I assume by your comment you don't or they don't talk to you anymore, ask them when the last time they were sexually harassed.

    The fact it might have literally been yesterday shouldn't be shocking to you.

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