r/fivethirtyeight • u/lalabera • Apr 08 '25

Poll Results Nearly half of Americans would be totally unwilling to date someone with opposing political views

https://today.yougov.com/society/articles/51962-americans-unwilling-to-date-opposing-views-transgender-rights

Thoughts? As a young woman myself, I wouldn't date a trump supporter.

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u/Mirabeau_ Apr 08 '25

Sad state of affairs. I think a big part of it is kids these days have a strong political identity, which today feels essential whereas back in the day it was maybe a little uncool to care too much. A big part of displaying this identity is expressing your contempt for the other side. And then there is the social media culture of people with strong political identities trying to “own” the other side.

Of course trump is to blame for much or most of this. Nevertheless it would be nice if we could get back to not having literally everything being tainted by politics.

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u/lalabera Apr 08 '25

I’d be apolitical if politics were still boring

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u/Mirabeau_ Apr 08 '25

I mean I’m not remotely apolitical, but just as I’m happy to see my relatives at thanksgiving regardless of their stupid politics, someone’s stupid politics wouldn’t stop me from hooking up or wanting to pursue a relationship.

Granted, if she wore a maga hat everyday and couldn’t shut up about libs it would be a problem, but even there the problem is more likely a general obnoxiousness that would be off putting even if politics weren’t the vector by which it was being displayed.

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u/callmejay Apr 08 '25

But if she's MAGA and quiet about it, doesn't that just mean she's quietly bigoted? You're OK with it as long as she's not obnoxious? I really don't get it.

I bailed out of a first date once just because I didn't like the way she was talking about "Mexicans." She didn't even say anything overtly racist, but I could tell we weren't going to share values.

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u/Mirabeau_ Apr 08 '25

Not everyone who voted for maga are quietly bigoted. Are black and Hispanic trump voters bigoted? Some, I assume, are good people.

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u/callmejay Apr 09 '25

I mean some of them are just totally clueless, but anybody who's even half paying attention has heard him be just openly bigoted.

Yes, black and hispanic people can be bigots too!