File this under the "What The Fuck?!" Department, but Eric McKinley, a 46-year-old New Jersey resident, has successfully reached a settlement with EHarmony.com, the heteros-only dating site started by psychologist Dr. Neil Clark Warren. In the lawsuit filed with the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, McKinley claims he went to the site and was - Gasp! - horrified to find that in the drop down box there was only 'man seeking woman' and 'woman seeking man.' He subsequently felt "the whole range of emotions...I felt like a second-class citizen." Well, guess what? You are. And not because you're gay. But because you're an idiot. Did it never occur to you that there are a squijillion other homo-friendly sites? (Uh, HELLO!) But more importantly, there are a lot of other sites that cater to specific group characteristics. Are Jews now going to have to accept Muslims? Are Muslims going to have to accept Alutians? The company reluctantly agreed to settle by creating a separate site - CompatiblePartners.net - as well as having to pay the state $50,000 for administrative costs, $5000 to McKinney and a free one-year membership which - now are you ready for this - he hasn't agreed to accept because he isn't sure he wants EHarmony monitoring his membership. No wonder McKinley's single. (Read the whole story here.)
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