Righter

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About

Righter is an American dating application specifically for people with right-wing conservative political views, similar to Trump.Dating.

History

Righter was founded by Christy Edwards in 2018.^[1]

On September 19th, 2018, the Right Twitter ^[2] account launched. Two weeks later, on October 6th, 2018, Righter tweeted^[3] an image of two people on a date with the caption "Chivalry isn’t dead when you date conservatives. Find your right mind on Righter. Coming soon!" Within one month, the tweet received more than 120 retweets and 750 likes.

"Try Righter" Tweet

On November 7th, 2018, Righter tweeted,^[4] "Have you ever been swiped left on a dating app because you are a Conservative? Trust me you have. Try Righter where being #MAGA makess you more attractive, not less!" The tweet received more than 180 retweets, 390 likes and 675 comments in 48 hours (shown below).

The tweet quickly became the focus of mockery on Twitter. The following day, Twitter^[5] user @karengeier commented on the tweet, "Did y’all do a search for 'Aryans who want to fuck' on Getty images?" The tweet received more than 30 retweets and 1,900 likes in 24 hours (shown below, left). Over the next 24 hours, more Twitter users joined in on making fun of the tweet and the app (examples below, center and right).

Features

According to The College Fix,^[1] the app will work similar to other dating apps, such as Tinder, allowing users to swipe right or left on profiles that interest them. The app will be free to start but includes a premium version that costs $14.99 per month. The premium version is free for military veterans.