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"text": "Probably the most visible and overt site of global(izing) patterns of femmephobia are male-male dating and sexual networking websites, ranging from Grindr, an Iphone application for sexual networking used primarily in the U.S., and Planetromeo, a dating site with a large following in India. […] A range of sample user profiles documented on the site include injunctions like the following: \"Only into 101% masculine: Fems dnt fkin mssg me [sic]. College athlete (not some pansy sport\"; \"Looking for studs: no fats, fems [sic] or anyone above 30\"; \"If your only personality is gay, move on\"; \"Be masculine please! I'm gay don't want a girl!\"; […]",
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