LGBT News Facebook "Likes" can predict sexuality, race, and other stuff

Isn't this kinda like... pointing out the obvious? >_>

I don't know how to phrase this without being offensive, but the gay individuals that break their gender stereotypes (ergo men liking Desperate Housewives/Katy Perry etc etc) are the obvious ones to spot on average anyway, no?

Most people don't even suspect I'm homoromantic bisexual, and my facebook likes consists of 'heavy' music, horror films and fantasy fiction. So again, my likes don't indicate my sexuality at all.

It's like people trying to invent a system to figure out the sexuality of people like Alan Carr. There's no need for it really lol.

So ye... all this really does is play up to stereotypes and hope for the best.

 

I've had a facebook for years and I haven't 'liked' a single page. I wonder what that predicts about me.

 

I kind of hoped this would be epic and shocking - that they could predict your sexuality by liking completely random stuff (so he's into gardening AND oldtimers... that makes him a demisexual panromantic). But this is based on stereotypes.

 

What's the problem? If it's that big of a deal then you need to not like things. It would be like walking outside naked and being shocked when someone sees you.

 

I haven't like anything lol.
but i think all the pages i browse is making them think i am gay haha.
things like lgbt rights, man love men, marriage support are on the side ads haha. (and men underwear @_@)

 

That's pretty much an article published about common sense. Yes, liking "Jesus Christ" probably means you're Christian. Yes, guys with a large interest in musicals are probably gay. That seems like a fairly useless study. It'd be cool if someone could go in and analyze something different, like apps a person uses, and try to use those to predict sexuality and gender and the like.

 

It's like youtube or twitter or anything similar; networks, pages, videos, and anything else will attract 'like' things.

If you like fighting games, more fighter ads or pages will appear.
If you like watching watermelons getting sliced on youtube, maybe a video of honeydew or durian will show up in related.

 

so how come, for a year or so, all I got were Ads for bear orgies?

its is weird; I am listed on facebook as gay, and my status posts and likes include cardio and strength training, but facebook thinks I want to date someone 200 pounds heavier than me, and participate in hairy, sweaty group sex.

 

^hmmm, I don't even pay attention to ads. I wonder if I have had any bears ads.

My likes are as follows:
1. Rowing
2. Paula Deen
3. My school

So gay, yo.

I thought there was going to be an app or something that could determine this. The article is stating the obvious...

 

google search?
sites you go to with built in facebook likes? (but u probably haven't click like on them? haha)

 

^After ever Facebook session I logout. The reason being is I am scared to death I will accidentally click the Facebook like button on a porno or something lol.