'To the lesser informed, parallels between Grindr and the art world might seem scant, but any size queen or rugged bear knows that the experience of using the app is not unlike attending a gallery opening-you’re usually drunk, being sized up in every direction, you speak to lecherous guys and come away feeling hollow and debased,' he jokes. The combination of art and Grindr may seem odd to some but one user tells us he sees a lot of similarities between the two worlds. An anonymous Grindr user tells The Art Newspaper: 'I usually go on Grindr for a less creative sort of stimulation, but the new feature makes a welcome change.' Another comment on Reddit adds: 'I join the Gamer chat a lot and people genuinely want to have conversation there.' 'Supposedly it's group chats about specific topics, but this being Grindr they're all just streams of unsolicited dick pics,' says one Reddit member.īut some say the new cultural sections are not all bad. While the art section invites users to “share, celebrate, critique and give friendly advice” on one another’s art, many have reported that it is mostly full of… well, nudes.
A screenshot of the different sections in the Circle feature