Bostonist: Breeding Elitism, Literally.

ed

Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:27:38 -0500

A dating site for people who went to good schools is hardly eugenics. It's tastelessly named and flawed in concept (your access to the top 3% of high schools in the country is a better indication of ivy league acceptance than genes), but let's not go crazy. NPR isn't exactly printing money these days. Perhaps you should let them know how you feel about this ad when you pledge.

Brian

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 22:06:39 -0500

I love how the list of "acceptable" schools includes "Law Schools," as well as the closing note, "Alumni of schools on the same level will also be accepted." Do they have a panel of judges for that?

A. Gantley

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 21:23:50 -0500

Thanks for drawing attention to this! I was so disgusted by NPR's willingness to promote the new face of eugenics--apparently they will do anything for money now. And just when I thought the Walmart underwriting was bad...