A new commercial for a conventional dating application In the film The Right Stuff, women assert that being a Democrat is a red flag for a potential romantic partner.
The software was released on September 30, and the advertisement debuted on Twitter the same day. Since then, the video has been seen over 790,000 times.
The app asked seven “conservative young women” for their “honest opinions” on what they looked for in possible relationships in the video.
One woman stated in the video that she prefers men with a “alpha male aura” and a strong faith. Another stated that her partner must want children.
In the film, the ladies are asked why they prefer to date conservatives; one responds, “I enjoy that they understand their place as males in the relationship.”
“I simply prefer masculine males,” stated another woman.
When asked what their “greatest red flag” was, all the women in the video responded that a person’s support for the Democratic Party would be a deal-breaker.
Some Twitter users disparaged the advertisement.
In response to the video, the Twitter user “shoe0nhead” remarked, “Ready to swipe reicht.”
The Lincoln Project, a conservative anti-Trump organization, published a scathing film on October 1 that compared the ideal conservative male ideals described by the women in the video to clips of Sen. Josh Hawley fleeing Capitol rioting and former President Donald Trump berating journalists. The group also combined excerpts from the app’s advertisement with videos of controversial right-wing media celebrities making misogynistic sentiments about women, including influencer Andrew Tate, former Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro, and white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
Peter Thiel, a billionaire, provided $1.5 million in funding for The Right Stuff. On its website, the app promotes itself as a method to “communicate with folks who aren’t outraged by anything.” It was founded by Trump administration staffers John McEntee, Daniel Huff, and Isaac Stalzer. The app also promotes itself as a forum “for those who recognize that heritage is desirable.”
In an opinion piece published by Newsweek on September 6, McEntee explained that he and his cofounders established the app after having “terrible experiences” with existing dating apps.
“For instance, when I restricted my parameters to include conservative women between the ages of 21 and 29, only a handful of individuals emerged in southern California,” McEntee stated.
He claimed that those who join The Right Stuff will only discover “politically conservative individuals seeking like-minded individuals.”
Ryann McEnany, the sister of former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and one of the app’s advocates, and The Right Stuff representatives did not react promptly to Insider’s request for comment.