James Charles responds to accusations he posed as female on dating apps to “trick” straight men
James Charles has clapped back on Twitter amidst accusations he set his dating app profiles to female in order to "trick" and match with straight men.
James was responding to a general tweet from a YouTuber called Dustin Dailey, who didn't mention James directly, which said, "if you identify as a gay man do not set your Tinder settings to female for straight men to find you."
While the tweet wasn't directed at James, he took the opportunity to explain his behaviour on dating apps, after various people had tweeted that they'd seen James on Tinder after reportedly setting their preferences to female.
Starting a Twitter thread on the issue, James said, "I’m so sick of people talking about this. 1. My identity on dating apps was listed as 'androgynous' - someone who expresses themselves in both feminine & masculine ways. NOT a female to 'trick' anyone. 2. Every time someone said they were straight, I unmatched right away."
He continued, writing, "3. Having simple conversations with people that swipe right on you on dating apps is NOT predatory. 4. As a gay man, you know that 'curious' men use feminine gays as an outlet to experiment. I stopped allowing myself to take part, but let’s not pretend like it doesn’t happen."
Continuing the thread, James added, "5. I’ve went on many awesome dates with either gay, bisexual or closeted men over the last 6 months. I have gone on 0 dates with 'straight men' - LITERALLY EVER.
"6. I deleted dating apps from my phone last week because although I’ve CONSENSUALLY met some great people from them, (cont.) unfortunately I receive a lot of harassment from people who only match to take screenshots or make videos & a spectacle of me, thanks to people like you who will not let these FALSE ACCUSATIONS die down. I have received this treatment from ALL men of ALL sexualities."
James also called out people who've made Tik Tok videos out of their interactions with him on dating apps, saying that not being able to trust people plus the accusations about his use of dating apps has made dating "impossible" for him.
He wrote, "I’m single and looking for love just like everyone else. I mind my own business and am extremely careful with who I talk to, but people take advantage of me and continue to spread bullshit like this around and it is SO frustrating and makes dating impossible. Leave me ALONE."
I’m so sick of people talking about this.
1. My identity on dating apps was listed as “androgynous” - someone who expresses themselves in both feminine & masculine ways. NOT a female to “trick” anyone.
2. Everytime someone said they were straight, I unmatched right away.— James Charles (@jamescharles) December 5, 2019
This isn't the first time James has dealt with accusations about his interactions with straight men. Earlier this year, in a now-deleted video title "Bye Sister", fellow beauty YouTuber Tati Westbrook claimed that James has "tried to trick a straight man into thinking he's gay, yet again."
James responded to Tati's claims in his own video called "No More Lies," saying, "I have never and will never use my fame, money, or my power to manipulate or get any sexual actions from a guy. That is disgusting. That is not me."
We're glad James has had the chance to clear up all the accusations, and hope he gets the privacy he wants.
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