A woman was sent horrific racist messages by a man she met on Bumble - he said it was "disgusting" she had a black ex.
The man - who is not being named - sent the slurs to Sophie Harrison after three weeks of messaging. They matched on dating app Bumble - where no racist messages were sent - before moving to WhatsApp.
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Accountant Sophie, 30, said: "He said he couldn't imagine his girlfriend having had sex with one of 'them' and that apparently any white lad hates the 'thought of his misses with some black c***'.
"When I heard that I felt instantly sick. It was disgusting."
Sophie, from Manchester, says the conversation turned sour after the pair became friends on Facebook. It was then that the man, in his 30s, saw that she had a black ex-boyfriend - and sent the abusive messages.
Sophie has saved screenshots of the conversation.
They said: "Not being funny at all but I did nosy at your photos - your ex is a black lad... you sure I'm your type?"
He goes on to ask: "Is he the only one or have you had more of them?"
Adding: "I just find it off putting and a bit disgusting to be frank.
"Also you blanked how you obviously find them lot attractive so I'd be wondering every time one was about."
Sophie says she told the man he was out of order and the short online romance ended.
He hasn't messaged her since but Sophie says she's been left "unsettled" by the interaction.
She said: "At first we were getting on really well and we were planning to meet up. But after he added my Facebook, he saw my ex was black, and he had a massive problem with it.
"To see it so prevalent in my generation is seriously worrying - it was a very unsettling experience. I'm still using dating apps, but it has made me very wary about who I speak to going forward."
Bumble has been contacted for comment by the Manchester Evening News.
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