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A woman claims that she was banned on Tinder for using hunting photos in her display profile, and she says that it’s sexist.

Nichole, a 32-year-old digital marketer from South Burlington, Vt., said she was kicked off the dating platform during a recent vacation to San Francisco, Yahoo! reports.

She found out about the ban earlier this month, when she was grabbing drinks with her girlfriend. Nichole received a message that said, “Your account has been banned for activity that violates our terms of use.”

That same evening, Nichole checked her office email, and she saw that she received a message from one of her previous Tinder matches. Her boss was cc’d in the email, and it reportedly read, “Really is this the best a marketing strategist can do to find love online?…No wonder why she’s on Tinder…not illegal, but classless for sure.”

But Nichole says there’s nothing wrong with her gun-slinging hobby.

“It’s not for everyone, but it’s my core identity,” Nichole, who didn’t want to disclose her last name for personal reasons, told Yahoo!. “My family loves to hunt and fish, and it was important for me to share that on Tinder. It would be a deal-breaker if a partner didn’t respect that.”

When she initially reached out to Tinder, she said a rep told her she was permanently banned and “there was no appeals process to fight it.”

Meanwhile, a Tinder spokesperson told Yahoo! that Nichole’s account “had been reported multiple times. The matter has been resolved and they can now use Tinder.”

But the damage is already done to Nichole, who says she won’t be using the dating platform again. She said she found dozens of Tinder photos of men hunting.

“It’s time to address these double standards,” Nichole said. “If I were a man, this wouldn’t be an issue. It also speaks to discrimination women face in hunting, which is a male-dominated sport. I’d rather put my time into dating apps that are inclusive and apply the same rules to men and women.”

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