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by Izzy Grinspan, January 15, 2008
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Whoa ... JDate! Since 1997, the Jewish singles site has given the world tons of Times wedding announcements, inspired plenty of trend pieces, and spawned a bunch of similar dating sites aimed at members of ethnic groups whose parents will disown them if they find love outside the tribe. Personally, I’ve never used it, being both categorically opposed to the idea of socializing only with other Jews and fanatical about proofreading. (Speaking of which, Ml3302, if you’re reading this, you might want to reconsider using the tagline “Disover me.”)
Like a lot of secular Jews, though, I’m kind of fascinated by the way JDate blends Craigslist’s obsessive focus on the bottom line with Nerve’s desperate posturing. So starting today, every Tuesday I’m going to feature a JDate profile of the week.
This can't be a real person...can it?: The JDater known as Babypackwell
It was hard to pick just one when confronted with:
I'm a perfect cross between Jerry Seinfeld, Ansel Adams, James Bond and a little George Castanza [sic].
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Izzy Grinspan is Jewcy's ex-managing editor. Her work has been published in Salon, The Believer, and The Village Voice. More... |
Gilanah Shoshanah
Looking forward to more of these!
Great idea, especially since I'm immune due to being unsubscribed!
As an editor, I really appreciate your comment about tpyos and mispelings and such in JDate profiles. But really, it's just a convenient way for the losers to tag themselves.
As I type this on Friday, I see that your featured profile still has misspellings. I wonder if he even knows why his profile is suddenly getting so many views?
Wait, is this lashon harah? The recent Gawker-Facebook incident clearly is....
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