Be Warned, Ye Firm, Toned & Modelesque

Heeb's "Urban Kvetch" critiques the racial politics of a certain online Jewish dating service.

JDate

The Internet ad reads: “760,424 blue-eyed women at JDate.com

and counting,” and another tallies green-eyed men. Is JDate encouraging us to

JHate? Of course lots of Jews are light as can be. But with the stigma on the

dark-complexioned putting us at odds with our swarthy Semitic selves, JDate ads

offer a disturbing and all-too-familiar escape. Here you can find someone who's

Jewish, but not, you know, too Jewish, not Jewish like that. GUY

AUSTRIAN