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Slate's Next Step - Adding Personals?

Avi ZenilmanYou know there's something a-brewing when Slate suddenly becomes the personals. In one of the more egregious attempts at using the Internet for a little lovin', Slate intern Avi Zenilman, recipient of the Scott Shuger internship, analyzes various teen summer jobs for their relative potential for hook-ups, like lifeguard, bus boy, and telemarketer. But then the last position he writes about is his job and he writes:

Single, unshaven adolescent male seeks wonkish and statuesque Jewish (or Asian-American) female. Must enjoy policy analysis, literary journalism, high-minded pretensions, and rap music.

Gothamist can't tell if Avi's interest in Asian-Americans is truly motivated by that Nicholas Lemann article about Asian-Americans becoming the new Jews or if there's a little yellow fever going on. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but being so blatant about it, ick. Avi is going to Gothamist's alma mater this fall, so ladies, don't say we didn't tell you first.

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  • Maybe it's just me, but the way I read that personal up above was that he's only looking for a Jewish girl and he just threw in Asian-American to link to that article. Or, that if he's looking for an Asian-American, it isn't for their "willowy, submissive" ways, but for their violin-playing, AP-class-takinig, meritocratic ways.

    Anyhow, I'll have to second what someone said above about seeing one tool of a white guy waiting hand on foot for his Asian-American girlfriend. I remember a similar couple from college. It was sort of funny watching them, since he was at least 6'3" and she was around 5'0" and yet she clearly wore the pants in the relationship. He'd always have the pathetic look on his face as he'd go get her some ice cream from the sundae bar or get her books that she left in the library.

    And what's so wrong with yellow fever as compared to, say, some guy only being attracted to blondes or some woman only being attracted to men taller than themselves?

  • Fusskins: A Korean guy who likes black girls could be called an "Uncle Kwan"...

  • fusskins

    Can someone come up with a cute little nickname, like yellow fever or ABCD*, for hot asian guys who love black chicks? And then can you give those guys my number?

    *Asian Babes, Chocolate Divas?

  • SUMwon

    White dudes (and most white girls) are straight up corny.

  • FREE PALESTINE!

    I'd rather be impaled with a wooden spoon than date a hebe. Damn imposters.

  • Jen

    I poke fun of yellow fever, but I suppose it's all right, in the same vein that there are people who date only within their race or religion. I think everybody has their specific things that they like, whether its race or something else (height? age? intelligence? humor? religion?).

  • Jen

    Well, being sort of upfront about the yellow fever is better than it being sprung on you. But I haven't really come across any terrible instances of that, so I'll have to get back to you on that.

    If you are talking about the I Believe You Know My Date game, those were my friends, not exes. I don't like to refer to exes by names or pictures - just a lot of subtext and intimation.

  • West Coaster

    Is it remotely possible that the AB's and the CD's are both winners? CD's, in my experience, tend to be mellow and kind and make efforts to make their girlfriends happy. So they're dorky/nerdy/geeky. Better dork than a**hole. So get 'em makeovers from Queer Eye FTSG!

    Disclaimer: This opinion does not apply to trenchcoat-wearing, D&D-playing, unshowered types.

  • Brian

    That dude looks like the hookah-smoking character in that Samorost flash game. Those are some heavy lids, man.

  • Jon

    So, you're saying yellow fever is "okay" if the guy admits it? Or, are you saying that an article where meritocracy is used to associate asians with jews (that writer was reaching) somehow absolves CD's from the yellow fever claim?

    Funny, in recent 'Jen' post where you listed pictures of your dates, they were all CD's. So do you have "white fever?" In a city with millions of male asians, hispanics, blacks, etc., Jen 'only' finds CD's date worthy? Who 'really' has the fever. Hmmmm. ;^)

  • I got "ABCD" from my Friendster friend Jenny, so I can't take credit. Like most people, I am frequently astonished by the apparent low standards of Asian women vis-a-vis white guys. See, you can't fault the white guys in this scenario - they're just doing what's natural and pursuing a woman most men would find attractive. It's the women of Asian descent who must have some glitch, because they're settling for some guy that, really, hardly anybody else wants.

  • pepe

    What is gothamists' alma mater?

  • pepe

    What is gothamists' alma mater?

  • erikka

    It's only a matter of time before that one hits craigslist personals. But would any CD's actually 'fess up to it?

  • Jen

    Holy, Rob, you've just opened my eyes to the defining classification of many of my "relationships." Much thanks.

  • Well, let's wish young Mr. Zenilman godspeed in getting himself into an ABCD* arrangement.

    *Asian Babe, Caucasian Dork.

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