Jews Love: Craigslist, Part II

I read this post at Jew York City and actually laughed out loud. For those who don't know "Yichus" or "Yeechus" means connections, and generally refers to ones' lineage. If you are the decendent of a major rabbi/commentator/etc you have "good Yichus."

Ken Mondschein of Jewcy started this conversation with his article "Frum seeking Frum" about religious Jews who look for no-strings-attached affairs on Craigslist. Baal Devarim of The Other Side continued with a close reading of the ads posted by frum Jews looking to get a little on the side. For those who are not as familiar with the different Hasidic sects, Baal Devarim has chosen two ads that in some way exemplify traits commonly associated with those sects, to highlight the absolute ridiculousness of the situation. However, I would like to point out that repression is not really that funny. Queerty re-posts an ad by a Hasidic Jew who feels trapped by his religion, and I am forced to agree with their statement "how can you not feel bad for this homo-hebe?"

All joking aside, though, this trend of hasidim/religious people using CL and other sites to cheat on their spouses bothers me. Not because of the hypocrisy (hey, we all have some), or the ethical dilemma, but instead because of the safety issue. These people live in a religious community, one where birth control and condoms are not commonly (if ever) used. And they are cheating on their spouse, and the spouse doesn't know. See the issue yet? The cheater could be passing along diseases, to say the least. To an unsuspecting person who has every reason to trust, and little to no recourse should they find out.

Jews Love: Craigslist/Chicago

At least my apartment does. And not for the "get a good deal" aspect. No, no, for the amusement value.

Things that we learned last night:

1) Evan hates the women in his office.
2) I make more working for non-profit than I would as a mistress. If I found my "protector" on Craigslist. Maybe if I found one elsewhere it would be different.
3) I need a new hobby.
4) I need to move to Chicago

For those of you who are unaware, I have something that I like to call "the Chicago plan." It is as follows: after I finish my current job (tenure of up to two years) I will move to Chicago with my friend Witzy. It isn't really a well-developed plan yet. CJ is not a fan of the plan. His response was: "Do you like warmth? And topography? And having things to do? Then don't go to Chicago. It is colder than New York."

I would like to submit though, that I would be willing to switch prospective locations. After reading Chris's post on KosherEucharist, New Zealand seems to be a good choice. They not only have a transexual member of parliment, but also kiwis. And some fabulous rugby. Also, Chris, I don't know that "sleeping with a fat chick" is a war crime. In fact, according to my upstairs neighbor, that, and teaching girls how to hookup both fall under the category of "non-profit work."

A couple hard at work saving the world. They are so giving.