{"id":428,"date":"2010-02-26T10:39:47","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T10:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/wp\/?p=428"},"modified":"2010-02-26T10:39:47","modified_gmt":"2010-02-26T10:39:47","slug":"fabulous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/2010\/02\/fabulous\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabulous"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think the last and only time I heard the word “French” used as a non-adjective and non-language reference was something to do with Emily Ainsworth and Scott Simon allegedly “frenching” in the New Canaan movie theater in 8th grade. It was probably also used at one point or another in Grease<\/i>, but when I first watched the movie version, I was too young to know what any of the Bad Teenage Kid words meant. Since February seems to be Use Perfectly Fine Words in Extremely Weird Ways Month<\/a>, though, I guess this makes sense. From the New York City Opera website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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“Learn to French!” reads the website copy. “Join your fellow opera queens and cultural gays for
\na fabulous evening of drinks, light fare, incredible entertainment, and
\nFrench connections. The Juilliard-trained opera singer and drag performer Shequida<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>
\nserves as Mistress of Ceremonies, guaranteed to make you say “ooh la
\nla” as she shows off her five-octave range with opera selections and
\npop hits.”<\/p>\n

So first, kindly use the comments field<\/a> provided below to tell me what “Learn to French” means. I’m all lame and innocent (UNLIKE that Emily, ahem), so I need to be educated. After that’s sorted out, let’s discuss what a “cultural gay” is. Wait – isn’t that redundant? I thought ALL gay men were cultural! Isn’t that what it Means to Be Gay? They love opera and pink and say “fabulous,” right? They know Christian was fierce but Rami was the better draper.<\/p>\n

Seriously, though: Do we think NY City Opera’s “Boys Night” is completely offensive or just silly? Let’s not forget the “Jewish Singles Night<\/a>” for Esther<\/i> this fall. That copy included the gem “Flirt For Your Bashert!” <\/strong><\/p>\n


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Now, what opera would be a good hook for gay Jewish singles?
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