By Ouyang Dan on 6 June, 2010
Slate Magazine’s Dear Prudie got one right this week, with a letter from a woman who’s husband is a U.S. military veteran, who recently lost his leg “due to a medical condition that was unrelated to his time in the military”. According to the letter writer, her husband has adjusted well to his recent amputation, [...]
Posted in Dear Imprudence, intersectionality, military, Uncategorized | Tagged disability, good advice, intersectionality, military, myths and misconceptions, social treatment, things people say
By Annaham on 4 April, 2010
In the most recent Dear Prudence live chat on Slate, a reader asked the following: Negativity: I have had a bad couple of years—intermittent employment, moved twice, lost a sibling. I’m a pretty positive person, but I’m having trouble keeping my chin up, since that mainly results in me taking it on the chin. I [...]
Posted in blaming, language, media and pop culture, normality, othering, shaming, social attitudes | Tagged advice, good advice, mental health, privilege, social treatement, the secret, things people say
By s.e. smith on 28 November, 2009
After our inaugural Dear Imprudence column, in which I called out some bad advice, I thought it might be nice to go to the other side of the spectrum, and check out some good advice offered up in an advice column. After all, advice columnists do get it right now and then. As it turns [...]
Posted in Dear Imprudence, intersectionality, language | Tagged advice, good advice, Miss Conduct, Robin Abrahams
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