Why would you side against someone complaining about a barking dog? Being rescued doesn’t make them any less noisy. The person wanting to rescue animals should do so without leaving the pet unsupervised and disturbing neighbors who didn’t sign up for that.

Agreed. Say what you want about the guy, but he is intelligent and is good at what he does. Not a lot of people can interview Paris Hilton one night and a survivor of the Chilean coal mine disaster the next. He’s quick and he’s smart. I’ll watch.

But men like him, and in these comments, would say that such an act isn’t emotional. They position themselves as the arbiters of what is or isn’t emotional. That’s why you see so many people here dismissing what others are writing, because they and they alone are the emotionless robots meant to lead this new world,…

Suggesting that somebody shouldn’t write because they are the wrong age/race/gender feels incredibly dangerous.

You are reaching. These artists aren’t anti-black, they are anti the censorship of another artist’s work.

I generally empathized with the protest over the Emmett Till piece at the Whitney, and I thought Schutz’s response was weak as hell and full of privilege and entitlement.

Blue Apron is for people who a SEVERAL generations away from a parent who knew how to put together a meal.

We’ve been watching BBC shows recently, and the proportionate lack of “beautiful people” and young people is striking. In many cases, the actors look like real people and relationships are age-appropriate. Is this ageism less a problem overseas?

You could personally start the movement by not dismissing/criticizing mentally ill people who talk about their problems because you personally have not experienced the same problem.

Well that explains you having such a shitpoor understanding of psychology!

Girl,

I think the letter is expressing “I don’t know if I can be helped” not “I don’t want to be helped.” If, like me, you believe the therapist and the fit of the therapist and patient together make a difference—i.e. it’s not all about the patient’s “effort”— then she could try again. (Not that I would if I were her). I…

You seem to be under the impression that there aren’t a shitload of crappy therapists out there.

what exactly do you want this person to do? Kill themselves?

Yeah therapists are very prideful and sensitive about their field. Besides experiencing this with most of my own therapists, I also was raised by one and have seen it first hand. He cannot tolerate any critique of the mental health professions, thinks any media depiction of therapists gets it wrong, and in every…

Unpopular opinion, but therapists always seem put their own pride and feelings of self satisfaction before the humanity of their patients. They think that their not being frustrated and not being called a shrink is more important than building trust and having empathy.

I was pretty put off by the tone of response to the first letter too. Yes, she should probably remove herself from the situation for her own mental protection, but saying she’s just involved because she just “loves drama” or “is lonely”? What about maybe she just cares for her friend? Or she’s having PTSD from seeing…

I admit I’m not a fan of Jane Marie personally (not since the reactions to her articles about flying with her daughter or trying to get a neck tattoo), so I’m biased, but I have to agree with you here. This was really not very good advice.

In what area of the country is this possible?!? Manhattan? L.A.? Out here in non-big city New England, it’s more like “we don’t take your insurance,” “our first opening is in 3 months,” or “sorry, we’ve decided to become a baby goat-yoga studio.”

I really feel like this person should not be giving advice. Letter #1: obviously she can’t pull away because she’s seeing abuse but the response was incredibly insensitive and never touched on that. Letter #2: the first thing you’re going to do is scold them and then suggest more therapy? Also, I get not calling…