Prudie advises woman with blankie

[modernwizard]

Advice columnists can sometimes give terrible advice, with Prudie from Slate being no exception. Being very cross with the cissexist, misogynist, fatphobic, ableist advice columnist Dan Savage, I was pleased to read some advice of Prudie's that made sense to me.

The questioner, a 27-year-old woman with a blankie, noted that her significant other did not like the blankie. Prudie said that, "after talking with blankie" [hah!], the questioner should let her significant other know that the blankie is not going anywhere. Prudie described the blankie as a harmless object that fills the space of lucky charm or security object in the questioner's life, and the blankie should not be derided or dismissed, as it is not doing the questioner any harm.

As someone who still enjoys snuggling with the teddy bear that I received for my first birthday, I approve of this message.

Comments

[blackbootsboy.livejournal.com]

Yay for snuggling with stuffed animals (and girlfriends)! While the teddy bear that was given to me on the day I was born is too fragile for snuggles now, I always make sure there's a stuffy in my bed.

[melopoeia.livejournal.com]

I like how she compares it to amulets and talismans. Hello, historical/cultural perspective!

One feels less weird when one can find that one is just human, darnit. : D