Miss Conduct (Robin Abrahms) is the only advice columnist I really follow. It began about a year or so ago when she made an amazingly controversial suggestion that fat people are human beings. Because of the waves of hate she got in return she's something of an ally to the FA movement. Besides which, she's funny, direct, and gives good advice.
Anyway, today's fluff is from her personal blog, where she started a thread on what famous literary characters might write if they were to ask an advice columnist for help at some point in their story. They're being posted without names so that we can guess who the "writer" is. It's a lot of fun, but I want to play more so I'm calling for posts :-)
http://robinabrahams.com/2009/10/and-just-for-fun/#comments
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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All comments may be moderated. If you think you're entitled to free speech, you are, on your own blog. This is my blog. I have opinions that are often subjective, and as I'm not running a documentary or research organization, there's nothing wrong with a little subjectivity. I also have the right to not approve or delete comments I find mean-spirited, idiotic or encouraging what I consider objectional, dangerous, or plain stupid practices (such as weight loss or cosmetic surgery, changing your body to please others (i.e. "dieting"), spreading hate, etc.). If you voice disagreement with anything I say, and you do it in an intelligent matter with clear research citations to your claims and conclusions (popular media articles don't count) I will probably allow the comment. I will also probably debate you and try to refute your claims. If at any time that devolves into stupidity or attack, I will start deleting your comments. If you disagree with what I say by spouting pseudoscientific popular opinion, displaying prejudice or hate, or otherwise acting like an ass-hat, I will delete your comment. That's pretty much the policy, subject to change without notice :-)
re: advice columnists... I find that Carolyn Hax of the Washington Post is generally size-friendly.
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