Comments on: What Would Emily Post Say?

By: Tyrese Everett

Tyrese Everett — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:33:47 +0000

SOooooooo Mutch !!!

By: Libby

Libby — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:24:37 +0000

Does Margaret considered “the immigrants” to be a racist phrase on its own, or in the capacity that the author used it? Would “person who was not born in the U.S.” be more acceptable? I don’t get it.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:33:55 +0000

Your speaker touting Emily Post and ETIQUETTE (the book and the behavior) today first says the country needed Post because of “the immigrants” (racist), then said that women who become big, like Oprah, don’t have a man at their side (sexist . . . she forgot about Hillary, LOTS of others). Oy.

By: Ferial

Ferial — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:57:31 +0000

I regret that no one mentioned Joan Didion’s praise of Emily Post’s advice for the grief-stricken in her book The Year of Magical Thinking.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:54:07 +0000

Speaking of not hurting people in the manner of speaking, I want to mention that many people ask very personal questions in order to find out what kind of physical disability I have. I have a service dog and I receive many questions that are design by the asker to elucidate just what is ‘wrong’ with me. Is it bad manners to point out what is wrong with the asker. I sometimes, if I have the energy, reply with a very confusing answer that is completely off the subject. Many times the asker does not understand my meaning. Sometimes I will say, that this is none of the asker’s business. I am considered rude for saying the latter. More times than not I feel badly after these inquires in that it is very tiring. Yesterday a woman kept peppering me with questions about my wheelchair and if I use it and can I drive and when my dog pooped off to the side she offered to pick it up with my disposal bag so as to not harm her Karma!
This is not uncommon and it might make a weaker person hide away in the back room which I refuse to do. Thank you for your answer.

By: Alan Perkins

Alan Perkins — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:31:11 +0000

I just looked at the New Yorker’s new issue online and see there is a feature on the book on Emily by Elizabeth Kolbert…