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"Crusty Old Librarian"? Times Columnist Needs To Retire Stereotype
November 10, 2008
The New York Times has an advice column, Social Q's, and yesterday, advice-giver Philip Galanes resorted to a tired librarian stereotype to make a point.
He was responding to a questioner who asked how to deal with a neighbor who complained about noise: "I hate to break it to you, Jenny Joplin, but your next-door neighbor isn’t necessarily a music hater or ready to settle in for an evening of “Golden Girls” reruns. She may simply dislike your taste in music, or prefer to rock out — and this may be hard to believe — when she chooses. It’s also possible that she’s a crusty old librarian, but none of these explanations matter a whit, really."
It's also possible that it's time to retire phrases like "crusty old librarian." The column can be reached, by the way, at socialq@nytimes.com
Posted by Norman Oder on November 10, 2008 | Comments (1)
