The linchpin issue that it seems everyone is avoiding when it comes to Dump Your Puppygirl is that there was no expression of awareness or consent that Tara knew she was entering a caregiving role.
In the responses I’ve read, people are reacting primarily to the tone of contempt and bigotry. Rightfully so. AND, that is not at all what the essay’s substance is about.
It’s incongruent; you have to separate these things if you mean to give a serious analysis of this essay.










