Context please! New York Times suggests drugging your Thanksgiving stuffing

It’s pretty clear from reading his advice column in The New York Times Thursday that Philip Galanes was joking about drugging the meal this Thanksgiving. “I assume you’ve considered (and rejected, for your own good reasons) the obvious solution here: Make the stuffing with chestnuts and Xanax, and turn down the heat on your holiday,” he advises.

Someone working social media at the Times doesn’t understand the importance of context:

Make the stuffing with chestnuts and Xanax, and turn down the heat on your holiday https://t.co/BPxVlaOKX3

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 16, 2017

Oops. In other news, rapper and YouTube star Lil Peep, 21, was found dead Wednesday night, most likely from an overdose of Xanax.

https://twitter.com/CounterMoonbat/status/931274307170209792

https://twitter.com/Grrtt_al_drt/status/931274234990542848

America’s drug epidemic is nothing to joke about especially considering lil peep just died from a xanax overdose TODAY! https://t.co/MXw7hx0eNt

— Teresa Cortes (@pizzaprincess69) November 16, 2017

https://twitter.com/jeycovxo/status/931284564949045248

Really timely, classy piece of work here… https://t.co/aJ0XiafcQy

— Matt "Diet" Wilhite (@TrimHalpert) November 16, 2017

https://twitter.com/__GodHatesUsAll/status/931274635169140736

Even without that context, it’s still a bad, bad tweet.

Wait…is this a real tweet? https://t.co/Nev84vlcM8

— Bailey Lipschultz (@BTLipschultz) November 16, 2017

What the actual hell NYT? https://t.co/U7IE9Bw1vI

— Chip Davis (@JDDavis_) November 17, 2017

Drugging people at your holiday meal is not a good way to go. NYT has gone from dumb food suggestions to joking about committing crimes.

Also, why are your Thanksgivings so terrible? Stop being so dramatic and don’t go home if you are going to need therapy afterwards. https://t.co/kJgrbtfINF

— Milena Rodban (@MilenaRodban) November 16, 2017

https://twitter.com/KennedyX8/status/931274483683463169

As America hurtles thru another drug crisis here is The NY Times with excellent advice ??? https://t.co/7eUzg0LXai

— Think About It (@BGinTheBuilding) November 16, 2017

So, the overdose epidemic is bad enough to drive pain patients to despair, but not bad enough for the NYT to stop making drug abuse jokes? Fyi: Benzos are a big driver of the problem. https://t.co/gc9XazIDNh

— lizbuddie (@lizbuddie) November 16, 2017

Just a casual article about drugging your family with pharmaceuticals. Might as well throw some magic mushies in the gravy. https://t.co/2uQQJjYb0g

— Whatareya Derin (@TheDerins) November 16, 2017

Delete this. https://t.co/qniXaDwLCN

— Sultry Seductress (@Hi_Biancaaaa) November 16, 2017

https://twitter.com/realJuanMilan/status/931275525313712128

I love when substance abuse is joked about by one of the biggest media outlets in our country https://t.co/kf4zgftwzL

— scott (@scottsimpson53) November 16, 2017

I have tried to begrudgingly defend the Old Grey Lady (for posterity’s sake), but this miserable piece is officially the disgraceful end. What a damned shame. https://t.co/ykQlXaY4pX

— Stechouse (@JosephStec) November 16, 2017