tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19879874.post7675157031055621763..comments2023-10-26T04:00:04.769-07:00Comments on Meditations: Ms.Schneewittchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11500446025276876475noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19879874.post-9035164531301468702009-12-17T18:24:53.870-08:002009-12-17T18:24:53.870-08:00You don't call your female doctors "Docto...You don't call your female doctors "Doctora"? Darn those sexist romantic languages!Adam Posegatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210799490213874540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19879874.post-53214872123624946462009-12-15T15:07:10.768-08:002009-12-15T15:07:10.768-08:00It must be so tough for those senders of unsolicit...It must be so tough for those senders of unsolicited junk now that women are allowed to become Doctors and Reverends.<br />Our marital status (and our gender) are our own business.Schneewittchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11500446025276876475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19879874.post-60351713548599894662009-12-15T14:55:24.588-08:002009-12-15T14:55:24.588-08:00Mrs. is actually the abbreviation for mistress... ...Mrs. is actually the abbreviation for mistress... as in, lady version of the mister or master. Missus is something else, which could easily be shortened to Ms., right? In any case, are these exercises designed to take a stand, to promote agenda, or to what end? As a mister, I don't run into this issue very often. I understand it was more commonplace to refer to a younger man as master back in the day. So, I went from master to mister, and you wax on and on about feminism and prefixes.<br /><br />With a name like Janis you are less likely to have people wondering (upon viewing your written name, having not spoken with you, seen you, or heard about you), to wonder if the silk stockings they are sending you as a promotional gift are gender-appropriate than someone named Kris, Chris, Cris, Joe, or Shannon. For such individuals a prefix becomes a saving social grace.<br /><br />It strikes me that Mrs. would be appropriate, even over Ms., because there is an implication of marriage and partnership, not possession or ownership.Adam Posegatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210799490213874540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19879874.post-266348416471749742009-12-15T13:10:47.814-08:002009-12-15T13:10:47.814-08:00I don't use any title either.
When I was youn...I don't use any title either.<br /><br />When I was younger I thought a 'Ms' was what a 'Miss' became when it was obvious they were no longer young enough to be a 'Miss'!Sleepyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16851172321023922107noreply@blogger.com