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Can I ask how you know what I would or wouldn’t do and what my sensibilities are on this topic?
by dvtrn 8y ago
Can I ask how you know what I would or wouldn’t do and what my sensibilities are on this topic?
- princeofwands 8y agoA most favorable reading of your post has you: - dragging in gender by the hairs (as if it is relevant) - trying out the trope that people are denying her title, because she is female. If anything, I see you contributing to sexism, even though I believe your intentions to white knight are good (though likely biologically inspired to enhance your chance of mating).
- dvtrn 8y agoI’m not white knighting anything. I am respecting her academic achievements as someone raised by someone who holds a doctorate to respect and address people by the titles they’ve earned-where appropriate, and encouraging others to do the same. I've literally said nothing about what bearing her gender has on my opinion--I only offered the opinion that the article's headline should acknowledge the title this individual, one who happens to be a woman, holds in light of their remarkable scientific achievement. Why is this a problem and why do you characterize respecting achievements as “white knighting”? Are you here to tell me a man can’t respect a woman’s title without having an ulterior motive? Why do you believe this to be the case?