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Nope. Self-declared largely makes it okay. If you looked down the job listings and one was, "Security Princess", that would be sexist. Neither does the title
by saraid216 12y ago
Nope. Self-declared largely makes it okay.
If you looked down the job listings and one was, "Security Princess", that would be sexist.
Neither does the title carry enough baggage to make it demeaning. This is generally where self-declared things get into trouble, but "Security Princess" is, I think, novel enough to avoid this.
- AaronFriel 12y agoSure, but what about the people who aren't aware that it's self-declared? I would hate to have some pop culture drivel pick up this story and talk about Google's "Security Princess", wouldn't you?
- vacri 12y agoPeople who can't figure out that a clearly jocular title like 'security princess' at a large, highly-visible corporation must be self-assigned... these are the kind of people that utterly sap the joy out of life and generally aren't worth talking to in the first place. Yes, people who have English as a second language might not pick up on the joke as fast, but they're also unlikely to be writing pop culture drivel articles if they aren't that familiar with the language.
- shmerl 12y agoI'm not sure if "lizard wrangler" for example is a self assigned title :)
- vacri 12y agoMy favourite movie credit was for a "butterfly wrangler". I had an image of someone in chaps and a cowboy hat, holding a really tiny whip...
- SnacksOnAPlane 12y agoI went on a long rant at my last company about how pretentious it is for anyone to call themselves a "thought leader". Guess what my next nametag had as my position...