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Dr Jill Biden Asked To Stop Addressing Herself With The Honorific: "Dr" by emkz: 1:04pm On Dec 19, 2020 |
A contributor on Wall Street Journal argues that incoming United States 1st lady should consider removing "Dr" from her name because the quality of doctorates has waned over te years (in the USA). He further claimed that her thesis was subpar since it is in education. His article has led to furore as many, especially women and minorities across the world who argued that the article was sexist, misogynistic shameful, and decided to include "Dr" in their LinkedIn profiles. The crux of their argument is that they worked for the degree. The piece, “Is There a Doctor in the White House? Not if You Need an M.D.” by Joseph Epstein, an emeritus lecturer of English at Northwestern University, is ostensibly a foray into an ongoing debate over whether only medical doctors can claim the title, or whether it can also be used by PhDs or others with doctorates, such as Biden, who has a doctorate in educational leadership. (Many publications, including Vox, follow the Associated Press stylebook, which reserves “Dr.” for medical doctors.) https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/12/12/22171419/wall-street-journal-op-ed-epstein-jill-biden-sexism-elitism https://www.thelily.com/for-women-with-doctoral-degrees-the-wsj-op-ed-about-jill-biden-was-no-surprise-we-are-always-questioned/? The subject of the attack, Dr Jill Biden who was described as kiddo (a child) by the writer, responded as follows:
The university where the writer of the article lectured have expressed disagreements with his submission and dissociated themselves from him: “Northwestern is firmly committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and strongly disagrees with Mr. Epstein’s misogynistic views,” the University wrote.. https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/12/12/campus/nu-condemns-former-english-lecturer-joseph-epsteins-op-ed-calling-jill-biden-to-drop-doctor-title
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Re: Dr Jill Biden Asked To Stop Addressing Herself With The Honorific: "Dr" by Mayng01(m): 3:03pm On Dec 19, 2020 |
Ok, next! |
Re: Dr Jill Biden Asked To Stop Addressing Herself With The Honorific: "Dr" by Nobody: 3:05pm On Dec 19, 2020 |
emkz:Jealous Republicans everywhere. Congratulations to First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. |
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