Why does English still prefix people's name with their gendered title and marital status? Or: Why are Mr. Mrs. and Miss still in use?
Social custom and habit? It's the same reason that language changes VERY slowly - it's in such frequent use, it's hard to change.
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I think it's perpetuated by user experiences and forms that ask for titles when only a name is necessary.
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It's not just a data thing - there is social status involved, and that's hard to change.
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I would understand that if it was about Dr. and Sir. and Hon. and Ltd. etc, but gendered titles?
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Mr. ranks above Mrs., Miss, and Ms. in our society. There is definitely social status and weight assigned.
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Right. Which is a good reason to file those archaic titles in the darkest room at the end of the farthest hall in the basement.
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Also said by every non-binary gendered person on Earth... When they talk about "the man", they really mean "the straight white rich man."
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