I only object to people calling me by my first name while if they expect me to address them formally. It is fine if you want to be addressed formally because you think it gives you authority. It's not OK to then address me informally because you think it gives you authority.https://twitter.com/shannimcg/status/985979867786178560 …
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I make an exception to this with the elderly people I cared for. I addressed them formally & introduced myself as Helen. They were in a vulnerable position allowing a stranger to wash & dress them & I wanted to enable them to protect their dignity & distance however they saw fit.
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My moral foundations are very much liberal here. I don't do well at respect for authority but this doesn't mean I don't consider certain people authoritative and respect them for it. It just means I will choose who they are and how I show this.
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When I was 20, a doctor told me I had trouble with authority because I didn't accept her calling me by my first name & she refused to remember this. I pointed out that she didn't actually have any authority over me and that she was actually doing a job for me for which I paid her
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I think there is a huge difference between expecting to have your knowledge and expertise respected and talking down to people. If someone is in a vulnerable position to you & can be expected to be feeling insecure, this is all the more reason not to assert dominance hierarchies
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OK, I'm going to shut up. Someone awoke the bee in my bonnet on this topic.
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I think out of respect, you call someone professor, or Dr. Or whatever their title is until such time as they ask you not to. I don't have an issue with a professor saying call me Bob. (Assuming their name is Bob.) But nobody should assume that.
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Yes, I agree but I think if they do require this level of respect for themselves, it is only polite to extend it to others.
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Of course.
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It's about respect. Anybody that fails to call me "Captain" goes overboard, no exceptions. My poor mom was so upset...
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Johnson called Boswell “sir”.
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