In light of many tweets. I propose this poll. Please share far and wide and let's find out what our academic friends think of this issue. Would be great to see the reason for your response as well. Should we abandon the use of 'Dr'?
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Fight sexism with us. If you are an ally/on our side, why do you want to take away what helps me/us navigate the sexist world we live in?
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I do. Issue is with the privilege of it. It's great if it's helped you but that doesn't negate the unfairness of it all. E.g. imagine a poll where we get rid of ALL titles. You may be in favour. But a man is arguing they want to keep 'Mr' because of the privledge it's provided.
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You are arguing the same but instead of 'Mr' the title is 'Dr' . If you are against titles then creating another one isn't going to help? Surely?
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I hate cars (they pollute even if electric) but to take away my car in a country without public transport would harm me. It's the same thing. Fight the system not the individuals trying to survive by taking away their harmless (in the grand scheme of things) coping mechanisms.
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