Removing it will affect women who have it more than it will affect men, much more IMHO. So my counter to you @AcademicAngsty is why do YOU get to decide to harm women?
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Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine
Because I think the title causes more harm than it would if no longer used.
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Replying to @AcademicAngsty @LisaDeBruine
Are you a man? Getting the title has helped me so much in life.
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Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine
I'm sure it's helped you. And I'm getting that, and I think that's come through clearly. I am non-binary.
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Replying to @AcademicAngsty @LisaDeBruine
So ever since I got "Dr", I have received the healthcare I was begging for on the NHS (lfe-saving stuff), I have been treated better in every situation in which people knew my title. I literally do not think I would be alive if I didn't get it because of the causal chain here.
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Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine
Isn't it horrible that a simple title is needed for all that? I guess this feeds into my hate for it.
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Replying to @AcademicAngsty @LisaDeBruine
I am an LGBT person from the Middle East in the UK and without the title, I would be dead — never would have escaped domestic abuse or received the right healthcare. And I strongly believe I am not alone here AT ALL.
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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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Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine
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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