CUNY: Don’t Call Students ‘Mr., Mrs. or Ms.’ Because That’s Maybe Disrespectful

National Review ^ | 01/28/2015 | Katherine Timpf

[rhubarbk]

Don’t Call Students ‘Mr., Mrs. or Ms.’ Because That’s Maybe Disrespectful...

Or maybe not. What a load of Horse Crap!

[showme_the_Glory]

You can call me Ray, You can call me Jay...............

[Rinnwald]

I prefer Professor Ermey’s endearments of “jackwagon” and “maggot”.

[SampleMan]

Eventually, the only acceptable address for another person will be “Citizen” or “Comrade”.

[PoloSec]

In turn students should not be required anyone on staff a CUNY Professor because... that would just be a lie.

[9YearLurker]

I suspect the NR has missed the most problematic conflict—those students who don’t identify as a Mr., Ms., Mrs. or Miss.

There’s a reason sites like Facebook offer something like a gazillion ‘gender’ options.

[Romulus]

And here's to you... uhh, ummm, ah, well, uhh

"Citizen Robinson".

You're welcome.

[Hoffer Rand]

School spokeswoman (wait – can I call her that?)

The new, all-inclusive, neutral term is spokesit. You know, like pundit.

[BenLurkin]

“Comrade”

[GladesGuru]

As a gesture of respect for their academic preparedness, I hereby suggest addressing them as “Dumbo”.

[I want the USA back]

It is insanity, but don’t dismiss it. This is their vision for the entire world, not just the college.

[GladesGuru]

As a gesture of respect for their academic preparedness, I hereby suggest addressing them as “Dumbo”.

[KosmicKitty]

Yep - comrade is the most acceptable

[Organic Panic]

My first college year I had a business class with a professor who always called each student “mister” or “miss.” I found it very respectful and admired him greatly. Hard to believe he would now probably charged with a hate crime and thrown in jail.

[SeekAndFind]

Just as a mind experiment.... If Mr. Miss or Mrs. are disrespectful, what term should be used to refer to someone that won’t offend?

[SeekAndFind]

Billy Paul: ME AND MRS ________ JONES.

[MrB]

Yeah, it’s funny how a prof would say this,
because most of them require being addressed as
“professor” or “doctor”...

[The Public Eye]

“We say Grace. We say Maam. If you’re not into that, we don’t give a d**M.” Hank Jr.

[GOPJ]

Democracy is getting people to agree with you. Communism is making people afraid to disagree.

[pikachu]

My first college year I had a business class with a professor who always called each student “mister” or “miss.” I found it very respectful and admired him greatly. Hard to believe he would now probably charged with a hate crime and thrown in jail.

My first accounting professor, a former Drill Instructor, always accented the second syllable of 'mister' with a lightly breathed 'd' at the end so that you knew you were a 'turd'. You did you best to avoid his ire.