Re: OT-Reverse sexism< Ms. Mrs.
LOL! Just go get the shot Melody! I promise it won't be too bad. No worse
than say, having a red hot needle stuck in your eye. Can you tell I ahte
shots?
Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
Zone 8b
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 4:24 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism< Ms. Mrs.
> Theresa: In that case, never mind my previous question re:
> tetanus...unless of course, you happen to know? Listen to me, I'm just
> looking for an excuse to put off getting that darned tetanus shot! :-)
>
>
> Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
>
> "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
> --Albert Einstein
>
> --- On Thu 01/30, Theresa- yahoo < tchessie@yahoo.com > wrote:
> From: Theresa- yahoo [mailto: tchessie@yahoo.com]
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 21:52:06 -0800
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism< Ms. Mrs.
>
> A Ph.D. kind of doctor. Work with children with developmental problems at
a
> major medical center.
>
> Theresa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
> Behalf Of David Franzman
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 9:51 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism< Ms. Mrs.
>
>
> You're a doctor??? Man, I'm learning all kinds of things today. What are
> you a
> doctor of?
>
> DF
>
> Theresa- yahoo wrote:
>
> > Amazingly, I still have an occassional parent be very surprised when
I
> > introduce myself at work (Dr. Witt)- usually it is a man who is
surprised.
> > One or two have even said outloud that they expected a man- one asked
for
> a
> > "man doctor". This is are more annoying than those people
who are
> surprised
> > I am a Dr. because I look so young. That I can live with : ) - and
will
> > likely enjoy more and more as years go by.
> >
> > Theresa
> >
> > P.S. For the record- our clinic nurse is a man.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
> > Behalf Of Andrea H
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:18 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism< Ms. Mrs.
> >
> > Hey-I'm right in there with that one. I will always be Ms. Andrea
Hodges.
> I
> > always get amused by our garden club ladies and other socialites here
in
> > Beaufort who introduce them selves as Mrs. George Trask or whatever.
I
> > cannot IMAGINE living my life as an appendage.
> >
> > A close friend of mine who is a doctor went into an art gallery with
her
> > husband here some years ago. Her husband (who was also a
Dr. )introduced
> > himself and the owner of the gallery (a woman) said to Andra,
"Well aren't
> > you just the luckiest thing, you caught yourself a DOCTOR."
Andra turned
> > around and walked out and never went back. I was amazed at that
woman.
> What
> > an idiot!
> >
> > Andrea H
> > Beaufort, SC
> > Zone 8b
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Barbara Tandy" <sundrops@earthlink.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 11:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism< Ms. Mrs.
> >
> > > Spoken like a true 20th-21st century woman! Friends of my
mother's (and
> > > grandmother's) always went by the title "Mrs. John
Smith" -- didn't even
> > use
> > > their own female name!!! just an appendage to their husband---
> > > --Barbara Tandy, California
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Theresa- yahoo" <tchessie@yahoo.com>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 8:34 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism< Ms. Mrs.
> > >
> > >
> > > > OK- I have to put in my 2 cents here. I have never, ever
understood
> the
> > > > Mrs. thing- why would a woman's title change just because
she got
> > married.
> > > > My vote is that everyone is Ms. - married or not. This
reflects
> gender
> > > > (just as Mr. does) not marital status. I am married, and
still use
> Ms.
> > I
> > > > absolutely hate is when I get mail addressed to Mrs. John
Witt.- who
> the
> > > > heck is that? My name is Theresa.
> > > > I love my husband, but I am my own person- not some
appendage.
> > > >
> > > > Theresa
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
[o*@hort.net]On
> > > > Behalf Of Pamela J. Evans
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 3:36 PM
> > > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism?!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > People call me Mrs. Evans all the time. I tell them Mrs.
Evans is my
> > > > mother, not me. When people find out I've never been
married, most are
> > > > astounded, even in this day and age. (was engaged twice, it
didn't
> > > > "take")
> > > >
> > > > It's amazing, isn't it??
> > > >
> > > > ---------- Original
Message ----------------------------------
> > > > From: "Kitty Morrissy"
<kmrsy@earthlink.net>
> > > > Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > > Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 18:06:45 -0500
> > > >
> > > > >Jim,
> > > > >I guess what I should have said was that understood
their use of the
> > > term,
> > > > >but didn't agree with it.
> > > > >
> > > > >I remember in the late 70s a friend of mine, a pilot,
lost out on a
> job
> > > to
> > > > >a woman who had a lot less flying time. They said they
had to hire
> > > women.
> > > > >I don't agree with that. I also had a husband who
refused to tip
> > > waiters;
> > > > >didn't want to "encourage them to stay in that
line of work" because
> he
> > > > >wanted to be waited on by a cute girl. (I always left
the guy a nice
> > big
> > > > >tip)
> > > > >
> > > > >I also resent the refusal to use the title Ms. A
salesperson called
> > and
> > > > >referred to me as Mrs. Morrissy, I told her I'm not
married and that
> it
> > > was
> > > > >bad form to assume I was. She said she was instructed
to use only
> Mrs.
> > > I
> > > > >resent this - as if single people don't count. Then I
received a
> > > Cemetery
> > > > >service offering through my church, addressed to Kitty
Morrissy. All
> 3
> > > > >pages of the letter described everything offered as
being conditioned
> > on
> > > > >the purchase of 2 plots, vaults, urns, whatever. I
called to tell
> them
> > > > >that this is exceptionally rude marketing, and were I
interested in
> > such
> > > > >services, I would definitely shop elsewhere.
> > > > >
> > > > >Why don't single people count?
> > > > >
> > > > >Kitty
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >> [Original Message]
> > > > >> From: Island Jim <jsinger@igc.org>
> > > > >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > >> Date: 1/28/2003 4:45:14 PM
> > > > >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] now plant clubs- Reverse
sexism?!
> > > > >>
> > > > >> you're right of course, kitty. but at risk of
being a sexist, i
> think
> > > the
> > > > >> women who have carried the torch against sexist
behavior by men
> > against
> > > > >> women have cozened the word as their own with only
their definition
> > as
> > > > >> acceptable.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> i think that's why when cooler heads [or both
sexes] joined the
> > > > >discussion,
> > > > >> reverse sexism came to be used as the other kind.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> At 06:27 AM 1/28/03 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > >> >I have to ask this qstn. The subject line has
been bugging me.
> What
> > do
> > > > >> >you mean by reverse sexism? Being sexist is
the same abhorant
> > behavior
> > > > >> >whether it is a preference of male over female
or female over
> male.
> > > > >> >Reverse sexism then would be the opposite; no
preference, wouldn't
> > it?
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >Kitty
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >If you have weeds, you don't have enough
plants.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >>
> >
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> > > > Pam Evans
> > > > Kemp TX/zone 8A
> > > >
> > > >
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