[stylist] Doctors in the blind community
James Canaday M.A. N6YR
n6yr at sunflower.com
Thu Apr 2 06:05:20 UTC 2009
John,
personally I think you have a misconception about the use of Dr. and
identifying the doctorate, whether honorary or earned.
first, I know something about inferiority complexes, an out-of-date
psychological construct, and our use of honorifics or titles does not
spring from a perceived inferiority. instead it is from a genuine
desire to honor.
have to disagree with angela, when I was in grad school, granted a
while ago, I did address profs as "Doctor Smith" unless the prof in
question told me to set it aside. I did it because he or she earned
it and I as a student felt it courteous to recognize that, as it is
part of that person's name.
second, I think you are maybe getting caught up in the reading. that
is, as we express the titles as in TenBrook's case for example, there
is even a reverence because of his leadership and sacrifice, much as
in discussing the blacks' civil rights struggle you would refer to
"Doctor King" as for Martin Luther King jr. and by the way I still
hear blacks refer to him as "Doctor King." and when they speak it it
is reverence, pride, not an inferiority complex as you call it. this
is conveyed by the hearing of their stating this way of identifying
"Doctor King" in a very proud voice often.
jc
Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS
At 10:34 PM 4/1/2009, you wrote:
>Lori:
>
>Don't you realize that using the Dr. actually dishonors them? It makes them
>look like wannabes, like teenagers in love with the idea of being a Dr. even
>if it's not because of a real doctorate. But I am sure they were great
>people and deserve respect, but let me assure you that using the Dr. title
>is not the way to do it.
>
>John
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of LoriStay at aol.com
>Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:22 PM
>To: stylist at nfbnet.org
>Subject: Re: [stylist] Doctors in the blind community
>
>Dr. tenBroek's doctorate was earned in College. Dr. Jernigan and Dr.
>Maurer's doctorates are honorary, awarded by colleges for their work with
>the blind
>community. Dr. tenBroek started the NFB, and gave as much if not more
>service to the Blind community as the others.
>All three of these men deserve their titles. It has nothing to do with
>inferiority or superiority but with service. The titles are well deserved,
>and
>we use them as a mark of respect. This is not to say that many of us have
>not
>given as much service. Probably we have. But that's fine. I don't need
>
>a Dr. in front of my name to tell me what I've accomplished. At the same
>time, I'm not going to dishonor those who have one.
>I hope this doesn't become a controversy!
>Lori
>
>In a message dated 4/1/09 11:11:28 PM, johnlee at clarktouch.com writes:
>
>
> >
> > > I notice NFB's tendency to take pains to refer to people with doctorates
> > > as
> > > Dr. Am I to read into this a kind of inferiority complex and if you
>have
> > > a
> > > doctorate you make sure it is known and touted?
> > >
> >
>
>
>
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