[stylist] Using titles to refer to people

Thu Apr 2 11:40:31 UTC 2009

No, you ggot to have earned the phd.  It's got to be done honestly.  They
have got to declare you a doctor.  No fakes, at least not for me.  

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From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Angela fowler
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 11:38 PM
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Well, since you put it that way, if you write a doctorial thesis, which I'm
told is many many pages of very dry structured writing, you disserve to be
called Doctor.  

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From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Justin Williams
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 8:07 PM
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I think that if you have earned that allusive and prestidgous title, then
you have the right to use it whenever you so desire.  As a matter of fact,
you should.  Hell, if I had it, I would be putting Dr. Williams on
everything.  Boy Dr. Williams has a nice ring to it.  Maybe I just go and
get me one of them there PHds.  

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Angela fowler
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:46 PM
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Most people who have PHDs are referred to as Doctor. I think you're reading
way too much into it. 

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From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of John Lee Clark
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 1:02 PM
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Hey, all:

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?

If so, Ii recommend scrapping this altogether.  You may think it builds
credibility, but the fact you mention Dr. at all suggests it is SPECIAL for
a blind person.  But it shouldn't be considered special, but only a matter
of course--of course you've got a whole colony of blind doctors!  Even if
you don't have that many, it's good to be nonchalant about it.

But I can sympathize.  The Deaf community used to make a big deal of the
title Dr. but that was back in the 1930s.  Nowadays, Deaf Ph.Ds are common
as dirt.  

But I make this suggestion only from the perspective of language
manipulation.  Understatements are better than overstatements.

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 8:16 AM
To: stylist at nfbnet.org
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Start with the leaders:   Louis Braille, Dr. Jacobus tenBroek, Dr. Kenneth 
Jernigan, and many other leaders from NFB.
Lori
In a message dated 3/31/09 11:59:04 PM, jbron at optonline.net writes:

> 
> >> Who are the biggest legendary figures or heroes of the blind community?
> >>
> 

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