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I almost put this in the Nurse & Doc pic thread since it turned more into a discussion on general getting overly offended vibe but thought it deserved it's own
When I was growing up I and my cousins were taught to call our Aunts and Uncles (all on my mother's side) by their first name only, so that is what we did and thought that it was normal and didn' t think anything of it
When (also as a kid) I went to visit my father's side of the family in New Orleans I quickly found out that they don't play that shirt down there
I called my aunt by her first name and she lost her mind
If a ten year called you by your first name would you be offended?
Would you feel angry or disrespected? (Just first name only, being called Miss Sally or Mr. David seems to acceptable)
It wouldn't bother me personally but I know plenty of people who would be upset by it
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NEW YORK (AP) — Put a handle on it.
If you don’t know what that means, you might not call elders by “Mr.,” ″Miss” or “Mrs.,” insist that your children do the same or demand it for yourself. If you’ve heard the term, you’re likely familiar with the history of the politics of respectability and what that means to some African-Americans, pro and con.
Are you from the North or the South? A small town or big city native? From a religious, school or immigrant community that uses elder honorifics? Perhaps you’re Professor, Doctor or Judge.
All of the above were widely debated on social media last week, focused on an old talk-show clip of the late Maya Angelou sharply chiding a young woman for addressing her as Maya rather than Miss Angelou before asking the poet and memoirist for her views on interracial marriage.
I’m not ‘Maya.’ I’m 62 years old. I have lived so long and tried so hard that a young woman like you, or any other, you have no license to come up to me and call me by my first name. That’s first,” she said to claps from the audience. “Also, because at the same time, I am your mother, I am your auntie, I’m your teacher, I’m your professor. You see?”
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When I was growing up I and my cousins were taught to call our Aunts and Uncles (all on my mother's side) by their first name only, so that is what we did and thought that it was normal and didn' t think anything of it
When (also as a kid) I went to visit my father's side of the family in New Orleans I quickly found out that they don't play that shirt down there
I called my aunt by her first name and she lost her mind
If a ten year called you by your first name would you be offended?
Would you feel angry or disrespected? (Just first name only, being called Miss Sally or Mr. David seems to acceptable)
It wouldn't bother me personally but I know plenty of people who would be upset by it
==========================================================================================================================
NEW YORK (AP) — Put a handle on it.
If you don’t know what that means, you might not call elders by “Mr.,” ″Miss” or “Mrs.,” insist that your children do the same or demand it for yourself. If you’ve heard the term, you’re likely familiar with the history of the politics of respectability and what that means to some African-Americans, pro and con.
Are you from the North or the South? A small town or big city native? From a religious, school or immigrant community that uses elder honorifics? Perhaps you’re Professor, Doctor or Judge.
All of the above were widely debated on social media last week, focused on an old talk-show clip of the late Maya Angelou sharply chiding a young woman for addressing her as Maya rather than Miss Angelou before asking the poet and memoirist for her views on interracial marriage.
I’m not ‘Maya.’ I’m 62 years old. I have lived so long and tried so hard that a young woman like you, or any other, you have no license to come up to me and call me by my first name. That’s first,” she said to claps from the audience. “Also, because at the same time, I am your mother, I am your auntie, I’m your teacher, I’m your professor. You see?”
Respecting elders: Maya Angelou clip sparks courtesy debate
An old TV clip of Maya Angelou scolding a young woman for calling her by her first name went viral. Now, the woman chided by the icon, 49-year-old Kim Watts, tells The Associated Press she's glad the fallout over courtesy titles has led to a conversation about respect.
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