According to the linked article
Some are concerned that these salutations establish gender stereotyping and want to avoid it at all costs. Please read the article and give me your thought in at least 50 words. Also cut-and-paste the one line in the article that you thought was the most intriguing or informative
Due Sunday 2/8
I think it's very stupid that they're trying to ban the "Mr. and Mrs" salutations because addressing someone with that is a form of respect. Without those salutations, addressing someone will come off very blunt and kinda disrespectful. School officials sent out a memo barring professors and other staffers within the graduate program from addressing students with titles like “Mr.” and “Mrs.," according to the Wall Street Journal .
ReplyDeleteMr. and Mrs. Politically Correct have laid down the law at City University of New York, where gender-specific salutations are now a no-no. this is just stupid that they are no longer using Mr. or Mrs. because this is a sign of respect when you call someone by Mr. or Mrs. and they just cant ban that because it is what everyone uses in life
ReplyDeleteMr. and Mrs. salutation addressing someone with that is a form of respect, and the college want the student to quite calling the teacher and professors withour using the Mr. and Mrs. salutation. I don't agree the college to do that, and because the school preform by government and they want student to follow the law they created the. Also for the younger generation should respect the elder, and when they talk to the elder should talk the respectful way.
ReplyDeleteThis is infantile to ban gender salutations for the college. Why disable normal respectable terms for people just because you want to have professors not use specific terms. One professor said that she doesn't use the salutations anyway because what does it matter of marital status. I look at it that it matters that you are respected when the professor calls your name with a salutation in either class or outside of class. It was how we were raised and how it should stay.
ReplyDeleteThis video and article most definitely shocked me. I am aware of the fact that in the U.S. we are becoming more tolerant when it comes to the LGBT community but I didn't expect us to go this far. I can not believe that the school is trying to literally "band" gender salutations. I will be the first to say that everyone should be respected and feel comfortable in a academic environment but I think that this is going WAY too far. It just reminds me how far we are getting from the Bible and God's desire for us and our interactions with people. It's almost sad and it reminds me how much our World needs saving.
ReplyDeleteOf all the stereotyping going on in the word, gender stereotyping from titles is the least bothersome of them all. This college is trying to conform to the ideals of Post-modernism and New Ageism. In other words, this college believes that the students have to ability to know if they are some other gender and decide from time to time if they want to switch to another. They are under the pressure from the community to follow these flawed ways or else loss students, teachers, and funding. It is sad that they could not stand up to them and do the right thing.
ReplyDelete"Free speech advocates worry that policies like the one at CUNY lead to a slippery slope that intrudes on academic freedom."
This article and video was a bump to me.Laying a law at the City University of New York ,where gender-specific salutations are now a no-no was really dumb.I believe that everyone should be respected in some way and laying this law is a form of disrespect especially to those older than you.In today's world I get that there are a lot of people that get their gender switch and there is absolutely no problem with that.But I think it's becoming an issue because people are now terrify of calling you the wrong name. I don't think this should be a reason that other people won't get respected in a learning environment.I believe "Treat others as you would want them to treat you"especially when it comes to respect.
ReplyDelete“I would like to do everything possible to foster a gender-inclusive learning environment on campus. However, I do not believe that prescriptive language policies should be a part of that effort.
i think that addressing someone with Mr. or Mrs. is a way of showing respect and being professional. new york college banning that salutation is dumb. "Free speech advocates worry that policies like the one at CUNY lead to a slippery slope that intrudes on academic freedom." i agree with that. we might get used to not being professional and greeting people with the right salutation and it may cause us to feel more comfortable around them. i think there is a certain amount of freedom in a classroom but there is always a limit. we need to be respectful of our elders and greet them the right way.
ReplyDeleteMr. and Mrs. Politically Correct have laid down the law at City University of New York, where gender-specific salutations are a no no
ReplyDeleteI think that this is wrong because mr and mrs are respect titles and I thinks that with this new generation our thoughts aren't to respect our elders but too question everything they tell us to do and that's wrong
We need to respect the ones who teach us or are older than us because they have more knowledge and they actually know what they are doing
DeleteI think saying Mr. or Mrs. is showing respect to the ones that are older than you or for a work perspective, ones who are over us. Some of us might not be used to calling certain people Mrs. And Mr., we just go straight to their first name and it becomes an automatic thing for us. I don't agree with New York college banning salutation. There is always a certain level of respect between two people. We have to do better when it comes to respecting our elders as well as respecting one another.
ReplyDeleteI think this is very stupid of them, Mr. and Mrs. gives them a title, and not only a title, but it gives them a sense of respect and authority. It also would be gender discrimation in my opinion. "Free speech advocates worry that policies like the one at CUNY lead to a slippery slope that intrudes on academic freedom." I picked this because I think this sets a very important standard, and we do have academic freedom, but when they take away things like this, it worries me about the society we live in. It worries me because they are thinking and are worried about these, and they are not so worried about the kids educational values.
ReplyDelete"Free speech advocates worry that policies like the one at CUNY lead to a slippery slope that intrudes on academic freedom". This was my choice for a quote, because without the the terms Mr and Mrs, I think people would loose the sense of respect and authority that they rightly deserve. And you can't just come and change a salutation term that people have been using forever and expect it to be okay. Men and women deserve to be acknowledged as ones who have earned respect and they deserved to be greeted in a way that shows that.
ReplyDeleteI thI think taking away Mr. and Mrs. salutations is very dumb. For many reasons, one being it takes away our the like authority figure from the teachers calling them by there first name. Two I think it's weird that they think it is like discriminating genders by calling them Mr/Mrs. But i really wonder what the students are gonna call the teachers??
ReplyDeleteI dont agree with this school at all because i dont see where the disrespect is. Why would you want to feel equal with younger kids when you are a higher authority. I think the college students would loose to respect they have for the other authorites and why would anyone want to be disrespected again. I think its stupid. But i guess they are treating others how they would want to be treated. I know i wouldn't want to be treated like that.
ReplyDeleteI think that in something like this situation, people need to realize that the world doesn't revolve around them. Of course they are obligated to there own opinion, BUT they shouldn't just come out and say that since they do something other people don't do, then they need to follow what I do, because if you do that then you are taking that other persons say away from them which is not right at all. Very innapropriate, ex "“I don’t use ‘Mr.’ or ‘Mrs.’ anyway,”
ReplyDeleteI don't agree with this at all. I feel that it gives the student something similar as a pass to be able up disrespect teachers. Not saying that all will but some will. This almost illustrates that students and teachers are on the same level and held to the same accountability to me. There's no need for those salutations to be taken away
ReplyDeletei think getting rid of the salutation mr and mrs. would be a very bad decision, simply because saying mr and mrs is a big sign of respect. i think it is the fine line between student and teacher. If you allow students to be able to call the teacher y the first name it sets the on the same level and there isnt a heirarchy.
ReplyDeletei think getting rid of the salutation mr and mrs. would be a very bad decision, simply because saying mr and mrs is a big sign of respect. i think it is the fine line between student and teacher. If you allow students to be able to call the teacher y the first name it sets the on the same level and there isnt a heirarchy.
ReplyDeleteI find it very stupid of them to ban to "Mr." and "Mrs." salutations. Overall it's a bad decision. Will students have to call their professors by their first or last name ? would people only greet themselves by their name and not use Mr or Mrs. I believe using this salutation is just a sign of respect that has been around for centuries. Taking that away would just be stupid.
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ReplyDeleteI don't feel that addressing someone as "Mrs" or "Mr" is disrespectful or sexist. I feel it's actually the opposite i feel that's a way to show respect or a form of professionalism. I think it is a horrible decision to get rid or the salutation. I feel it divides a student from a teacher
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