Using Dr., dr or other titles instead of a given name

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By the way, I think it's interesting that so many people find lab

coats and professional attire to be so " off-putting " to others, while

tolerating an individual who signs his postings with " dr " instead of

his given name. Unless " dr " is his first name, of course. In which

case I blame his parents, not him, for saddling him with such a name.

 

I find that forcing people to address an individual as " Dr. " (or " dr " ,

as the case may be) seems far more, hmm, what were the

words, " arrogant, insecure, hiding behind a lab coat " , than wearing a

lab coat could *ever* be.

 

Many physicians have listservs, and I guarantee you, none of them are

sufficiently " arrogant, insecure, or hiding behind a lab coat " to sign

themselves as " Dr. " (or " dr " , as the case may be.)

 

I don't force students, patients, or anyone else to address me

as " professor " " Doctor " " Mrs. " " Ms. " or anything else stuffy and

arrogant. I have a given name. I use it when working with others, and

when signing emails, listserv posts, and other correspondence. Using

the title " Dr. " (or " dr " , as the case may be) when addressing a group

of one's peers is simply too arrogant for words. Or maybe insecure. Or

maybe hiding behind a *title*, possibly? What other things did you

nice folks acuse people of being when they wear lab coats? Maybe the

same things apply to someone who forces others to call him " dr " ....

 

When people fail to list their degrees, I don't know what kind of

doctor (or " dr " ) they might be. I'm guessing that it's not a medical

degree, or he wouldn't be so ashamed to use it when addressing his

peers. But unlike *him*, I didn't send multiple posts asking what

*his* " dr " (presumably some sort of degree, unless it is his name)

stood for. I can assume that it doesn't stand for anything too

important, or he'd use his degrees *instead* of " dr " , so everyone

would have some idea. And he'd use his given name when interacting

with his peers, not try to force them to call him " dr " . Unless of

course his first name is " dr " . How is that pronounced, by the way?

Just like it's misspelled? :-)

 

Love and kisses,

 

Just plain Rachel :-)

 

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