Am I the only one that's a little annoyed when congresswomen are referred to as "Mrs."?

[Maven]

It's happened quite a bit today. Maybe I'm being oversensitive, but it seems out of place, like a throwback. Someone even used "Miss" today to refer to Louise Slaughter I believe. Why the hell can't people learn to pronounce "Ms.?" Is it that difficult?

:rant:

[crispini]

1. You're not watching C-SPAN, are you?

I don't think I've heard that today. Yes, that is TOTALLY inappropriate. How about just "CONGRESSWOMAN" or "REPRESENTATIVE." Both are better than that.

[Maven]

3. Yup...C-SPAN.

I've heard "Mrs. Pelosi" a couple times from 'pubs.

[ShortnFiery]

9. Every damn republican is like "a pod person" in the FACT

that they will NEVER again say "democratIC" ... even if it is grammatically correct. They sound like bitter old coots with their "Democrat Party" this and that. :puke:

[crispini]

11. Oh, I was thinking you were talking about the commentators.

They've been pretty good so far I think.

[GOTV]

2. Do you know how the congresswomen want to be addressed?

A woman who has taken her husband's name might prefer Mrs.

I think some women consider Ms. outdated.

I'm just speculating.

Of course I would be annoyed if someone insists on calling a congresswomen Mrs. when she prefers Ms.

[VelmaD]

4. I've never met anyone who considered Ms. outdated

In business every woman I've ever worked with or met with has been refered to as Ms.

[Maven]

7. No, I don't.

But addressing someone on the street is different from addressing them in the House of Representatives.

The marital status of the Speaker of the House shouldn't become relevant in official proceedings just because she's a woman.

[GOTV]

13. I a gree it shoudln't be relevant, unless she considers it relevant.

[crispini]

12. My congresswoman prefers to be addressed as CONGRESSWOMAN.

I have never heard anyone from her office or campaign staff refer to her otherwise. Oh, they sometimes use "Representative" or "The Gentlewoman from Texas."

She EARNED that title, dangit!

[northzax]

16. well, it is fairly acceptable

to use the straight honorific of Mr. for male congressmen (the Gentleman from Virginia...) therefore it's fine to use Mrs. or Ms. in my opinion. And the technically correct term for a married woman who took her husband's name is "Mrs." "Ms." is for a married woman who kept her own name or an unmarried woman in professional circumstances who has no other title (Dr., for instance)

[ShortnFiery]

5. I concur...

I regret that women younger than myself do not appreciate those of us "old broads" who burned our bras for the right to equal pay for equal work AND to not be automatically IDENTIFIED by our Marital status. I've been married for almost 25 years and still use the title, "Ms." ;)

Unfortunately, far too many young women wear their "Mrs." like some sort of badge of honor instead of a breech of privacy, i.e., your marital status is NOT part of your title/being. As much as I love my husband, I am not attached to him at the hip. I'll be my own independent being to society, thank you very much. ;)

[CTyankee]

6. No you're not. I find it suspect. They want to keep women in Congress

in their "place." Well, good luck!!

Game over, boys.

[gollygee]

8. I'm not a congresswoman

but I personally don't mind being called Mrs. or Ms and I doubt being in congress would make me care. But I see the argument for calling them all "Ms" because their marital status isn't relevant. And calling a grown woman Miss seems odd to me. If I were single I'd rather be called Ms.

I noticed that the teachers at my daughter's preschool are called Ms. regardless of marital status. But then my daughter goes to the godless commie pinko preschool.

I'm rambling. LOL

[AspenRose]

10. I think they can choose which one they prefer

...because I've heard "Ms. Cantwell," "Ms. Landrieu" (I think) and "Mrs. Clinton" before. Don't know for sure though.

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Are the ones in question married?

Some married women absolutely hate "Ms."

[pennylane100]

15. I have a feeling that individual members can decide how to be addressed.

When they were naming members of the California delegate escort the speaker into the house I thought they referred to all the female members as Ms. with the exception of Eileen Tauscher who was called Mrs. Maybe I misheard, and I have erased the tape so I cannot be sure.